INFLUENCE OF EXTERNAL VIEW OF PACKAGING GOODS ON PERSONAL BEHAVIOR OF BUYER

Abstract

The packaging of goods is one of the elements of management in the marketing product policy of the enterprise. It plays an important role in providing the competitiveness of the product. Packing the product influences on the consumer behavior at all the stages consumer decision-making process – at the first glance, which attracts attention to the vivid packaging of the product from the seller's website to its recycled or reused. Marketers at the stage of product packaging development and modification take various decisions regarding its attributes, such as color, shape, aesthetics, ergonomics, informativeness, quality of raw materials for packaging and its safety, durability and methods of using packaging, transportation, its utilization, etc. This determines the relevance of our research. The purpose of the study was to determine the influence of the shape of the package and its color on the behavior of the buyer, the reason for changing behavior due to consumption of goods with a certain shape and color of the package. Based on the generalized scientific concepts of packaging influence on consumer behavior, its shape and color, on the example of several well-known brands, the influence of packaging cosmetic products on the behavior of consumers is shown, namely, how packaging determines the demand for products depending on the age, consumer's attitude of life style. The article shows how the shape and color of packaging determine the psycho-emotional state of the consumer, his desire for life, tastes and preferences. Such information is valuable to marketers when defining the target audience of a brand, developing new packaging, and identifying sources for increasing the consumer value of a product. Not only high-quality packaging values in terms of storage, transportation, informing, etc. but above all, its attractiveness combined with harmonious geometric shapes can enhance the competitiveness of the product on the market.