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BA310 -- Midterm 1 Practice

Question 1 of 12

1

The Boston Consulting Group growth-share matrix classifies four types of Strategic Business Units (SBU's). They are ___, ___, ___, and ___.

Select one of the following:

  • product; price; promotion; placement

  • sales; market share; price; promotion

  • stars; cash cows; question marks; dogs

  • planning; implementing; leading; controlling

  • market penetration; market development; product development; diversification

Explanation

Question 2 of 12

1

Which of the following involves adapting a firm to take advantage of opportunities in its constantly changing environment?

Select one of the following:

  • long-range planning

  • short-range planning

  • media planning

  • strategic planning

  • annual planning

Explanation

Question 3 of 12

1

Which of the following is a useful tool for identifying growth opportunities?

Select one of the following:

  • a socket wrench

  • the business portfolio

  • the product/market expansion grid

  • the value chain

  • the value delivery network

Explanation

Question 4 of 12

1

Which of the following is the process of dividing a market into distinct groups of buyers with different needs, characteristics, or behaviors?

Select one of the following:

  • market targeting

  • market segmentation

  • positioning

  • marketing strategy

  • differentiation

Explanation

Question 5 of 12

1

All of the groups within a company are called the ___.

Select one of the following:

  • culture

  • diversity

  • internal environment

  • climate

  • range

Explanation

Question 6 of 12

1

Which of the following terms is used to describe the factors and forces outside marketing that affect marketing management's ability to build and maintain successful relationships with target customers?

Select one of the following:

  • the marketing environment

  • the cultural environment

  • strategic planning

  • target markets

  • the marketing mix

Explanation

Question 7 of 12

1

Despite the data glut that marketing managers receive, they frequently complain that they lack ___.

Select one of the following:

  • enough information of the right kind

  • timely information

  • accurate information

  • reliable information

  • valid information

Explanation

Question 8 of 12

1

Which step in the four-step marketing research process has been left out of the following list: defining the problems and research objectives, implementing the research plan, and interpreting and reporting the findings?

Select one of the following:

  • developing the research budget

  • choosing the research agency

  • choosing the research method

  • developing the research plan

  • comparing and contrasting primary and secondary data

Explanation

Question 9 of 12

1

___ is never simple, yet understanding it is the essential task of marketing management.

Select one of the following:

  • Brand personality

  • Consumption pioneering

  • Consumer buying behavior

  • Early adoption

  • Understanding the difference between primary and secondary data

Explanation

Question 10 of 12

1

Marketing stimuli consist of the four Ps. Which is NOT one of these?

Select one of the following:

  • product

  • promotion

  • price

  • productivity

  • place

Explanation

Question 11 of 12

1

Opinion leaders are sometimes referred to as ___.

Select one of the following:

  • the influentials

  • the upper uppers

  • the middle class

  • buzz marketers

  • networkers

Explanation

Question 12 of 12

1

The starting point of understanding a consumer's response to various marketing efforts is the ___ of a buyer's behavior?

Select one of the following:

  • belief

  • sub-culture

  • post-purchase feeling

  • stimulus-response model

  • post-purchase dissonance

Explanation