Question 1
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A "Brand" is confined to the physical name or logo associated with the firm.
Question 2
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When does activation occur?
Question 3
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Brand awareness is associated with the ability of the brand to ____________, who is offering a product or service, while brand association is associated with the ability of the brand to ____________ competitors.
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differentiate; identify
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separate; connect
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identify; differentiate
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respond; attack
Question 4
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The primary value of a brand for the consumers is the:
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definition of corporate social responsibility
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association with target groups
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ability to compare prices
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reduction or perceived risk
Question 5
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Which of these is not a type of brand association
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brand memories
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brand benefits
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brand attributes
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brand attitudes
Question 6
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If oreo cookies come out with a new flavor of s'mores Oreo cookies, what are they using in order to turn brand equity into dollars?
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Word of Mouth
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Product Purchase
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Licensing
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Promotional Advantage
Question 7
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The example of the purchase of the PanAm brand demonstrates how:
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Promotional advertising can save a business
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Brands are worthless without assets as collateral
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Brands can have value beyond the book value of the firm.
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Brands are unable to expand past their original industries
Question 8
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How did changing the name of an island from Hog Island to Paradise Island help that Island's tourism industry?
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changing the name did not help
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The book value of the island increased
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A functional benefit came from changing the island
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Added value came from a more appealing name
Question 9
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Book value of assets + Brand equity=
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Price of brand
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Market share in industry
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Market value of brand
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Consumer share of brand
Question 10
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What is the difinition of a national brand?
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Brand name carried in at least 60% of national stores
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Brand that achieved national recognition
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Brand that has achieved status of generic trademarks
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Brand name owned by the producer of the product carrying the brand
Question 11
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In the Four Viewpoints model, what does the intended image refer to?
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How insiders view the organization
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How outsiders view the organization
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How outsiders want others to see the organization
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How insiders want others to see the organization
Question 12
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If Mariott Hotels suddenly breaks from its current strategy of sub-branding, which guidline of choosing a brand name would they have broken?
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Appropriateness
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Institutional Branding
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Consistency
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Protectabililty
Question 13
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Which of these is the best example of brand fit
Question 14
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Which of these companies could be said to follow the guideline on consciseness most closely?
Question 15
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In the Four Viewpoints model, which viewpoint refers to how people inside the organization view the organization?
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Internal Reputation
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Identity
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Construed Image
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Stakeholder
Question 16
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What is the difference between retailing and wholesaling?
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retailers sells to individuals for end use; wholesalers sell to companies for resale/ company use
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retailers sell to companies for resale/ company use; wholesalers sells to individuals for end use
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retailers are unable to mark up prices; wholesalers are free to do so
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wholesalers are unable to mark up prices; retailers are free to do so
Question 17
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In the acronym LAURA, the "U" stabds for understand. What should a marketing professional understand?
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how the customer will discuss your product to others
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how the product should be used
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exactly what happened to cause the problem
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whose fault the problem is
Question 18
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Company employees are only able to act (the last "A" in the acronym LAURA) if the problem was caused by an issue on the firm's side of the transaction.
Question 19
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Rachel goes to walmart to buy groceries, and checks out a cashier. When Rachel hands her cash to the Walmart employee, what kind of transaction has taken place?
Question 20
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Technology has had little impact on organizational frontlines in most industries
Question 21
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Brands marketed as more luxury options (such as Lexus) are likely to utilize _______ distribution intensity.
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broad-coverage
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selective
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intensive
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strategically placed
Question 22
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A platform that recieves renting fees recieves those fees from the _________ and sharing those fees with the _____________.
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recommender; seeker
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owner; seeker
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platform; owner
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seeker; owner
Question 23
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What is the reason for so many levels existing between the producer and end-user?
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convienience only
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prices are lower across the board with a greater number of levels
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each level adds some kind of value to the end user
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each level makes some degree of money
Question 24
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Which of these is not a potential benefit of increasing a sharing economy?
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realize potential market gains
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return economic benefits
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reduce enviromental and waste impact
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reverse effects of eroding social trust
Question 25
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When it comes to compensation in a channel of distribution, __________ places the most important role.
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replicability
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relative importance
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power
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market share
Question 26
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When employees with high customer orientation are embedded in an organization that emphasizes (and benefits from) customer satisfaction, profits are likely to:
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decrease
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increase
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stay the same
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exponentially decrease
Question 27
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Customer orientation is impossible to "act" or expand.
Question 28
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What is role conflict?
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when an employee is unsure about their role in the organization
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when an employee has many roles that have time conflicts
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when an employee in a job is asked to complete many, possibly conflicting tasks
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when an employee in a job is unsure about the tasks necessary for a job
Question 29
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Discerning what someone else is thinking and feeling is defined as:
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management
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empathy
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customer service
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understanding
Question 30
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What kinds of jobs are the least likely to be automated?
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those that make routine decisions only
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those that deal with routine numbers
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those that require empathy
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those that utilize calculations only
Question 31
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Which of these is not a step in the personal selling process?
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approach
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close
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prospecting
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presentation
Question 32
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What are the two important outcomes in a marketing interaction?
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repeat business and low prices
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competitive advantage and posititve word of mouth
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repeat business and positive word of mouth
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profitability and efficiency
Question 33
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What are inside sales?
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a type of sales in which companies within the same industry sell to each other
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a type of sales in which inside departments sell to each others
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a type of sales in which interactions are initiated by the buyer
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a type of sales in which interactions are initiated by the seller
Question 34
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When does the initial contact with the potential consumer occur?
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introduction
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preapproach
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approach
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close
Question 35
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Prospecting needs to start with a large amount of potential customers
Question 36
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What is price skimming?
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setting a low price to penetrate the market
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setting a high price for a new product to skim maximum revenues
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reintroducing an old product at a different price
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offering customization at a price premium
Question 37
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what is market penetration?
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setting a low price for a new product to penetrate the market
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lowering the price of old products
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jumping to a new target market
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introducing a minimal version of an established product
Question 38
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Small changes in price do not have a very large impact on bottom line profits
Question 39
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Which of these do not happen in a "smart industry"
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greater use of techniques from other fields
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greater subtlety of pricing options
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more complex pricing
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companies fight with price only
Question 40
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What is ala carte pricing?
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price determined by choice of rigind, set bundles
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setting a high price to skim maximum revenues
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variable rate for each customer
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price assembled as you add options
Question 41
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Assume that Netflix has introduced a new bundle service for their streaming services. Bundle 1 includes a base price of $9 to cover 25 hours of streaming for the month and variable price of $0.10 for every 30 minutes over that 25hours.Bundle 2 includes no base price, but at a variable price of $0.25 for every 30minutes of streaming per month. When a consumer attempts decide which bundle to use, what are they determining?
Question 42
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What is the main difference between equations for margin and mark-up
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margin is (price-cost)/ cost and mark-up is (price-cost)/price
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margin is (price-cost)/price and mark-up is (price-cost)/cost
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There is no difference, they are synonyms
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Margin is (price-competition)/price and mark-up is Price-competition
Question 43
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A change in price in an elastic market is likely to show ____ change in demand when compared to a similar change in an inelastic market.
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greater
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smaller
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variable
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equal
Question 44
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What is defined as responsiveness of demand to changes in price?
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cost benefits
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price variation
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price elasticity
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demand sensitivity
Question 45
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A grocer has purchased a truckload of frozen dinners for $3 each The grocer operates on a margin of 30% for frozen food items. What is the retail price to the consmer?
Question 46
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What is odd-even pricing?
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a method used for clearance sales only
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bundling product in odd or even numbered quantities
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setting prices a few dollars or cents under an even number
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setting prices at alternating odd and even values
Question 47
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Firm A is selling a product for $40, while their major competition is selling the same product for $50. Firm A is trying to decide whether to market their price as $10 off or 20%off." According to the majority of research, which strategy would be the most effective.
Question 48
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When pricing a product in other countries, what should companies be sure to do?
Question 49
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Psychoogical pricing is primarily concerned with
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how consumers percieve the price
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the elasticity of the stock market
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how employees percieve the price
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how competitors percieve the price
Question 50
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You should quote prices of related items for consumers to use as anchors because using unrelated products is always ineffective
Question 51
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The "Company" in the communication Triangle represents the
Question 52
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The message put in place by the sender is always identical to the message received by the Receiver
Question 53
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What is the definition of Promotion?
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the means of communication with the customer
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the means of convincing customers to purchase your product
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the means of communication with employees
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the means of outbidding competitors in the market
Question 54
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Anything that interferes with the ability of the receiver to understand the intended message from the sender
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Anything that interferes with the ability of the sender to understand the intended message from the receiver
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The channel of communication between sender and receiver
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The clear transmission of a message to the receiver
Question 55
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What is defined as the communications between the company and its customers
Question 56
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Which one of these is not one of the Three C's?
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Concise
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Clear
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Consistent
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Committed
Question 57
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The goal of "inform and persuade" is targeted when the consumer base
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is made of new or potential customers
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Has demonstrated loyalty over several years
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Is already knowledgeable about your product
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Is made of existing customers
Question 58
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Advertisements should be run with _____ objectives in mind
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ambiguous and attainable
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obvious and committed
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specific and measurable
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adjustable and avoidable
Question 59
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Advertising is best though of as a(n):
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dividend
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ROI
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Investment
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Immediate payoff
Question 60
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What is a sales promotion?
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Short term external promtion tactic designed to influence immediate purchase
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a synonym for advertising
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Price cuts only
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Long term external promotion tactic designed to influence future purchase
Question 61
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Why is simplicity important for breaking through promtional clutter
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Complex messages draw consumers in
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Messages seen as too simple are ignored by consumers
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Your message is the clearest when it is simple
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Messages need to be full and complete
Question 62
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Which of these is not a goal of promotion?
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Desire
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Action
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Awareness
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Price Cuts
Question 63
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Can the order of the AIDA be changed? Why or why not?
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Yes, each goal is individual and separate
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No consumer reactions must drive the order
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Yes, changing the order keeps the competitors on edge
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No, each step must be achieved before moving to the next
Question 64
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Why is it crucial for a company to break through the promotional clutter?
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Consumers are constantly, consciously evaluating messages
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Promotional clutter can be used to a firm's advantage
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Consumers have a limitedablity to register messages
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Promotional clutter is the end goal of advertising
Question 65
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Promotion is ultimately about making
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Effective exchanges between the seller and the customer
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Good communicatin efforts between management and employees
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Efficient exchange between suppliers and retailers
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The best sale price possible
Question 66
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Compared to digital or broadcast advertising, print advertisements tend to lack
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Flexibility
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Words
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Ingenuity
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Clarity
Question 67
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The advertising examples given in the lecture videos best demonstrate which aspects of the SUCCESs model for cutting through clutter?
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Simple and Unexpected
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Credible and Promotional
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Emotion and Concrete
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Simple and Concrete
Question 68
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Print ads are no longer effective in today's world.
Question 69
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Which of these is not an example of print media advertising?
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Newspapers
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Magazines
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Radio
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Directories
Question 70
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Which of these is not a reason for the increasing popularity if digital marketing?
Question 71
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Marketers tend to spend _______ on out-of-home advertisements compared to other methods.
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The same
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More
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Less
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Inconclusive amounts
Question 72
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only Gen X and Millenial demographics are represented on social media.
Question 73
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What is the main risk of using email promotions
Question 74
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When determining which social media platform to use for marketing, what should marketing professionals consider?
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How the platform fits with your product
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Which platforms are most conveinient for the firm
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Pay-per-click advertisements
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What is cool or trendy
Question 75
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Only Certain demograpics can be reached using Facebook
Question 76
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Pinterest is the only social media platform that is ______- looking
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Outward
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Present
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Forward
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Backward
Question 77
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In social media marketing, who are you representing?
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Your followers
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Your brand
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The media platform
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Yourself
Question 78
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Which of these is a goal of SEO?
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Be as selective as possible with viewership
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Be a top result as often as possible
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Focus only on on-site SEO
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Include the maximum possible number of advertisments
Question 79
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The landing page is the same as the web home page
Question 80
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Which of these is not a characteristic of a good landing page?
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Full company information
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clear offer
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simple form
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quality content offer
Question 81
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What is the point of on-site SEO?
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Prove to consumers that your content is popular
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Increase Pay-per-click
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improve business to business marketing
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Prove to Google that your content is relevant
Question 82
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Targeting based on "where people have been" is known as
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Forecasting
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Remarketing
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Market Segmenting
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Coupon Rate
Question 83
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Google's display network is huge, with approximately _____________ monthly impressions
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One trillion
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6 billion
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a hundred thousand
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10 million
Question 84
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New advertisements are often required for every possible size on online display.
Question 85
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Online display advertising is exactly the same as pay-per-click
Question 86
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Most Services are delivered via which kind of channel distribution?
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Indirect Channel
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Direct Channel
Question 87
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What is the supply chain?
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Organizations and activities involved with the flow of products from raw materials to the customers
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Promotions and offers involoved with the flow of activities from raw materials to the customer.
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Products and services involved with the flow of cash from the consumer to the firm
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None of the above
Question 88
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How many entities are in a direct channel of distribution
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Two
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Four or More
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Three
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Four
Question 89
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Marketing as a field of stuy originally broke off from which academic discipline?
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Engineering technology
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Industrial technology
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Organizational behavior
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Agricultural economics
Question 90
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There are ____________ intermediaries in most channels of distribution
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zero
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one or more
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exactly two
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five or more
Question 91
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Why are wholesalers, distributors, etc. not described as common intermediaries for services?
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Most services are delivered directly
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Service intermediaries are retailers and agents
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All intermediaries are used equally for delivery of services
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Services do not follow a marketing channel
Question 92
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Which of these is not a marketing function?
Question 93
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According to the article, bananas must be monitored for what throughout the supply chain process?
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Ripeness
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Price
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Taste
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Size
Question 94
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What is defined as a channel intermediary that resells products to consumers?
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Retailer
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Agent/Broker
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Wholesaler
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Distributor
Question 95
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What is a significant difference between how Agents/ Brokers conduct business when compared to other types of intermediaries?
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agents/ brokers take ownership of the product for less than one year
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Agents/ Brokers charge more per product sold
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Agents/ Products work on behalf of the end consumer
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Agents/ brokers never take ownership of the product.
Question 96
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What makes a marketing channel a vertical marketing system?
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The channel is managed by a single channel member
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Power goes to the member that makes the most money
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Size of each channel member is roughly equal
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The channel’s power is equally split between all members
Question 97
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Which of the following marketing functions typically are not taken on by the franchisee?
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Risk taking
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Physical distribution
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Promotion
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Financing
Question 98
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The relationship and responsibilities of the franchisee are very clearly spelled out by the franchiser.
Question 99
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Which of these is the best example of Contractual VMS?
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Retailing
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Ownership
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Franchising
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Agent/Broker
Question 100
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What is defined as the use of a variety of marketing channels to ensure maximum distribution?
Question 101
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Which of these is the correct sequence in the Anticipatory Supply Chain?
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Buy components, Buy Materials, Sell, Produce
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Manufacture, Warehouse, Sell, Deliver
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Warehouse, Manufacture, Deliver, Sell
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Forecast, Manufacture, Deliver, Buy components
Question 102
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What is the correct timeline for the Responsive Supply Chain?
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Manufacture, Warehouse, Sell, Deliver
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Forecast, Manufacture, Buy components, Deliver
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Sell, Buy Components, Manufacture, Deliver
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Buy components, Buy Materials, Sell, Produce
Question 103
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Customers in the Responsive supply chain can take on a(n) __________ role
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Active
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Passive
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Competitive
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Neutral
Question 104
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What has been the dominant supply chain model since the Industrial Revolution?
Question 105
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Customers are always the group that requires the most attention from the firm.
Question 106
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Integris Hospital in Oklahoma City has forecasted a growing population in the surrounding area, but is also facing a significant nursing shortage. Which aspect of the Marketing Environment is Integris most likely to be focused on?
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Customers
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Shareholders
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Intermediaries
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Employees
Question 107
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What are the two key words in the definition of the Marketing Environment?
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None of these
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Dynamic; Context
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Operate; Compete
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Competitors; decisions
Question 108
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What is defined as groups and organizations that can exert a direct influence on the firm’s ability to accomplish its goals?
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Immediate Enviroment
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Regulators
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Competitors
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External Enviroment
Question 109
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A firm should focus on creating a set of __________, ____________ exchanges with the environment
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Immediate; external
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Marketing; inexepensive
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Sustainable; favorable
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Competitive; analytical
Question 110
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Which of these is not an Intermediary in the Immediate Environment?
Question 111
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The old CEO of Uber was fired by the board of directors of his company, and Uber therefore had a significant change in leadership of the firm. Which aspect of the Immediate Environment created this change?
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Suppliers
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Shareholders
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Customers
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Intermediaries
Question 112
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In the 2000s, Microsoft came out with the first portable music player – the Zune. When Apple came out with the iPod, consumers viewed it as an improved product when compared to the Zune. From Microsoft’s perspective, which actor in the Immediate Environment was most responsible for the change in their sales?
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Employees
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Shareholders
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Intermediaries
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Competitors
Question 113
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In 2011, Japan was hit with significant natural disasters. Japan is home to many of the supplier companies that car manufacturers depend on. From these manufacturers’ perspective, which actor in the Immediate Environment affected them the most?
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Natural Disaster
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Employees
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Suppliers
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Shareholders
Question 114
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The exchange between the firm and its employees consists of:
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The employees’ time and skills; the firm’s money
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The employees’ expertise; the firm’s education
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None of these
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The employees’ money; the firm’s time and skills
Question 115
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Extremism in politics has the ability to affect businesses in that country.
Question 116
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Consumer values are moving towards environmental sustainability, and this sentiment has the ability to change how firms both produce products and dispose of waste.
Question 117
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What is defined as climate, weather, and natural resources that affect human survival and economic activity?
Question 118
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Which aspect of the External Environment is associated with raw materials that go into the production of products?
Question 119
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What is defined as the general state of learning and innovation?
Question 120
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Environmental scanning is mainly concerned with looking for:
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External opportunities and threats
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Internal opportunities and threats
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Internal strengths and weaknesses
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External strengths and weaknesses
Question 121
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Companies must be _________ when scanning the environment for opportunities and threats.
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Proactive
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Reactive
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Formal
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Detailed
Question 122
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Environmental scanning must be done as formally as possible to get reliable information.
Question 123
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Strategic Windows will be obvious to a firm when it is planning its strategy.
Question 124
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What is defined as an organization’s appraisal of its internal Strengths and Weaknesses and its external Opportunities and Threats?
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Competitor Evaluation
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Environmental Scanning
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Price Analysis
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SWOT Analysis