Question 1
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The process of researching, creating and refining a product or service and distributing that product or service to targeted customers is called ____
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advertising
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marketing
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public relations
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all of the above
Question 2
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The execution phase of the public relations process is known as
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planning
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propaganda
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evaluation
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research
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communication
Question 3
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When public relations practitioners seek to maintain or improve relations with local special interest groups, they are engaged in _____
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investor relations
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community relations
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employee relations
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media relations
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consumer relations
Question 4
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A group that can directly influence your organization's abilities to achieve its goals is known as ____
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a secondary public
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a primary public
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a latent pulic
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an interviewing public
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an aware public
Question 5
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Most crises are _____
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unavoidable
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time consuming
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predictable
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expensive
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disastrous
Question 6
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A tactic in marketing public relations is ____
Question 7
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public relations professionals interact with which groups?
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employees
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stockholders
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customers
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all of the above
Question 8
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what is lobbying?
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directly interacting to influence elected officials or government regulators and agents
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protesting in Washington, D.C. about a particular cause
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the enhancement of communication between investor-owned companies and their shareholders
Question 9
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what is a focus group?
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small groups of a targeted public who are interviewed for research
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a group of people chosen to be finalists for the next reality show
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a group chosen as the best of the best
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a group of people who want to go into public relations
Question 10
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the practice of combining public relations, marketing, advertising and promotion into a seamless campaign is known as
Question 11
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which tool of the promotional mix is defined as any paid form of nonpersonal presentation of ideas, goods or services by an identified sponsor?
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advertising
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public relations
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direct marketing
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sales promotion
Question 12
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The _____ is the specific mix of advertising, personal selling, sales promotion, public relations and direct marketing tools that the company uses to pursue its advertising and marketing objectives?
Question 13
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Two major factors are changing the face of today's communications. One of these factors is the fact that:
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costs of promotion are rising
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mass markets are fragmented and marketers are shifting away from mass marketing
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global communications are not growing rapidly enough
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marcom managers have achieved more power and control
Question 14
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__________ combines sight, sound, and motion, appeals to the senses, and has a low cost per exposure as advantages
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newspapers
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television
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direct mail
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radio
Question 15
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factors leading to the need to manage crises well include all the following except:
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round-the-clock cable news coverage
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tabloid journalism techniques used by various media outlets
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insensitivity of those not affected by the immediate crisis
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increased numbers and depth of crises affecting society
Question 16
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elements of issues management include all the following except:
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anticipated issues that are a year or more away
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impact of external factors
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impact of internal factors
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bottom-line orientation
Question 17
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for a public relations function to gain acceptance for issues management, they must have approval from:
Question 18
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for risk communication to be effective, public relations people need to:
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encourage management to be part of the communications loop
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anticipate the needs of media by approaching them with solid information before they approach you
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take the matter seriously
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ensure the organisations deed match the words
Question 19
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you can expect to sense or see all the following when a crises strikes except
Question 20
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"Transparency" a term business people are prone to use as a result of the fallout from many unethical business dealings in the early 21st century, refers to:
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organisations, particularly their management, increasing their efforts to be more open to their various constituencies
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Making accounting procedures even more understandable to the SEC
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CEOs committing to share profits with employees and shareowners
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Renewed efforts to publish corporate codes of ethics
Question 21
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Corporate social responsibility boils down to:
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Providing safe products that perform well and do not harm the environment
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providing employees a safe, healthy work environment
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avoiding discrimination in hiring, promoting and retaining the best people for your organisation
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all of the above
Question 22
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most public relations analysis take the informal form called:
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primary research
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objective research
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abstract research
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secondary research
Question 23
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Public Relations can be defined as
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a collection of techniques for persuading people to buy products they don't need
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a collection of techniques for persuading news organisations to give space or time to people or products that are not inherently newsworthy
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planned and continuous communication to provide information about an organisation, issue or product to the public
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planned and continuous communication to obscure the inadequacies of an organisation or product
Question 24
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public relations professionals often deal with either internal or external communications. Which of the following best describes those two types of communications?
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internal communications deal with investors, clients, customers or contributors, and external communications keep company employees informed about the company
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internal communications always flow from the top of the organisation down, and external communications always flow from the bottom to the top
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internal communications always are carried out by e-mail, and external communications always are carried out through the mass media
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internal communications keep the company employees informed about the company, and external communications deal with investors, clients, customers or contributors.
Question 25
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effective public relations practitioners first
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send as many press releases as possible to as many people
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determine which media outlets best serve their purposes
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ask editors to promise to use their press releases
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find out which media have been most friendly to their client in the past
Question 26
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which of the following is NOT among the reasons often cited by journalists for rejecting news releases?
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they are not newsworthy
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they are too well written
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they are sent to the wrong person
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they fail to include important information
Question 27
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public relations professionals should send news well in advance of the publication date because
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news organisations move slowly and need plenty of time to rewrite the release
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a release received close to a deadline is likely to be thrown away
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a release received close to a deadline leaves news organisations with too little time to plan special coverage
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a release received too close to a deadline is less likely to be published
Question 28
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if a news release contains a statement such as "parents are worried about the amount of violence in our society", that release is of questionable news value because it is
Question 29
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Public relations is defined as a _____ within an organisation
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media-communication function
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consumer-community function
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leadership-management function
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management-media function
Question 30
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public relations practitioners develop, execute and evaluate organisational programs that promote the exchange of influence and understanding _____________
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among an organisations constituent parts and publics
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so that hostile publics can be silenced
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in an attempt to make sure organisational secrets are not leaked
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when initial attempts to cover up negative news fail
Question 31
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social marketing involves
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organising social events to benefit a non-profit agency
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joining social groups to promote an organisation
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working on behalf of a social cause that benefits society as a whole
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marketing an organisation to specific social groups
Question 32
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as part of its management function, public relations practitioners might
Question 33
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a public is defined as a group of individuals or organisations who
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work for the same company
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have a relationship with an organisation
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use the same product
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are boycotting a corporation
Question 34
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a group can become one of an organisations _____ when it recognises an issue related to an organisation, understands its relevance to the groups members and begins to talk about or organise to take action on the issue
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publics
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problems
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rivals
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competitors
Question 35
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public relations, advertising and marketing are _____ terms
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interchangeable
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distinctly different
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synonymous
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all of the above
Question 36
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decision making in an organisation should include PR practitioners because
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theyre the only ones who know how to communicate the decisions with appropriate publics and audiences
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they are in charge of the social responsibility of the organisation
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they are at the highest levels of organisational leadership with the organisation
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their interaction with the organisations publics gives them insight into valid issues that may influence decisions
Question 37
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public relations practitioners should be involved in management's decision making _____
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only during crises
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during the decision making process
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only after decisions have been made
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only if key publics will oppose the decision
Question 38
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which of the following is secondary research
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using company or public records and contacts
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reviewing previously published or broadcast information
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using focus groups and surveys
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interviewing company officials
Question 39
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the internet has changed public relations in what way?
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PR practitioners can put news on the website for reporters to access anytime
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blogs provide an opportunity to communicate with publics and find target audiences
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podcasting allows organisations to provide audio and video information to the gernal public without news media
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all of these
Question 40
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youtube, flickr and facebook are examples of what kind of collaborative media?
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social
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interactive
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sharing
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new
Question 41
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newspapers, television and radio are examples of what kind of media?
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social
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interactive
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controlled
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uncontrolled
Question 42
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the definition of community relations as a public relations function includes
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the goal of benefitting the organisation only
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the goal of benefitting the community only
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unplanned, spontaneous participation with a community
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participation with a community to maintain and enhance its environment
Question 43
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guerilla tactis are which of the following?
Question 44
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when selecting a company spokesperson, what matters most is that persons ability to add ______ to the brand
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value
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credibility
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trust
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integrity
Question 45
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the first task of inventor relations is to __________
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create and maintain investor confidence
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obtain support from SEC makers
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file and distribute paperwork to various stock exchanges
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meet with company financial officers to strategise