Question 1
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The Boston Consulting Group growth-share matrix classifies four types of Strategic Business Units (SBU's). They are ___, ___, ___, and ___.
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product; price; promotion; placement
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sales; market share; price; promotion
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stars; cash cows; question marks; dogs
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planning; implementing; leading; controlling
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market penetration; market development; product development; diversification
Question 2
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Which of the following involves adapting a firm to take advantage of opportunities in its constantly changing environment?
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long-range planning
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short-range planning
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media planning
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strategic planning
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annual planning
Question 3
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Which of the following is a useful tool for identifying growth opportunities?
Question 4
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Which of the following is the process of dividing a market into distinct groups of buyers with different needs, characteristics, or behaviors?
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market targeting
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market segmentation
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positioning
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marketing strategy
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differentiation
Question 5
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All of the groups within a company are called the ___.
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culture
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diversity
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internal environment
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climate
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range
Question 6
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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?
Question 7
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Despite the data glut that marketing managers receive, they frequently complain that they lack ___.
Question 8
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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?
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developing the research budget
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choosing the research agency
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choosing the research method
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developing the research plan
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comparing and contrasting primary and secondary data
Question 9
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___ is never simple, yet understanding it is the essential task of marketing management.
Question 10
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Marketing stimuli consist of the four Ps. Which is NOT one of these?
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product
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promotion
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price
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productivity
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place
Question 11
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Opinion leaders are sometimes referred to as ___.
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the influentials
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the upper uppers
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the middle class
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buzz marketers
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networkers
Question 12
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The starting point of understanding a consumer's response to various marketing efforts is the ___ of a buyer's behavior?
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belief
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sub-culture
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post-purchase feeling
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stimulus-response model
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post-purchase dissonance