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Basic Business Marketing MCQ

1. A ________ is a facility for the receipt, storage, and redistribution of goods to company stores.

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Correct Answer: Distribution center

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2. _________________________ systems help a firm to analyze, model, and optimize its supply chain.

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Correct Answer: Supply chain planning

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3. One's ____ are those that consistently rank higher than others and guide one's behavior.

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Correct Answer: Core values

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4. A(n) __________ is a 13-digit code retailers can use to track inventory.

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Correct Answer: UPC

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5. When preparing printed materials and visuals, a salesperson should remember ____.

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Correct Answer: Printed materials and visuals should be kept simple

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6. When available, statistics from ____ carry the highest credibility as statistical proof providers.

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Correct Answer: Authoritative third-party sources

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7. The sales message varies little from customer to customer in a(n) _____.

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Correct Answer: Canned sales presentation

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8. One of the most difficult types of objections to overcome is one based on ____.

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Correct Answer: Loyalty to a competitore.

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9. For a code of ethics to encourage ethical decision making and behavior in a company, _____.

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Correct Answer: The management must develop practical ethical standards and procedures specific to the company's line of business

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10. Fill in the blank: instagram stories are a great way to _____________.

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Correct Answer: Drive traffic and engagement

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11. Companies today see channel members as first-line customers and practice strong ________.

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Correct Answer: Partner relationship management

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12. Companies are price-takers when ________.

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Correct Answer: They have little or no control over the prices of their products or services

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13. According to the typical demand curve, lower prices will result in _____ being sold.

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Correct Answer: Larger quantities

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14. A company that uses a(n) ________ targeting strategy is appealing to a broad spectrum of people.

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Correct Answer: Undifferentiated

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15. _________ is an assessment of what the customer gets compared with what the customer gives up.

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Correct Answer: Price

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16. In centrally planned economies, ________ control, plan, and direct tourist development.

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Correct Answer: Governments

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17. Walmart has a(n) ___________ strategy.

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Correct Answer: Cost leadership

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18. Vertical conflicts in distribution channels are conflicts that occur between ________.

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Correct Answer: Different levels of the same channel

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19. __________ are part of the buyers black box and produce certain responses.

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Correct Answer: Buyer characteristics

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20. A differentiated targeting strategy is a strategy that __________.

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Correct Answer: Develops one or more products for each of several distinct customer groups and makes sure these offerings are kept separate in the marketplace

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21. A ________ is formed when a firm entering a market pools its resources with those of a local firm.

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Correct Answer: Joint venture

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22. A _____ is an unobservable concept that is measured by a group of related variables.

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Correct Answer: Construct

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23. 1. __________ segmentation organizes customers into groups on the basis of where they live.

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Correct Answer: Geographic

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24. ________ is often the most difficult but most critical step in the research process.

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Correct Answer: Defining the problem and research objectives

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25. Tools from companies like marketo and hubspot are useful in _________________________.

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Correct Answer: Oracle/Eloqua

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26. Fill in the blank: to effectively tell your business story, you need ________________.

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Correct Answer: A mission with supporting values

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27. The value that comes from a products particular feature is referred to as a ____.

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Correct Answer: Benefit

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28. A buyer who says "your company is too small to meet my needs" is expressing a _____.

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Correct Answer: Source objection

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29. A ____ is identified once the buyer acknowledges the importance of benefit.

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Correct Answer: Confirmed benefit

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30. A _______ bend is necessary when attaching a piece of conduit between outlet boxes on facing walls.

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Correct Answer: Back-to-back

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31. A data ____ is a central storehouse of information about a systems data.

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Correct Answer: Repository

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32. __________ marketers include manufacturers, intermediaries, institutions, and the government.

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Correct Answer: B2B

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33. In _____, the buyer is often the only member of the buying center involved in the process.

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Correct Answer: Straight rebuys

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34. An organization's culture reflects the __________ that guide(s) its employees' behavior.

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Correct Answer: Set of values

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35. A firm's ________ is its entire range of products.

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Correct Answer: Product mix

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36. A company's ____________ are the priorities, principles, and beliefs that guide the company.

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Correct Answer: Demographics

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37. A ___ is a temporary price reduction to resellers for purchasing specified quantities of a product.

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Correct Answer: Buying allowances

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38. __________ utility is usually provided by producers rather than marketers.

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Correct Answer: Form

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39. _________ messages encourage potential buyers to make an immediate purchase decision.

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Correct Answer: Sales

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40. By participating in the service delivery process, customers cocreate _____ for themselves.

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Correct Answer: Value

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41. Healthy choice is a ____ manufactured by conagra foods, which is a ____.

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Correct Answer: Brand name; trade name

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42. By providing good customer service, firms __________ their products or services.

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Correct Answer: Add value to

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43. Building open and honest relationships with communication is an example of zappos' __________.

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Correct Answer: Ten core values for Zappos' culture

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44. According to the price equation, final price equals list price minus __________ plus extra fees.

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Correct Answer: Profits

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45. Carmex partnered with __________ because s/he used one of its products.

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Correct Answer: LeBron James

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46. ________ advertising would most likely result in attack ads between competitors.

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Correct Answer: Comparative

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47. For b2b salespeople, usually the easiest sale is a(n) __________ situation.

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Correct Answer: Straight rebuy

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48. The __________ equation = (unit price x quantity sold) - total cost.

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Correct Answer: Profit

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49. Coupons, rebates, samples, and sweepstakes are all examples of __________.

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Correct Answer: Sales promotions

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50. _____ are nonfinancial forms of compensation provided to employees.

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Correct Answer: All of the above

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51. Sheets of copper shipped to a factory for plumbing pipes are an example of ________.

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Correct Answer: Raw and processed materials

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52. Everything that a business does to keep its customers happy is called ________.

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Correct Answer: Customer appreciation

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53. Facts about the chip category obtained from acnielsen are _______.

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Correct Answer: Syndicated data.

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54. Conjoint studies are run to understand how consumers make __________.

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Correct Answer: Trade-offs.

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55. Competitive marketing intelligence uses _________ data sources.

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Correct Answer: Publicly available.

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56. The 80/20 rule is most directly related to ________ segmentation.

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Correct Answer: Behavioral

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57. The advertising campaign ""beef, it's what's for dinner,"" is an example of ________ advertising.

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Correct Answer: Corporate advertising

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58. A typical focus group has ________ members.

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Correct Answer: 8-12

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59. The final phase of the 3-x-3 writing process focuses on ________.

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Correct Answer: All of these

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60. The term ________ refers to the legal, tangible evidence of ownership of goods.

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Correct Answer: Title

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61. Fill in the blank: the above graphic uses a ___________ to help organize hosted files.

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Correct Answer: Nomenclature system

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62. The benefits the buyer indicates are important are called ______________.

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Correct Answer: Confirmed benefits

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63. The __________ stage of the personal selling process involves asking for the order?

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Correct Answer: Closing

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64. The _____ is the difference between the retail price and the cost of an item.

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Correct Answer: Markup

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65. Setting one price for all buyers of a product or service is referred to as __________.

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Correct Answer: One price policy

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66. Salespeople write up their completed activities in a(n) ________.

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Correct Answer: Call report

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67. Psychographic segmentation divides buyers into different segments based on __________.

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Correct Answer: All of these

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68. Possession utility is the benefit marketing provides by __________.

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Correct Answer: All of these

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69. New purchases of new products are called _______.

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Correct Answer: Trial purchases

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70. Most new-product activities are devoted to ________.

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Correct Answer: Improving existing products

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71. Marketers define a ________ as any physical good, service, or idea that satisfies a want or need.

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Correct Answer: Product

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72. In a market with price controls, there can be _____ or _____ of goods and services.

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Correct Answer: Shortages, surpluses

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73. In a market with many sellers, businesses compete for customers by offering _____ and _____.

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Correct Answer: Lower price and better product quality

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74. For a store using ______________, many items will go on sale each week?

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Correct Answer: High-low pricing

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75. With _____, marketers group people by their values, attitudes, personality, and lifestyle.

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Correct Answer: Psychographics.

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76. An expatriate is an employee _____.

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Correct Answer: Who works in a country other than his or her country of origin

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77. _________ is not a characteristic important in influencing an innovation's rate of adoption.

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Correct Answer: Motivation

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78. A _______ refers to the use of the same brand in a different product line.

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Correct Answer: Brand extension

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79. A _____ strategy focuses on developing entirely new products for new markets.

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Correct Answer: Product diversification

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80. A _____ strategy concentrates on finding new markets for existing products.

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Correct Answer: Market development

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81. One major objective of a market-penetration pricing strategy is to __________.

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Correct Answer: Win a large market share

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82. One drawback to viral marketing is that __________.

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Correct Answer: Marketers cannot control where users pass along the message

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83. James is influenced by his work environment. he will likely _____.

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Correct Answer: Go for a vacation at the same places as his coworkers

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84. An example of __________ utility involves intermediaries shipping goods to buyers of a product.

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Correct Answer: Possession

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85. __________ is not a marketing function.

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Correct Answer: Bending the customers according to product

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86. As a cost of doing business, advertising is paid for by the _____.

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Correct Answer: Consumers

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87. Within groups, informal rules of behavior are called ________.

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Correct Answer: Norms

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88. Without new products or services, the values of the firm will ultimately _________.

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Correct Answer: Decline

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89. Wholesalers most likely discourage less-profitable customers by ________.

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Correct Answer: Adding service charges to small purchase orders

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90. When we need a(n) ________, price and product quality may be irrelevant to our purchase decision.

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Correct Answer: Emergency product

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91. When the total market expands, the market ________ usually gains the most.

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Correct Answer: Market leader

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92. Wedding rice, birthday candles, and diplomas are considered ________.

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Correct Answer: Ritual artifacts

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93. Top marketing companies such as coca-cola, apple, and nike employ ________.

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Correct Answer: Both push and pull strategies

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94. The three major phases of a marketing plan are _______.

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Correct Answer: All of the above

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95. Rising costs and inflation are part of the uncontrollable ______________ environment.

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Correct Answer: Economic

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96. Newspapers offer advertisers ________, which allows them to target specific consumer groups.

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Correct Answer: Market selectivity

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97. Media buying is an example of a(n) _____ market.

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Correct Answer: Horizontal

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98. Markets that are underserved and can create opportunity for a new product are referred to as _____.

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Correct Answer: Neglected segments

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99. Marketing today ____________.

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Correct Answer: All of the Above

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100. Marketing plans are often viewed as ______.

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Correct Answer: Works in progress

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101. Marketing misnomers occur because many people think of marketing as __________.

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Correct Answer: All of these

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102. Is the targeting approach of the past; _____ is the targeting approach of the future.

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Correct Answer: Mass customization

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103. Introducing existing products to new markets is part of a __________ strategy.

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Correct Answer: Market development

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104. Intangible products that are paid for and used, but not owned are known as _____.

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Correct Answer: Services

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105. In the world of marketing, __________ are ideas about products or services.

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Correct Answer: Concepts

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106. In the field of personal selling, ________ is a predictor of success.

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Correct Answer: Emotional Intelligence

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107. In complex selling situations, personal selling can be very effective because it is __________.

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Correct Answer: Interpersonal

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108. In __________ auction, many sellers compete to provide goods or services for a single buyer.

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Correct Answer: Reverse

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109. In _____ decision making, participation by middle management tends to be deemphasized.

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Correct Answer: Top-level management

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110. Hotels.com, an information leader in hotel reservations, is an example of a ________ company.

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Correct Answer: ​pure-click

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111. Furniture, major appliances, clothing, and hotel services are classified as __________ products.

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Correct Answer: Shopping

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112. From a marketing viewpoint, price is _____ exchanged for the ownership or use of a good or service.

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Correct Answer: The money or other considerations

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113. Financing is one of the _____ functions of marketing.

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Correct Answer: Facilitating

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114. Differentiated marketing leads to higher sales and _____________?

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Correct Answer: Higher costs

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115. Developing pricing tactics is the __________ and final step in the price planning process.

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Correct Answer: Sixth

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116. Developing marketing strategies is the __________ step in the market planning process.

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Correct Answer: Third

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117. Customer-driven marketing is most effective when ________.

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Correct Answer: Clear needs exist and customers know what their needs are

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118. Consumers usually know a good deal about ________ and are loyal to specific brands.

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Correct Answer: Specialty products

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119. Brand awareness and market share are both examples of ________.

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Correct Answer: Marketing metrics

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120. Being socially responsible is generally considered _______.

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Correct Answer: Beyond the norms of corporate ethical behavior.

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121. As production moves up, the average cost per unit decreases because ________.

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Correct Answer: Fixed costs are spread over more units

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122. As an official sponsor of the olympics, the coca-cola company engages in _____ marketing.

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Correct Answer: Event

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123. Apple encourages customers to form local apple user groups. this is an example of a ________.

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Correct Answer: Club marketing program

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124. An innovation management system would most likely be used by ________.

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Correct Answer: Brand managers to collect, review, and evaluate new product ideas

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125. All of the following are steps in new product development except ________.

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Correct Answer: Evaluation of competitors' efforts.

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126. All of the following are stages in the product life cycle except ________.

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Correct Answer: Adoption

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127. After ideas are screened, the next stage of the new product development process is _____.

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Correct Answer: Concept development and testing

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128. According to the five-step model of the marketing process, the first step in marketing is ________.

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Correct Answer: Understanding the marketplace and customer needs and wants

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129. A restaurant review published in the local newspaper is an example of __________.

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Correct Answer: Publicity

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130. A product line is most likely too short if managers can ________.

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Correct Answer: Increase profits by adding items

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131. A product line is considered to be too long if the manager can ________.

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Correct Answer: Increase profits by dropping items

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132. A flash mob is a type of ________.

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Correct Answer: Guerilla marketing

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133. A customer who is both loyal and profitable is referred to as a ________.

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Correct Answer: True believer

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134. _____ refer to higher-level organizational goals taking over specific individual or group goals.

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Correct Answer: Superordinate goals

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135. _____ is the first stage in the problem-solving approach to selling.

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Correct Answer: Defining the problem​

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136. _____ is the driving consideration across the four dimensions of corporate social responsibility.

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Correct Answer: Stakeholder responsibility

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137. _____ is the degree to which a product can be sampled on a limited basis.

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Correct Answer: Trialability

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138. _____ change is a change in the organization's product or service outputs.

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Correct Answer: Product

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139. Yelp and tripadvisor are both examples of ________.

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Correct Answer: Product review sites

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140. Large companies may manage a number of very different businesses called _____.

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Correct Answer: Strategic business units

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141. All of the groups within a company are called the ________.

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Correct Answer: Internal environment

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142. A firm's profit margin, or return on sales, is computed by dividing ________.

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Correct Answer: Net income by net sales

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143. A firm's decision to identify and develop new markets for existing products is a ________ strategy.

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Correct Answer: Market development

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144. In most countries, __________ is(are) among the largest purchasers of goods and services.

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Correct Answer: The central government

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145. Identifying and developing potential customers is an important aspect of ________.

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Correct Answer: The customer strategy.

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146. Outsourced accounting is an example of ________.

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Correct Answer: Specialized professional services

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147. A moment of truth occurs when employees and ________ have contact.

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Correct Answer: Customer

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148. _____ are marketing intermediaries that sell directly to final consumers.

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Correct Answer: Retailers

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149. A _____ brand refers to a brand name owned by a manufacturer or a producer.

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Correct Answer: Private

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150. All internal organizational practices should be aligned around ____.

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Correct Answer: The customer

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151. Business-to-business markets include all of the following except ____ markets.

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Correct Answer: Financial

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152. Business markets are similar to consumer markets in that ________.

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Correct Answer: Both involve people who assume buying roles and make purchase decisions to satisfy needs

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153. Because buyers make _____ in their decision processes, salespeople should be prepared for it.

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Correct Answer: Competitive comparisons

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154. _____________ is when a business uses one brand name to cover a variety of products?

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Correct Answer: Family branding

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155. __________ sell to manufacturers rather than to retailers.

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Correct Answer: Industrial distributors

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156. __________ is the total combined values of all of the company?s customers.

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Correct Answer: Customer equity

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157. _____ refers to the availability of the product to the customer at the desired time and location.

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Correct Answer: Place

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158. A _____ specifies a target market and a related marketing mix.

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Correct Answer: Marketing strategy

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159. A marketing channel helps to create ______ utility?

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Correct Answer: Place

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160. A return of part of the purchase price to the consumer is known as a _____.

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Correct Answer: Rebate

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161. The disadvantage of geographic sales orientation is that _____.

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Correct Answer: A lack of understanding customers' wants and needs

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162. A toothpaste tube is an example of a ________ package.

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Correct Answer: Primary

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163. A major advantage of a mail survey is that it ________.

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Correct Answer: Eliminates interviewer bias

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164. ________ is not one of the five primary activities in the value chain.

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Correct Answer: Technology procurement

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165. _____ is market segmentation on the basis of personality, motives, lifestyles, and geodemographics.

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Correct Answer: Psychographic segmentation

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166. ________ is not part of the market research process.

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Correct Answer: All of the answers are parts of the marketing research process

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167. The more formal the vertical marketing system, the _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Less likely conflict will ensue

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168. The first step of the market planning process involves closely examining the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Marketing environment

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169. Viral marketing is least likely to occur via ________

Answer

Correct Answer: Television

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170. Vals is the most widely used __________ segmentation tool.

Answer

Correct Answer: Psychographic

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171. The responses marketers seek from prospects include all of the following except ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Decampment

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172. Most advertising experts suggest that billboard copy should not exceed ____ words.

Answer

Correct Answer: 6

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173. The _____ is perceived as a consumer advocate during the advertising planning process.

Answer

Correct Answer: Account planner.

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174. Survey research is the approach best suited for gathering __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Descriptive research

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175. Markup is measured either as a percentage of ____ or a percentage of ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Selling price; cost

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176. Marketing strategy begins with _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Targeting

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177. Marketing managers cannot control _____, but they can sometimes influence it.

Answer

Correct Answer: The external environment

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178. Marketing channels refer to the _____ element of the marketing mix.

Answer

Correct Answer: Place

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179. Marketers usually identify niches by ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Dividing a segment into subsegments

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180. Marketers use _____ when they want to have as much control as possible over publicity.

Answer

Correct Answer: Video news releases

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181. Marketers must be careful to guard against stereotypes when using ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Age and life cycle segmentation

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182. Marketers classify convenience products as ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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183. Market planning is a type of ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Functional planning

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184. ____ are more consumer-driven than traditional media.

Answer

Correct Answer: Digital media

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185. An organization practicing ______ aims all its efforts at satisfying its customers—at a profit.

Answer

Correct Answer: The marketing concept

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186. The identity of the _____ is the most difficult role for salespeople to pinpoint.

Answer

Correct Answer: Decider

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187. Materials and parts, capital items, and supplies and services are groups of _____ products.

Answer

Correct Answer: Industrial

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188. A(n) _____ is the result of applying human or mechanical efforts to people or objects.

Answer

Correct Answer: Service

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189. With target costing, marketers first ________ and then ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Determine a selling price; target costs to ensure that the price is met

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190. Total customer satisfaction is measured based on the relationship of ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Perceived performance and expectation

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191. The reputation and well-known brand name of rolex watches represents a ____ for rolex.

Answer

Correct Answer: Bore competency

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192. The purpose of business legislation is primarily based on ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Protection

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193. The presentation stage of the selling process most likely involves ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Showing how a company's products can solve a customer's problems

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194. The preapproach stage occurs __________ and extends the qualification of leads procedure.

Answer

Correct Answer: Prior to the sales presentation

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195. The introduction of diet coke by the coca-cola company is an example of ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Line extension

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196. The five product levels constitute a ________. at each level more customer value is added.

Answer

Correct Answer: Customer value hierarchy

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197. The ________ market is the part of the qualified available market the company decides to pursue.

Answer

Correct Answer: Target

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198. Moving products and materials from suppliers to the factory is known as ________ logistics.

Answer

Correct Answer: Inbound

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199. Meeting competition and nonprice competition are types of _____ pricing objectives.

Answer

Correct Answer: Status quo-oriented

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200. Lengthening a product line beyond its current range is referred to as product line ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Stretching

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201. Internal factors that affect pricing include ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The company's overall marketing strategy, objectives, and marketing mix

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202. In the prospecting and qualifying step of the selling process, the salesperson __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Qualifies a customer on the basis of financial ability, volume of business, special needs, location, and growth possibilities

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203. In the past, __________ controlled supply chains.

Answer

Correct Answer: Manufacturers

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204. In the _____ stage of the product life cycle, organizations focus on building primary demand.

Answer

Correct Answer: Market introduction

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205. In one-to-one marketing, the final step is to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Customize some aspects of the products or services offered to each customer

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206. In managing their international marketing activities, most companies first ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Organize an export department

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207. In general, a company should enter only segments in which it can ________ and ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Offer superior value; gain advantages over competitors

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208. In a swot analysis, ________ include favorable trends in the external environment.

Answer

Correct Answer: Opportunities

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209. Federal legislation on price-fixing requires that sellers set their prices ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Without communication with competitors

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210. Experimental research is best suited for gathering ________ information.

Answer

Correct Answer: Causal

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211. Exceeding customer expectations is often referred to as ___________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Customer delight

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212. Encouraging customers to switch brands is most likely the objective of ________ advertising.

Answer

Correct Answer: Persuasive

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213. Direct online marketing allows zappos to track a user, but it does not help track __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Perceived customer value

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214. Direct marketers make use of _____ to segment and target their markets.

Answer

Correct Answer: Databases

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215. Describing available services and support is most likely a goal of __________ advertising.

Answer

Correct Answer: Informative

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216. Decentering is a hybrid of _____ translation.

Answer

Correct Answer: Back

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217. Creative strategies refer to the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The way marketers translate their messages into a specific communication

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218. Consumers usually perceive higher-priced products as ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Having a higher quality

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219. Consumer perceptions of the product's value set the ________ for prices.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ceiling

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220. Consumer goods such as soap, milk, and deodorants are generally classified as _____ products.

Answer

Correct Answer: Convenience

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221. Competitive parity and task methods are considered when making decisions about ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Budget

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222. Companies are likely to gain ________ through speedy, convenient, or careful delivery of products.

Answer

Correct Answer: Services differentiation

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223. Communicating and delivering value focuses on _____________________.

Answer

Correct Answer: A, B, and D

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224. Car rental firms, hair dressers, and management consultants provide ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Services

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225. Brands that meet consumers' initial buying criteria are called the ________ set.

Answer

Correct Answer: Consideration set

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226. Brands that are owned by ___________ are called private-label brands.

Answer

Correct Answer: Retailers

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227. Both product development strategies and diversification strategies involve ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Current products developing a new product

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228. Both market penetration strategies and market development strategies primarily involve ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Selling a company's current products

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229. ________ contributes to a product's usefulness as well as to its looks.

Answer

Correct Answer: Design

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230. ________ are two or more outlets that are commonly owned and controlled.

Answer

Correct Answer: Chain stores

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231. A(n) _____ is a global intermediary who brings the buyer and seller together.

Answer

Correct Answer: Export broker

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232. A firm's internal business environment does not include its ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Customers

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233. A firm would benefit from a production orientation when _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: It produces exactly what the market wants

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234. A firm that uses direct marketing would most likely sell its products through ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The company Web site

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235. ________ carry a narrow assortment of product lines with deep assortments within those lines.

Answer

Correct Answer: Specialty stores

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236. Consistency of a product mix refers to the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ways in which the various product lines are related

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237. An intermediary who ________ legally owns the goods being handled.

Answer

Correct Answer: Take title

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238. An attractive product idea must be developed into a ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Product concept

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239. A(n) ________ is the variable amount in a salesperson's compensation.

Answer

Correct Answer: Commission

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240. A(n) ________ is considered a marketing intermediary.

Answer

Correct Answer: Wholesaler

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241. A successful niche marketing strategy relies on a firm's ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Knowledge of customer needs

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242. A marketing intermediary would most likely help a firm by ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Moving the firm's goods from production points to distribution centers

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243. A firm that brings in outside companies to accomplish supply chain activities is using ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Outsourcing

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244. A "no-haggle" pricing policy is a type of _____ pricing strategy.

Answer

Correct Answer: Customer-oriented

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245. When responding to an rfp the b2b marketer may __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Use CRM or custom software to make all proposals look uniform

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246. Value marketing is the strategy of offering consumers ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Reasonable quality at a fair price

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247. A product is __________ that can be offered through a voluntary marketing exchange.

Answer

Correct Answer: Anything of value to consumers

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248. A possible unintended effect of business legislation is ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Slowing economic growth

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249. Auction sites like ebay have increased opportunities for __________ marketing.

Answer

Correct Answer: C2C

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250. The first step in developing the promotion program is to __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Identify the target audience

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251. ________ refers to the practice of including ethnic themes within a company's mainstream marketing.

Answer

Correct Answer: Multicultural marketing

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252. Analysis of the external environment of an organization identifies the organization's ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Opportunities and threats

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253. Analysis of a firm's internal environment identifies the firm's ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Strengths and weaknesses

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254. "now available—the latest fall fashions" is an example of a(n) __________ advertising message.

Answer

Correct Answer: Informative

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255. ___________ is a strength of direct marketing and interactive marketing in the promotion mix.

Answer

Correct Answer: Message customization without high costs of personal selling

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256. __________ pricing tactics lower the price of a product below cost.

Answer

Correct Answer: Loss leader pricing

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257. __________ is the practice of colluding with other firms to control prices.

Answer

Correct Answer: Price fixing

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258. The purpose of profitability control is to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Examine where the company is making and losing money

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259. The first step in global channel planning, as is often the case in marketing, is to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Get close to customers

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260. Successful businesses are built on ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Repeat business

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261. Traditional direct marketing tools includes __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Kiosk marketing

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262. The sum of fixed cost and variable cost represents __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Total cost

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263. Standard markup pricing is considered to be a __________ approach to pricing.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cost-oriented

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264. The ideal marketing objective is ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Time specific, realistic, and quantifiable

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265. The core product is the __________ layer in the product concept.

Answer

Correct Answer: First

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