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Basic Marketing Methods and Techniques MCQ

1. ____ occurs when a method is defined in terms of itself.

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Correct Answer: Recursion

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2. The more precisely defined the target market is, the _____ the numbers are to estimate.

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Correct Answer: Easier

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

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Correct Answer: Primary

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4. Recently, it has become important for value-oriented marketers to _____ with customers.

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Correct Answer: Move toward a relational perspective from a transactional orientation

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5. Published data from outside the organization are referred to as __________ data.

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Correct Answer: External secondary

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6. Market research is typically ________.

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Correct Answer: Ongoing: You always do market research

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7. Integrated marketing communications would include all of the following except ________.

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Correct Answer: Supply chain management.

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

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Correct Answer: Offer superior value; gain advantages over competitors

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9. In digital marketing, _____________ segmentation is more common than ___________ segmentation.

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Correct Answer: Behavioral, demographic

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10. _____ is a form of distribution aimed at maximum market coverage.

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Correct Answer: Intensive distribution

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11. _____ involves outsourcing production to third-party firms.

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Correct Answer: Contract manufacturing

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12. ____ utility is the only type of utility created by the production process.

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Correct Answer: Form.

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13. What is meant by the "end user"?

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Correct Answer: The final consumer who purchases the product or service for their use

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14. Why is it important that companies pursue Product Focus Marketing even if it is risky?

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Correct Answer: Because it is entrepreneurial and helps push the development of new products

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15. What is meant by SIVA?

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Correct Answer: Solution, Information, Value, Access

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16. What does SIVA essentially accomplish?

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Correct Answer: It takes the four Ps of marketing and reorients them to focus more on the customer

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17. How does a successful advertisement help the sales team?

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Correct Answer: It reduces their burden as the customers are already inclined to purchase

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18. Why would People be an important aspect in the customers' eyes?

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Correct Answer: The people who represent the company are inseparable from the entire service or product

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19. What is meant by Personal Selling?

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Correct Answer: A salesman approaching potential customers

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20. What is another term for Peer-to-Peer?

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Correct Answer: Social Computing

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21. Which of the following would Pricing include beyond the price for the product?

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Correct Answer: Discounts available to the client

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22. What method/s is/are used to determine customers' needs?

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Correct Answer: Market research

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23. How would Advertising be categorized?

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Correct Answer: Aiming at mass markets

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24. What does Peer-to-Peer look to replace?

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Correct Answer: Passive Customer Bases with Active Customer Bases

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25. What is another term for the four Ps?

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Correct Answer: Marketing Mix

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26. Which of the following is involved in the Publicity aspect of Promotion?

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Correct Answer: Managing the public perception of the product

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27. What is meant by Intangible in relation to marketing?

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Correct Answer: Something a customer can not see, such as a service.

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28. How is marketing defined in general?

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Correct Answer: Promotion of products and services, advertising, and branding

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29. What would a company hope a potential customer would do after seeing an advertisement for a new product?

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Correct Answer: Perform some action related to purchasing the product

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30. What is meant by Customer Focus Marketing?

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Correct Answer: Listening to the customers and tailoring the products and services to their demand

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31. What is an example of Personalization?

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Correct Answer: Customizing the product for the users through the use of the internet

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32. Which of the following would be included in the marketing process?

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Correct Answer: Distribution

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33. What does 'Solution' look to accomplish?

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Correct Answer: Ensures the appropriateness of the product or service to the customer's problem

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34. How does Personal Selling differ from Advertising?

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Correct Answer: It allows for a direct, tailored message to be given to the potential client

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35. Why would Product Focus Marketing almost not be considered marketing at all?

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Correct Answer: It does not look to the market to assess the customers' needs; instead, it pushes new products to the market

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36. Which of the following does Pricing involve?

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Correct Answer: Setting a price which will create the maximum demand for the product

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37. What is the nature of marketing?

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Correct Answer: A creative industry which uses several methods of delivery

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38. What would a breakthrough product which ends up being a failure be a child of?

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Correct Answer: Four Ps

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39. Which of the following would be part of successful advertising?

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Correct Answer: Attracting attention

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40. Why is marketing considered a progressive activity?

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Correct Answer: It has adapted over time to current trends and culture

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41. What are some of the steps in an advertising campaign?

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Correct Answer: Market research, Budgeting, Choice of the media, Designing, Testing results

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42. What is meant by Product Focus Marketing?

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Correct Answer: Trying to develop a market for a product

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43. How does a Sales Promotion Campaign impact a customer's desire to buy?

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Correct Answer: It appeals to their desire for a deal and increases the speed at which they buy

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44. What do the four Ps reflect?

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Correct Answer: The actions a company can take to motivate consumers to buy

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45. What is the rationale for Product Focus Marketing?

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Correct Answer: Customers may not know what they want, so it is up to the company to create products they would want

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46. Which of the following would be considered the result of Product Focus Marketing?

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Correct Answer: Nintendo Wii video game system

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47. Would Pricing always be a monetary amount?

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Correct Answer: No, it is what is exchanged for the product and could include time, energy, attention

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48. What are the traditional four Ps of marketing?

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Correct Answer: Product, Pricing, Promotion, Placement

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49. Who has control over a company's Advertising?

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Correct Answer: The company has complete control over what goes into an ad

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50. How did the term Marketing come into existence?

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Correct Answer: It evolved from the original meaning, going to the market to sell products

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51. What is meant by Process?

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Correct Answer: How a product or service is delivered to a customer

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52. Which of the following does Placement involve?

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Correct Answer: How the product gets to the customer

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53. Which of the following does Marketing Communication cover in general?

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Correct Answer: Breaking down the strategies for marketing messages into specific categories

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54. What does Predictive Modeling accomplish in the marketing mix?

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Correct Answer: It uses algorithms to solve marketing problems

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55. What supplementary areas of study play into marketing?

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Correct Answer: Psychology and Sociology

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56. How might a company overcome the hurdle of demonstrating their services?

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Correct Answer: Provide demonstrations, customer testimonials, and case studies

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57. How does Product Focus Marketing differ from Customer Focus Marketing?

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Correct Answer: PFM looks to create a market whereas CFM responds to the existing market

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58. Which of the following options would a company heavily involved in Research & Development most likely follow?

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Correct Answer: Product Focus Marketing

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59. Why is it wrong to imitate the product of a company that has successfully launched a new product and created a market for it?

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Correct Answer: Imitating their product will saturate the market and the imitator will not have enough market share to thrive on

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60. Which of the following would the scope of Product include?

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Correct Answer: Warranties and support services

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61. What is determined through marketing research?

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Correct Answer: The customers' wants and needs

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62. What time frame does marketing focus on?

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Correct Answer: Current as well as future needs of the customers

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63. What are the objectives of a successful advertising campaign?

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Correct Answer: To maintain demand for the current products and introduce new products to the market

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64. Which of the following companies would be considered a trail blazer in Personalization?

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Correct Answer: Dell Computers

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65. What is meant by Peer-to-Peer in the marketing sense?

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Correct Answer: Allowing a customer to interact with other customer via forums and communities

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66. What does Peer-to-Peer look to change in the traditional marketing model?

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Correct Answer: It takes the interruptive nature of marketing away, e.g. imposing a brand on the customers

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67. What is meant by the 'People' aspect of Extended Marketing?

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Correct Answer: The people who come in contact with the customer, having an impact on overall satisfaction

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68. Which of the following is a demerit of Product Focus Marketing?

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Correct Answer: A company takes a big risk in creating products that the market may not adapt to

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69. What is the purpose of marketing?

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Correct Answer: All of the above

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70. Which does 'Value' in the SIVA model focus on?

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Correct Answer: Whether the customer knows the costs and benefits of the company's products

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71. Which of the following does the Product portion of the marketing mix encompass?

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Correct Answer: Specifications of the actual product

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72. How does the SIVA model differ from the four Ps model?

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Correct Answer: It focuses heavily on the customers and how they view the transaction

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73. What are the four new Ps?

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Correct Answer: Personalization, Participation, Peer-to-Peer, Predictive Modeling

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74. What is another term for "Placement"?

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Correct Answer: Distribution

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75. How is Advertising different from Personal Sales?

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Correct Answer: It is considered pervasive and impersonal

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76. What is accomplished by successfully using communication in marketing?

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Correct Answer: It turns strangers into customers

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77. Which of the following does 'Access' in the SIVA model apply to customers?

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Correct Answer: How the customers can get the solution and how they take delivery

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78. Which of the following is the most important aspect of Product Focus Marketing?

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Correct Answer: It is multi-tiered and has growth ability

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79. What is covered by Participation?

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Correct Answer: Allowing the customers to be actively involved in shaping a company and its image.

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80. How does Process impact a customer?

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Correct Answer: It impacts overall customer satisfaction

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81. Which of the following is an example of Placement?

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Correct Answer: The point of sale

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82. Why would a company engage in Personal Selling?

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Correct Answer: It allows a face to face method of introducing potential clients to the company's products

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83. What are the overall areas covered by Marketing Communication?

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Correct Answer: Advertising, Personal Sales, Sales Promotion, Marketing Public Relations

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84. What would be the most important skill required of the people who interact with the customers?

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Correct Answer: Being well trained and motivated

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85. Which of the four Ps would 'Solution' from SIVA be associated with?

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Correct Answer: Product

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86. What is meant by "branding"?

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Correct Answer: Creating a certain image for a product

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87. Which of the following are the aspects of the Extended Marketing Mix?

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Correct Answer: People, Process, Physical Evidence

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88. Which of the following would Promotion include?

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Correct Answer: Advertising

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