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When an English speaker reads the KFC slogan "Finger-lickin' good!" he or she interprets this as an indication that the food tastes very good.When this slogan was translated into Chinese,the Chinese speaker interprets the same words as "eat your fingers off!" The different interpretations of the ad are primarily due to differing


A) product consumption behaviors.
B) fields of experience.
C) channels of communication.
D) educational systems.
E) advertising appeals.

F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

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What is the nature of the "paid" aspect of advertising?


A) Fees are paid for space or time in the medium.
B) Fees are paid to salespeople as either salaries or commissions.
C) Fees are paid to creative arts contributors, but there is no direct payment to media.
D) There is a wide range of fees paid depending upon the promotion selected.
E) The primary costs are now associated with data transmission for phone or the Internet.

F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

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__________ are the result of organizations' efforts to create profiles of customers so that direct marketing tools,such as e-mail and catalogs,can be directed at specific customers.


A) Databases
B) Direct order fulfillments
C) Lead generations
D) First-mover advantages
E) Direct order consignments

F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

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Figure 14-2 Figure 14-2     -To communicate with consumers,a company can use one or more of five promotion alternatives.In Figure 14-2,the promotional element labeled D represents A)  advertising. B)  personal selling. C)  public relations. D)  sales promotion. E)  direct marketing. -To communicate with consumers,a company can use one or more of five promotion alternatives.In Figure 14-2,the promotional element labeled D represents


A) advertising.
B) personal selling.
C) public relations.
D) sales promotion.
E) direct marketing.

F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

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Sales from which of the following direct marketing tools is growing the fastest at 33 percent?


A) mobile direct marketing
B) social network direct marketing
C) telemarketing
D) e-mail marketing
E) direct mail marketing

F) A) and D)
G) None of the above

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Figure 14-5 Figure 14-5     -The promotion decision process is divided into three phases.In Figure 14-5,C refers to the __________ phase. A)  planning B)  implementation C)  forecasting D)  discharge E)  evaluation -The promotion decision process is divided into three phases.In Figure 14-5,C refers to the __________ phase.


A) planning
B) implementation
C) forecasting
D) discharge
E) evaluation

F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

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The promotional objective of the growth stage of the product life cycle is to __________ consumers in what is often an intensely competitive environment.


A) inform
B) remind
C) update
D) persuade
E) sway

F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

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The means (salesperson,advertising media,or public relations tools) by which a message is conveyed to a receiver is referred to as


A) a vehicle.
B) a field of experience.
C) a channel of communication.
D) a direct feedback loop.
E) an information highway.

F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

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The first decision in developing the promotion program is to


A) set the budget.
B) state the mission.
C) identify the target audience.
D) select the appeal.
E) select the media.

F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

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CoolMax is a fabric made by DuPont.It is used in the manufacture of exercise clothes because it keeps the user "cool and dry." The ads for the fabric in health and fitness magazines convinced Kumar to buy a pair of Thorlo CoolMax walking crew socks made of the material.Since he had never before owned anything made with CoolMax,Kumar was in which stage of the hierarchy of effects?


A) trial
B) exploration
C) innovation
D) experimentation
E) interest

F) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

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Figure 14-1 Figure 14-1     -Figure 14-1 depicts the communication process,which consists of ten key elements (Boxes A through J) .The position labeled Box A is referred to as A)  the message. B)  the receiver. C)  the source. D)  the fields of experience. E)  feedback. -Figure 14-1 depicts the communication process,which consists of ten key elements (Boxes A through J) .The position labeled Box A is referred to as


A) the message.
B) the receiver.
C) the source.
D) the fields of experience.
E) feedback.

F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

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Promotion represents the fourth element in the marketing mix.The promotional element consists of communication tools,including advertising,personal selling,sales promotion,public relations,and


A) channels.
B) merchandising.
C) direct marketing.
D) innovation.
E) branding.

F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

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Which of the following is a weakness of advertising?


A) It entails extremely high expense per exposure.
B) It is difficult to get media cooperation.
C) It entails high absolute costs.
D) It is easily duplicated.
E) It can easily lead to promotion wars.

F) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

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Direct orders are


A) direct communication with consumers to generate a response in the form of an order, a request for further information, or a visit to a retail outlet.
B) products that are shipped directly to the place of purchase rather than being stored or distributed through intermediaries.
C) the result of offers that contain all the information necessary for a prospective buyer to make a decision to purchase and complete the transaction.
D) the outcome of an offer designed to motivate people to visit a business.
E) the result of an offer designed to generate interest in a product or service and a request for additional information.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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Which of the following would be least likely to be used for mass selling?


A) advertising
B) public relations
C) sales promotion
D) publicity
E) personal selling

F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

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The growing concern about __________ has led to a decline in direct marketing response rates among some customer groups.


A) government regulation
B) privacy
C) landfill waste
D) postal rates
E) fraud

F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

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In a feedback loop,a response refers to


A) the number of times a consumer must hear a message before it can be accurately decoded.
B) the impact the message had on the receiver's knowledge, attitude, or behaviors during the communications process.
C) the positive or negative feedback that a consumer expresses immediately after exposure to a company's message.
D) the impact, either positive or negative, that occurs when one consumer interprets a firm's message through word of mouth to another potential consumer using his or her own words.
E) the length of time required for a typical customer to associate a specific slogan, theme, melody, or logo with a specific product brand.

F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

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Which of the following is the best approach to promotion budgeting?


A) objective and task budgeting
B) percentage of sales budgeting
C) competitive parity budgeting
D) all-you-can-afford budgeting
E) linear forecast budgeting

F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

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Which of the following statements describes a key difference between advertising and public relations?


A) Public relations is more expensive on a cost-per-contact basis than advertising.
B) Public relations is usually directly paid while advertising is usually indirectly paid.
C) Advertising is usually directly paid while public relations is usually indirectly paid.
D) Advertising provides an immediate feedback loop while public relations does not.
E) Public relations always has a much greater reach than advertising.

F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

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In the hierarchy of effects,the consumer's actual first purchase and use of the product or brand is referred to as the __________ stage.


A) adoption
B) evaluation
C) sampling
D) interest
E) trial

F) B) and E)
G) All of the above

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