Question 1

Why do some marketers feel that environmental forces are not entirely outside their influence?

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The marketing mix refers to

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A)   the multiple sales and advertising strategies that can be used to promote a product.
B)   the dynamic forces-social, economic, technological, competitive, and regulatory-to which a marketing manager must constantly adapt.
C)   the blending of different communication and delivery channels that are mutually reinforcing in attracting, retaining, and building relationships with consumers who shop and buy in traditional intermediaries and online.
D)   the marketing manager's controllable factors that can be used to solve marketing problems.
E)   a set of complementary products that when sold together generate more sales than when sold separately.F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 3

Explain Chobani's product strategy that makes Chobani yogurt different from its principal competitors.

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Question 4

Ryan receives a coupon on his iPhone advising him about the location of a Taco Bell store. This is an example of which requirement for marketing to occur?

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A)   demonstrating an unmet need
B)   discovering a consumer need
C)   the foundation of brand loyalty
D)   a way for parties to communicate
E)   practicing ethics and sustainabilityF) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 5

In China, many people are removing their money from the state banks and lending it out themselves. The interest rate earned in a state bank account is about one-half the rate of inflation. On the other hand, lending money to friends, relatives, and even unrelated entrepreneurs can often earn the investor a rate at least double the inflation rate. The gray market, an underground network of investors and private businesses, moves the cash from lenders to businesses. Did marketing occur here? Explain your answer.

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Question 6

Whether an individual is considering a purchase for personal or household use, or an organization is buying for its own use or for resale, the individual or organization would be considered

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A)   a prospective customer.
B)   a dual-purpose marketing decision maker.
C)   a potential distributor.
D)   an informed buyer.
E)   an end user.F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of possession utility?

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A)   an iPhone with a large selection of new apps
B)   the local dairy that offers to deliver bottles of milk to a customer's doorstep
C)   disposable diapers that come equipped with resealable tabs
D)   a gourmet food store that carries a line of ready-made salads
E)   a mobile phone company that offers six-month financing, same as cashF) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 8

The four Ps of the marketing mix are

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A)   priorities, personnel, placement, and profits.
B)   prediction, production, pricing, and promotion.
C)   product, price, production, and place.
D)   product, price, promotion, and place.
E)   prediction, production, packaging, and persuasion.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 9

The United States Army was both praised and criticized for its use of a popular video game, America's Army, which was designed to reach potential recruits. The game's creator, Colonel Casey Wardynski, wanted to provide a sense of the training and teamwork one could find in the Army's military environment. The game was designed for "boys 14 years or older," which represent the Army's

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A)   mass market.
B)   actual recruits.
C)   restricted market.
D)   target market.
E)   untapped market.F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 10

The idea that an organization should strive to satisfy the needs of consumers while also trying to achieve the organization's goals reflects the

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A)   concept of synergy.
B)   marketing concept.
C)   principle of customer relationship management.
D)   societal marketing concept.
E)   consumerism concept.F) B) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 11

Recently, Fortune magazine named Trader Joe's "America's hottest retailer" for its outstanding ________, including personal attention from employees in the store.

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A)   customer value proposition
B)   relationship marketing
C)   customer experience
D)   internal marketing
E)   customer relationship managementF) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 12

Marketing refers to

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A)   the production of products or services that will generate the highest return on investment.
B)   the strategies used in the advertising and promotion of products and services to customers around the globe.
C)   the process of identifying target market segments for a product or service and using selling tactics to reach them.
D)   the activity involved in getting a product or service from the manufacturer to ultimate consumers and organizational buyers.
E)   the activity, set of institutions, and processes for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners, and society at large.F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 13

Relationship marketing refers to

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A)   the selection and the assignment of a firm's personnel for a specific product or product line to a group of current or prospective customers.
B)   the belief that it is easier and less expensive to find new customers than to retain old ones.
C)   the linking of the organization to its individual customers, employees, suppliers, and other partners for their mutual long-term benefits.
D)   the process of identifying prospective buyers, understanding them intimately, and developing favorable long-term perceptions of the organization and its offerings so that buyers will choose them in the marketplace.
E)   exclusive legally binding contractual agreements between retailers and customers in order to create enhanced value for each party.F) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 14

A good, service, or idea consisting of a bundle of tangible and intangible attributes that satisfies consumers' needs and is received in exchange for money or something else of value is known as

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A)   a utility.
B)   an item.
C)   a service.
D)   a marketing program.
E)   a product.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 15

In marketing, the idea of exchange refers to

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A)   the negotiation phase between the manufacturer and the seller.
B)   the financial remuneration (monetary payment)  for a product or service.
C)   the trade of things of value between buyer and seller so that each is better off after the trade.
D)   the bartering of products and services between nongovernmental organizations or individuals.
E)   the practice of swapping products and services for other products and services rather than for money.F) B) and C)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

Michelin's ________ can be summed up as "providing safety-conscious parents greater security in tires at a premium price."

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A)   customer value proposition
B)   protocol
C)   mission statement
D)   core values
E)   marketing programF) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 17

The four utilities marketing creates are

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A)   product, price, promotion, and place.
B)   form, function, value, and image.
C)   monopoly, monopolistic competition, pure competition, and oligopoly.
D)   form, place, time, and possession.
E)   natural gas, fossil fuel, electricity, and water.F) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 18

The founder of Chobani, a winner of the Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur of the Year award, is

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A)   Mark Zuckerberg.
B)   Joe Demapolis.
C)   Hamdi Ulukaya.
D)   Robert M. McMath.
E)   David Windorski.F) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 19

Environmental forces refer to

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A)   the internal strengths of a company that enable the firm to remain competitive.
B)   the marketing manager's uncontrollable factors-product, price, promotion, and place-that can be used to solve marketing problems.
C)   the unpredictable or uncontrollable availability of natural resources that can enhance or restrain a company's growth.
D)   the marketing manager's uncontrollable forces in a marketing decision involving social, economic, technological, competitive, and regulatory forces.
E)   the marketing manager's controllable forces in a marketing decision involving social, economic, technological, competitive, and regulatory forces.F) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 20

Which of the following statements about marketing is most accurate?

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A)   Unless you take a marketing class, you will never truly know anything about marketing.
B)   Marketing is nothing more than common sense.
C)   Marketing requires an innate sense of creativity; you either have it or you don't.
D)   You can call yourself a marketing expert only if you have sold something for a profit.
E)   You have significant marketing expertise since you make marketing-related decisions every day.F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

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