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A good marketing plan generally begins with the organization's situation analysis. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The decision by Ford Motors European operation to build a "bad guy" image for its SportKa sedan would be an example of an action program. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In terms of the four sources of brand messages, the full-page ad for Indofood brand noodles in a cooking magazine would be an example of a planned message. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Organizations should perceive advertising as an investment. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Why do companies set need-satisfying objectives? |
| | A) | They allow them to think in terms of return on investments. |
| | B) | They create specific, quantifiable goals for the company. |
| | C) | They force managers to look at the company through the customers' eyes. |
| | D) | They force managers to take a narrow view of the company. |
| | E) | All statements explain why companies set need-satisfying objectives. |
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The marketing department of the European division of Ford Motors is trying to create a "bad boy" image for its SportKa sedan. This would be an example of positioning by using a(n): |
| | A) | cultural symbol. |
| | B) | product class. |
| | C) | product user. |
| | D) | geographic segmentation. |
| | E) | price/quality. |
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An attempt by Italian marketers to position Italian-grown truffles (a mushroom delicacy) as superior to those produced in other nations would be an example of positioning by: |
| | A) | product attributes. |
| | B) | use/application. |
| | C) | product class. |
| | D) | cultural symbol. |
| | E) | product competitor. |
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The decision by Indofood, the world's largest manufacturer of instant noodles, to market a line of noodles in Valentine gift boxes to increase sales would be an example of a(n): |
| | A) | corporate objective. |
| | B) | tactic. |
| | C) | organizational structure. |
| | D) | environmental objective. |
| | E) | strategic posture. |
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The reason why companies must focus on managing loyalty among carefully chosen customer and stakeholders if they want to succeed is: |
| | A) | the cost of lost customers. |
| | B) | the issue of unfulfilled sales-target objectives. |
| | C) | concern over employee empowerment. |
| | D) | dealing with ethical dilemmas. |
| | E) | endcap promotion. |
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Advertising strategy blends together: |
| | A) | target markets, positioning and segmentation strategies. |
| | B) | advertising media, advertising messages, advertising objectives, and advertising creativity. |
| | C) | market segmentation, positioning, and product differentiation strategy in a creative format. |
| | D) | elements of the creative mix. |
| | E) | product concept, promotion, distribution strategies, and price. |
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The "bundle of values" the advertiser presents to the consumer is the: |
| | A) | promotion. |
| | B) | advertising message. |
| | C) | communications media. |
| | D) | target audience. |
| | E) | product concept. |
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