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Chapter 02
The Role of IMC in the Marketing Process
True / False Questions
1.
Market opportunities are areas where the company believes that customer needs and
opportunities are being satisfied.
True False
2.
A market can rarely be viewed as one large, homogeneous group of customers; rather, it
consists of many heterogeneous groups, or segments.
True False
3.
Dominating channels of distribution is one way of creating a competitive advantage.
True False
4.
Marketers often go after the entire market with one product, brand, or service offering to
create the maximum impact.
True False
5.
In a typical target marketing process, the stage of segmenting the market is immediately
followed by positioning one’s product or service through effective marketing strategies.
True False
6.
Target market identification isolates consumers with similar lifestyles, needs, and the like, and
increases the knowledge of their specific requirements.
True False
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7.
The more marketers segment the market, the less precise is their understanding of it.
True False
8.
In the geographic segmentation approach, markets are divided into units based on consumers’
occupations and lifestyles.
True False
9.
When a market is segmented based on how aware and informed the consumers are, the
variable used to choose a marketing approach is product knowledge.
True False
10.
In the psychographic approach to segmentation, determination of lifestyles is usually based
on an analysis of the activities, interests, and opinions (AIOs) of consumers.
True False
11.
Segmenting the market based on consumers’ product or brand usage and the degree of use is
an example of behavioristic segmentation.
True False
12.
Differentiated marketing is used when the firm selects one segment and attempts to capture
a large share of this market.
True False
13.
The consumer approach positions a product by comparing it and the benefit it offers against
those offered by competitors.
True False
14.
Premium brands positioned at the high end of the market usually use the price/quality
approach to positioning.
True False
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15.
While positioning by product class, marketers only position against brands, and not against
other product categories.
True False
16.
Repositioning of a product usually occurs because of declining or stagnant sales.
True False
17.
Strong symbolic features and social and psychological meaning may be more important than
functional utility for many products.
True False
18.
Brand equity refers to the tangible assets earned through a product’s functional purpose.
True False
19.
A marketer with an integrated marketing communications (IMC) perspective is likely to link
high relative ad expenditures with premium prices, and low relative ad expenditures with low
prices.
True False
20.
Trade advertising focuses on sales promotion efforts directed toward the ultimate consumer.
True False
Multiple Choice Questions
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21.
According to the marketing and promotions process model, the marketing process begins with
the:
A.
development of the brand equity.
B.
development of a marketing strategy.
C.
development of the promotional mix.
D.
determination of the promotional budget.
E.
establishment of a nano-campaign marketing strategy.
22.
According to the marketing and promotions process model, in which of the following stages
does the company decide the product or service areas and particular markets where it wants
to compete?
A.
Development of a marketing strategy and analysis
B.
Development of the target marketing process
C.
Allocation of advertising budget
D.
Development of the marketing planning program
E.
Creation of a positioning strategy
23.
_____ is a detailed assessment of the current marketing conditions facing the company, its
product lines, or its individual brands.
A.
Matrix analysis
B.
Micro analysis
C.
Situation analysis
D.
Opportunity analysis
E.
Competitive analysis
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24.
Which of the following is best defined as areas where there are favorable demand trends,
customer needs and wants are not being satisfied, and where a company thinks it can
compete effectively?
A.
Market opportunities
B.
Market segmentations
C.
Marketing channels
D.
Marketing-stubs
E.
Market economics
25.
A situational analysis:
A.
does not include an assessment of a company’s product lines.
B.
usually starts with a positioning strategy.
C.
does not include an assessment of the conditions facing the company.
D.
typically involves creating branding strategies.
E.
includes an assessment of its individual brands.
26.
During a routine market study conducted by CL Foods, it was noted that Chinese and Indian
food products were in high demand in American society. In order to take advantage of such a
demand, CL Foods manufactured and sold these food items locally. In this scenario, the
company is taking advantage of a _____.
A.
market opportunity
B.
market aggregation
C.
market assimilation
D.
marketing buzz
E.
market threat
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27.
FunZone Inc. identified and developed a SmartCard that can be used at fair grounds to make
the ticketing process easier. The company found that the existing system was complicated
and highly time-consuming. The SmartCard was easy to operate and each swipe would deduct
the cost of a ride automatically. According to the given scenario, FunZone has recognized a:
A.
market opportunity.
B.
marketing buzz.
C.
marketing engagement.
D.
marketing channel.
E.
market threat.
28.
There are several medicines that relieve allergy-related symptoms but only Sensitine comes in
a quick dissolving form that can be easily swallowed without water. The manufacturer of
Sensitine hopes the fact that it dissolves and enters the system quicker than other brands will
create a:
A.
market aggregation.
B.
marketing assimilation.
C.
competitive advantage.
D.
cross-merchandising strategy.
E.
market dis-intermediation.
29.
Offering quality products that command a premium price, providing superior customer service,
having the lowest production costs and lower prices, or dominating channels of distribution
are ways of:
A.
achieving competitive advantage.
B.
practicing cross-merchandising strategy.
C.
creating market space.
D.
practicing bait-and-switch marketing.
E.
establishing a marketing-stub.
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30.
_____ is defined as something unique or special a firm possesses or does that gives it an edge
over other firms in a similar industry.
A.
Competitor indexing
B.
Switch marketing
C.
Competitive advantage
D.
Marketing-stub
E.
Bait marketing
31.
John & Bauer Inc., manufacturers of health drugs, are the manufacturers of a painkiller called
JB Revive. The painkiller is unique as it contains calcium, and it is quite unlike any other pain
killer in the market. The addition of calcium led to an increase in sales of the medicine as well.
In this scenario, the addition of calcium gives the company a:
A.
market engagement.
B.
cross-merchandising opportunity.
C.
competitive advantage.
D.
marketing assimilation.
E.
competitive index.
32.
The first step in the target marketing process is to:
A.
develop positioning strategies.
B.
request government approval.
C.
determine whether to use a market segmentation strategy or a mass marketing strategy.
D.
identify markets with unfulfilled needs.
E.
develop new products.
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33.
The market segmentation process:
A.
divides a market into distinct groups that have heterogeneous needs.
B.
divides a market into distinct groups that will respond similarly to marketing actions.
C.
offers one version of the product to all markets.
D.
creates products for several markets that have independent needs.
E.
positions products in the minds of prospects and customers.
34.
Directing a company’s efforts toward one or more groups of customers who share common
needs is known as:
A.
cross-merchandising.
B.
competitor indexing.
C.
mass customization.
D.
market segmentation.
E.
cross-branding.
35.
Dividing the market into units such as nation, states, town, counties, or even neighborhoods is
known as:
A.
demographic segmentation.
B.
psychographic segmentation.
C.
quantified aggregation.
D.
lifestyle aggregation.
E.
geographic segmentation.
36.
Which of the following is a geographic variable for segmentation of the market?
A.
Family size
B.
Occasions
C.
Counties
D.
Age
E.
Gender
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37.
Which of the following is a geographic segmentation variable?
A.
Income
B.
Neighborhood
C.
Sex
D.
Education
E.
Involvement
38.
Delish Inc., a food manufacturer, introduced an instant soup specially designed for and
advertised in the colder regions of Asia and Europe. This is an example of:
A.
demographic segmentation.
B.
psychographic segmentation.
C.
sociocultural segmentation.
D.
geographic segmentation.
E.
undifferentiated marketing.
39.
Brown’s Frozen BBQ Sandwiches are made with goat meat drenched in a sweet onion sauce.
These sandwiches would not be popular in Texas, where people prefer beef, or in Miami
where a mustard-based sauce is preferred. Which of the following segmentation approaches
would be best for the company?
A.
Demographic
B.
Socioeconomic
C.
Personality
D.
Geographic
E.
Behavioristic
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40.
Brown’s Foods determined that Southerners preferred milder mustard than those in the
Northeast. This led the company to develop a new “Southern Style Mustard.” This strategy
best exemplifies:
A.
geographic segmentation.
B.
lifestyle segmentation.
C.
socioeconomic segmentation.
D.
demographic segmentation.
E.
usage segmentation.
41.
Which of the following is a primary variable of demographic segmentation?
A.
Lifestyle
B.
Personality
C.
Occupation
D.
Education
E.
Social class
42.
Division of the market based on age, sex, family size, income, and other measurable
characteristics is known as:
A.
demographic segmentation.
B.
psychographic segmentation.
C.
socioeconomic segmentation.
D.
geographic segmentation.
E.
undifferentiated segmentation.
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43.
Jim’s Inc., a travel agency in Texas, offers trips that are designed specifically for couples. In
this scenario, the company is using _____ segmentation.
A.
geographic
B.
demographic
C.
lifestyle
D.
behavioristic
E.
personality
44.
Venus Finance aired a series of ads that targeted people born after 1980, also known as
Generation Y. In this scenario, the company is using a _____ segmentation strategy.
A.
geographic
B.
demographic
C.
socioeconomic
D.
behavioristic
E.
personality
45.
Which of the following is a variable of the demographic segmentation strategy?
A.
Personality
B.
Marital status
C.
Values
D.
Lifestyle
E.
Occupation
46.
Enliven, a sports drink manufacturer, has identified its preferred target market as men
between the ages of 18 to 22 who are currently in high school or college and active in sports.
Which of the following types of segmentation is Enliven using in this scenario?
A.
Benefit and demographic
B.
Psychographic and geographic
C.
Demographic and socioeconomic
D.
Geographic and psychographic
E.
Socioeconomic and psychographic
47.
Dividing the market on the basis of personality and/or lifestyles is referred to as _____.
A.
geographic segmentation
B.
demographic segmentation
C.
psychographic segmentation
D.
socio economic segmentation
E.
behavioral segmentation
48.
_____ divides a market on the basis of lifecycles.
A.
Geographic segmentation
B.
Psychographic segmentation
Benefit segmentation
Demographic segmentation
E.
Socioeconomic segmentation
