The search for new media is particularly important for advertisers trying to reach which market
because they are often the first to experiment with new media forms?
women more than 65 years old
men more than 65 years old
Alicia has seen news stories about all the private data companies are collecting about consumers,
especially from their web searching behavior. She has visited some health–related sites because her
mother just learned that she has Type 2 diabetes, and Alicia wanted to be more informed about her
mother’s disease and the medication she was prescribed. One web site she visited was the company
that manufactures her mother’s medicine. However, Alicia is planning to purchase life insurance
within the next year, and she is afraid that the fact that she was researching this disease and
medications might negatively affect her premium rates if insurers have access to consumers‘ web
searching activity. What is the primary reason companies collect consumer information?
It lets them compile a database that they can sell to other marketers.
It lets them better target their advertising.
It lets them evaluate the effectiveness of their web sites.
It lets them more precisely determine the price to charge to certain consumers.
It helps them develop new products based on consumers’ information needs.
Groups of people with a special interest can contact one another and exchange their opinions and
experiences through ________, which are sites located online, sometimes as part of an
organization’s web site, but sometimes completely independent of any company.