Chapter 4: The Direct Response and Database Foundations of Internet
Marketing
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The Four I’s of Internet marketing include:
a.
information-driven, intuitive.
b.
integrated, immediate.
c.
involving, interactive.
2. The basic direct-response strategies are:
a.
attraction, commitment, and loyalty.
b.
acquisition, conversion, and retention.
c.
attraction, conversion, and retention.
3. Important characteristics of a direct-response offer include:
a.
incentive to encourage action.
b.
a call to action.
c.
both of the above.
4. Objectives of a direct-response marketing program can include:
a.
generating sales leads.
b.
creating awareness of a product or service.
c.
developing brand image.
5. Which of the following is a true statement about the front end of marketing?
a.
It includes the activities that are most likely to produce satisfied customers.
b.
It describes marketing activities that take place prior to the product being introduced to the
market.
c.
Front-end activities are the most visible aspects of marketing.
6. Among the uses of CLV data to Harrah’s is:
a.
to drive programs that increase customer value.
b.
to provide a powerful way to segment markets.
c.
both the above.
7. True statements about testing in the Internet environment are:
a.
testing requires a substantial amount of marketing research.
b.
testing provides information that is not ordinarily available to marketers in the mass media
environment.
c.
both of the above.
8. ________ is a simple type of test frequently used in various marketing media.
a.
Control group
b.
Factorial design
c.
A/B split
9. Which of the following is a true statement about data mining?
a.
Data mining can uncover previously unsuspected patterns in the data.
b.
Marketers require the assistance of statisticians to get information from data mining
routines.
c.
Data mining routines were developed specifically to deal with the massive amounts of data
available from the Internet.
10. Among the interactive strategies marketers can pursue are:
a.
information, transaction, and personalization.
b.
transaction, personalization, and collaboration.
c.
interaction, profiling, and customization.
11. Important characteristics of a direct-response offer include:
a.
always having a purchase as the objective.
b.
deferred action on the part of the prospective customer.
c.
a clear call to action.
12. ________ is the term used to describe the marketing activities that involve fulfillment and
customer service:
a.
Back end
b.
Inventory management
c.
Front end
13. Which of the following is a true statement about the front end of marketing?
a.
It describes marketing activities that take place prior to the product being introduced to the
market.
b.
It includes all the activities most likely to produce satisfied customers.
c.
The front end involves customer acquisition activities.
14. ________ is the concept that helps the marketer understand how much it costs to acquire,
maintain, and service a customer.
a.
Market segmentation
b.
Customer lifetime value
c.
Lead generation
15. An important use of customer lifetime value data is:
a.
as a replacement for market segmentation.
b.
to determine the allocation of marketing resources to marketing programs.
c.
to decrease the need for targeting specific customer groups.
16. Which of the following is not a true statement about CLV?
a.
It is the net present value of the net margin minus the cost of serving a specific customer.
b.
It can be used only by traditional direct marketers.
c.
It requires an extensive customer database.
17. The “best customer model: called RFM:
a.
helps marketers determine what kinds of new customers to acquire.
b.
is a multiplicative model composed of recency, frequency and monetary value.
c.
both of the above.
18. Benefits of having and utilizing a marketing database include:
a.
not having to perform statistical analysis on the data.
b.
being able to construct customer profiles.
c.
having a single customer database that includes information from other functional areas of
the business.
19. The set of tools used to extract useful marketing information quickly from their database is
called:
a.
statistical program analysis.
b.
automated profiling.
c.
data mining.
20. Developing and using a customer database allowed Harrah’s to:
a.
locate the data they needed to execute pre-existing strategies.
b.
find good locations for new casinos.
c.
develop a model of how much a customer might be expected to spend.
21. A hierarchy of interactive activities suggests that ________ is a customer-focused activity
that can be pursued after a foundation of less information-intensive activities is built.
a.
personalization
b.
market segmentation
c.
building a customer database
22. NIKEiD is an example of:
a.
an interactive website.
b.
use of a customer database.
c.
product customization.
23. The type of firm that typically has established capabilities in fulfillment and customer
service:
a.
manufacturers.
b.
direct marketers.
c.
internet marketers.
TRUE/FALSE
1. The interactivity of the Internet is important to its usefulness as a direct-response medium.
2. It is not important whether the Internet is recognized as a direct-response medium or not.
3. The immediacy of the Internet can be employed to satisfy the consumer’s desire for instant
gratification.
4. A direct-response offer must include a call to action.
5. It is impossible to calculate the value of a fan on social media.
6. A “sticky” website is one that can last for a considerable period of time without major
changes and updates.
7. The “back end” refers to business functions like warehousing and distribution that are not
a concern of the marketer.
8. CLV is essentially the NPV of all sales to a given customer.
9. In CLV calculations the discount rate is based solely on the current interest rate.
10. Marketers should be attempting to acquire more new customers like their best current
customers.
11. Response modeling is a form of predictive modeling.
12. A data warehouse is a repository where data that is no longer current is stored.
13. Data mining tools are designed to sift through large quantities of data looking for patterns
of customer behavior.
14. Information-driven marketing can be thought of as a process that permits interactions,
transactions, personalization and customization.
15. All offers are a form of sales promotion.
ESSAY
1. The most effective Internet marketing programs make use of the Four I’s. Identify each of
them, carefully explain what it means and why it is important, and give an example of each in
action in an Internet marketing program.
2. Customer Lifetime Value is one of the most-discussed topics in marketing today. Explain
what CLV means, the basic structure of a CLV calculation, and give one or more examples of how
it can be used to improve marketing programs.
3. The text suggests that, as marketers learn more about their customers, they can engage in
programs of increasing complexity and effectiveness. Discuss this concept in detail.