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At Neiman Marcus, a first-class department store, customers shop for high-end products
and they are assisted in every phase of the shopping process. Neiman Marcus is a
________.
A) self-service retailer
B) limited-service retailer
C) full-service retailer
D) specialty store
E) superstore
The ________ limits the number of commercials aired during children's programs.
A) Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
B) Child Protection Act
C) Fair Packaging and Labeling Act
D) Children's Television Act
E) Consumer Product Safety Act
Ferrari sports cars claim superior quality, performance, and style. Ferrari provides
"perfection" at a premium price to keep its brand image intact. Which type of value
proposition does Ferrari most likely position its products with?
A) more for the same
B) more for more
C) less for much less
D) the same for less
E) more for less
By definition, ________ is used when a firm sells a product or service at two or more
prices, even though the difference in price is not based on differences in cost.
A) segmented pricing
B) variable pricing
C) flexible pricing
D) cost-plus pricing
E) reference pricing
________ consists of activities undertaken to create, maintain, or change attitudes
toward particular people. People ranging from presidents, entertainers, and sports
figures to professionals such as doctors, lawyers, and architects use it to build their
reputations.
A) Corporate image marketing
B) Person marketing
C) Social marketing
D) Organization marketing
E) Place marketing
Which of the following is true about survey research?
A) It involves sending observers to watch and interact with consumers in their natural
environments.
B) It is best suited for gathering causal information.
C) It involves selecting matched groups of subjects, giving them different treatments,
controlling related factors, and checking for differences in group responses.
D) The level of flexibility in survey research is lower than most other research
methodologies.
E) Survey research is the most widely used method for primary data collection.
Public health campaigns designed to reduce alcoholism, drug abuse, smoking, and
obesity are all examples of ________ marketing.
A) internal
B) social
C) organization
D) person
E) place
Which of the following is a cost-based approach to pricing?
A) value-based pricing
B) high-low pricing
C) target return pricing
D) good value pricing
E) EDLP
In the context of identifying competitors' strategies, the more that one firm's strategy
resembles another firm's strategy, the more likely the two firms are to ________.
A) merge
B) compete
C) globalize
D) form a partnership
E) become market leaders
To remain number one, leading firms can take any of three actions. First, they can find
ways to expand total demand. Second, they can protect their current market share
through good defensive and offensive actions. Third, they can ________.
A) focus exclusively on divestment
B) evaluate current employees and reduce costs through downsizing
C) run smaller companies out of business, causing them to sell out to larger firms
D) try to expand their market share further, even if market size remains constant
E) shut down current company locations and reopen in highly populated areas
According to the "Privacy Promise to American Consumers" program, DMA members
need to comply with which of the following consumer privacy rules?
A) agree to notify customers when any personal information is rented, sold, or
exchanged with others
B) offer to register all customers in the National Do Not Call Registry
C) make sure that consumers are adhering to the Children's Online Privacy Protection
Act
D) educate consumers on the Can Spam legislation
E) include the advertising option icon to let consumers know why they are being
targeted
Federal legislation on price fixing requires that sellers set their prices ________.
A) based on their fixed and variable costs
B) without communication from competitors
C) to achieve a specific profit margin
D) without the intention of cutting into competitors' profits
E) consistently throughout a region
Which of the following is true about online direct marketing?
A) Online direct marketing is also referred to as multi-level marketing.
B) Salespersons are compensated for other salespeople they recruit.
C) Online direct marketing results in speedier handling of channel and logistics
functions.
D) Online direct marketing involves two or more intermediaries.
E) In online direct marketing, outside and inside sales forces coordinate to provide
value products to customers.
Trendy Teens manufactures fashionable clothing and accessories for the tween and teen
female markets. New merchandise with a very different look is rolled out each season
and heavily promoted as the "must-have" style in a variety of media. This information
indicates that Trendy Teens is most likely to be criticized for ________.
A) deceptive promotions
B) shoddy products
C) high-pressure selling
D) poor service to disadvantaged consumers
E) perceived obsolescence
