MKTG 3310 Exam 3
24) Which of the following is a transaction site? A) Wikipedia B) Yahoo C) eBay D) IMDB E) Facebook
C
1) A ________ is made up of the company, suppliers, distributors, and customers who partner to improve the performance of the entire system. A) value delivery network B) horizontal channel C) consumer base D) product delivery network E) product line
A
15) What is the last step in the selling process? A) follow-up B) closing C) handling objections D) presentation E) prospecting
A
17) What characteristic makes personal selling superior to other forms of promotion? A) Flexibility B) Consistency C) Differentiability D) Measurable E) Repeatability
A
21) Which of the following is a traditional direct marketing tool? A) catalog B) e-mail C) blog D) online advertisement E) Web site
A
9) Which of the following is true of vertical marketing systems? A) Producers, wholesalers, and retailers act as a unified system. B) Channel members have no control over each other. C) Channel conflict is governed by informal mechanisms. D) The system is dominated by the consumer. E) Channel members work independently with no cooperation from other members.
A
10) The Bookworm began delivering books directly to customers through mail instead of selling through brick-and-mortar companies. This is an example of ________. A) indirect marketing B) disintermediation C) franchising D) exclusive distribution E) intensive distribution
B
11) What distribution strategy does Giant Beanstalks use? A) inclusive distribution B) exclusive distribution C) selective distribution D) intensive distribution E) extensive distribution
B
18) ________ refers to the activities involved in selling products or services directly to final consumers for their personal, nonbusiness use. A) Sole sourcing B) Retailing C) Manufacturing D) Procurement E) Warehousing
B
3) ________ play an important role in matching supply and demand by providing consumers with a broad assortment of products in small quantities. A) Virtual banks B) Intermediaries C) Price consultants D) Uniform-delivery networks E) Upstream partners
B
6) Which of the following is a conventional consumer marketing channel? A) producer to business distributor to end consumer B) producer to wholesaler to retailer to end consumer C) producer to end consumer to business customer D) producer to retailer E) producer to business distributor to business customer
B
7) ________ are complex behavioral systems in which people and companies interact to accomplish individual, company, and channel goals. A) Customer relationship management systems B) Distribution channels C) Partner relationship systems D) Consumer bases E) Buying centers
B
8) A(n) ________ marketing system consists of producers, wholesalers, and retailers acting as a unified system. A) horizontal B) vertical C) multitiered D) communal E) equilateral
B
16) In which of the following steps of the selling process does a salesperson ask a buyer for an order? A) preapproach B) qualifying C) closing D) prospecting E) approach
C
2) A ________ is a set of interdependent organizations that help make a product or service available for use or consumption by the consumer or business user. A) product line B) product delivery network C) marketing channel D) consumer base E) resource bank
C
20) ________ marketing involve engaging directly with carefully targeted individual consumers and customer communities to both obtain an immediate response and build lasting customer relationships. A) Undifferentiated and differentiated B) Mass and targeted C) Direct and digital D) Internal and external E) Standardized and customized
C
12) Which of the following statements is true of salespeople? A) They do not work with wholesalers and retailers. B) They are employed mostly in click-only companies. C) They do not represent the customers to the company. D) They represent a company to its customers by communicating and selling. E) They represent a new class of professionals who have emerged as part of the steep rise in retailing.
D
23) ________ refers to marketing via the Internet using company Web sites, online advertising and promotions, e-mail marketing, online video, and blogs. A) Digital marketing B) Social media marketing C) Direct marketing D) Online marketing E) Multimedia marketing
D
25) Amazon.com and Expedia.com are best described as ________ that sell products and services directly to final buyers via the Internet. A) search engines B) content sites C) transaction sites D) e-tailers E) iTV sites
D
4) Which of the following companies uses a direct marketing channel? A) Fishhooks, a factory that manufactures fishing equipment that it ships to hobby stores worldwide B) Germfight, a factory that manufactures dental products that it distributes only to select department stores C) Apple Blossoms, a company that sells its cosmetics exclusively through Ray's Retail Store D) Holly Wreaths, a store that sells Christmas ornaments to customers via its online click-to-order catalogs E) Showdown, a clothing store that stocks merchandise from different international brands
D
13) In which step of the selling process does a salesperson learn as much as possible about a prospective customer before making a sales call? A) approach B) follow-up C) demonstration D) handling objections E) preapproach
E
14) In which step of the selling process does the salesperson demonstrate the marketing concept? A) approach B) follow-up C) demonstration D) handling objections E) preapproach
E
19) Which of the following are retail strategies? A) Atmospherics B) Service C) Merchandise assortment D) Low prices E) A, B, and C
E
22) Which of the following is a direct digital marketing tool? A) printed catalog B) direct mail C) telephone D) television E) blog
E
5) At its most basic form, a marketing channel consists of the producer and the ________. A) retailer B) sales agent C) competitor D) processor E) consumer
E
