Chapter 14 Practice

One of the message structure issues that a marketer must handle is whether to ________. A) draw a conclusion or not B) make a moral appeal or not C) use the pull strategy or push strategy D) diversify vertically or horizontally E) use mass marketing or niche marketing

A

Suppose Amazon.com has offered you free shipping on your next purchase of more than $35. This offer is an example of ________. A) sales promotion B) personal selling C) a public relations strategy D) horizontal diversification E) a pull strategy

A

When a customer lets a producer know something about its products or advertising, the customer is providing ________. A) decoding B) noise C) feedback D) encoding E) reverse marketing

C

Which of the following is most likely a shortcoming of advertising? A) It is the most expensive promotion tool. B) It cannot reach masses of geographically dispersed buyers. C) It is impersonal and lacks the direct persuasiveness of company salespeople. D) It cannot trigger quick sales. E) It cannot be used to build up a long-term image for a product.

C

Which of the following methods is used by companies to set their advertising budgets based on the industry average? A) percentage-of-sales method B) affordable method C) competitive-parity method D) objective-and-task method E) regression method

C

Which of the following terms best describes the channels through which two or more people communicate directly with each other, including face-to-face, mail, e-mail, texting, or an Internet chat? A) shared communication channel B) earned communication channel C) personal communication channel D) nonverbal communication channel E) owned communication channel

C

A marketer making decisions about the headline, copy, illustration, and colors for a print ad is determining the message ________. A) structure B) content C) medium D) channel E) format

E

Which of the following is one of the five major promotion tools? A) market penetration B) strategic positioning C) product line filling D) market diversification E) direct marketing

E

Which of the following statements is true regarding today's marketing communications? A) More marketers are shifting away from narrowly defined micromarkets and moving toward mass marketing. B) More customers have started relying on marketer-supplied information rather than finding out information on their own. C) Network television, magazines, newspapers, and other traditional mass media continue to increase their dominance. D) Focused marketing programs, which are designed to build closer relationships with customers in more narrowly defined micromarkets, are no longer used by marketers. E) Today's consumers are better informed about products and services.

E

Business-to-consumer companies are more likely to emphasize a ________ promotion strategy, while business-to-business companies are more likely to emphasize a ________ promotion strategy. A) pull; push B) push; pull C) pulse; pull D) blitz; pull E) push; blitz

A

Consumers today receive commercial messages from a broad range of sources. However, consumers ________ the way marketers do. A) don't distinguish between message sources B) never pay attention to sales promotions C) don't care about buzz marketing D) are not able to block out messages E) block out all media messages

A

In the communication process, the reaction of the receiver after being exposed to a message is called the ________. A) response B) disturbance C) noise D) code E) distortion

A

Shifting away from mass marketing, marketers are developing ________ which are designed to build closer relationships with customers in more narrowly defined micromarkets. A) focused marketing programs B) horizontal diversification programs C) backward integration strategies D) new pull strategies E) new push strategies

A

Though the ________ method of setting an advertising budget is simple to use and helps management think about the relationships among promotion spending, selling price, and profit per unit, it wrongly views sales as the cause of promotion rather than the result. A) percentage-of-sales B) integrated C) competitive-parity D) objective-and-task E) regression

A

Today, several companies are adopting the concept of ________, which carefully combines and coordinates the company's many communication channels to deliver a clear, consistent, and compelling message about the organization and its brands. A) integrated marketing communications B) pull strategy C) vertical diversification D) nonpersonal communication channels E) buzz marketing

A

Using a(n) ________ strategy, the producer directs its marketing activities toward final consumers to induce them to buy the product. A) pull B) blitz C) push D) buzz E) pulse

A

Which of the following appeals is based on the idea that consumers often feel before they think? A) emotional appeal B) rational appeal C) structural appeal D) standardized appeal E) integrated appeal

A

Which of the following promotion categories is most likely to include the use of displays, discounts, coupons, and demonstrations? A) sales promotion B) direct marketing C) horizontal diversification D) public relations E) advertising

A

A message showing a product's quality, economy, value, or performance is an example of a(n) ________ appeal. A) structural B) rational C) emotional D) moral E) standard

B

A(n) ________ argument is most likely to be effective when the audience is highly educated or likely to hear opposing claims. A) one-sided B) two-sided C) moral D) emotional E) structured

B

Any paid form of nonpersonal presentation and promotion of ideas, goods, or services by an identified sponsor is called ________. A) sales promotion B) advertising C) direct marketing D) personal selling E) public relations

B

Boson Corp. is introducing consumers to its new car with the help of an advertisement campaign. This introductory campaign most likely aims to affect the ________ stage of buyer-readiness. A) liking B) awareness C) preference D) insistence E) conviction

B

Extel Inc., a home appliance manufacturer, uses sales representatives to sell its products to wholesalers and individual customers. This is an example of ________. A) sales promotion B) personal selling C) public relations D) direct marketing E) advertising

B

In most cases, what is the most expensive promotion tool? A) advertising B) personal selling C) mass media D) public relations E) publicity

B

In the communication process, the more the sender's field of experience ________ that of the receiver, the more ________ the message is likely to be. A) varies from; distinguishable B) overlaps with; effective C) connects with; ineffective D) coincides with; creative E) departs from; direct

B

The six stages consumers normally pass through on their way to making a purchase are known as the ________ stages. A) personal-readiness B) buyer-readiness C) objective-readiness D) market-readiness E) supplier-readiness

B

The use of short-term incentives to encourage the purchase or sale of a product or service is called ________. A) direct marketing B) sales promotion C) personal selling D) public relations E) publicity

B

To ________, a marketer would most likely ask target audience members whether they remember the message, how many times they saw it, and what points they remember. A) select a message source B) collect feedback C) select a message channel D) plan a media purchase E) design a marketing appeal

B

To carefully integrate and coordinate the company's many communications channels to deliver a clear, consistent, and compelling message about the organization and its products, some companies appoint a(n) ________. A) idea champion B) marketing communications director C) sales representative D) business analyst E) media planner

B

Which budgeting method entails defining specific promotion goals, determining the necessary tasks, and estimating the costs to determine a promotion budget? A) percentage-of-sales method B) objective-and-task method C) affordable method D) exponential task method E) competitive-parity method

B

Which major promotion category uses catalogs, telephone marketing, kiosks, and the Internet? A) sales promotion B) direct marketing C) horizontal diversification D) public relations E) advertising

B

Which of the following is the first step in developing an effective integrated communications and promotion program? A) designing a message B) identifying the target audience C) determining the communication objectives D) collecting feedback E) choosing the media through which to send a message

B

Which of the following terms best represents the communication channel that a company uses to move its advertising messages from sender to receiver? A) decoder B) media C) encoder D) communicator E) feedback loop

B

________ is very believable because news stories, features, sponsorships, and events seem more real and believable to readers than ads do. A) Differentiated marketing B) Public relations C) Direct marketing D) Sales promotion E) Personal selling

B

________ refers to the process of putting thought into symbolic form. A) Sending B) Encoding C) Decoding D) Receiving E) Feedback

B

A company's total marketing communications mix consists of a special blend of advertising, sales promotion, public relations, personal selling, and direct-marketing tools that the company uses to communicate customer value and build customer relationships. Which of the following terms best describes this set of communications tools? A) the product mix B) product line filling C) the promotion mix D) the price mix E) horizontal diversification

C

A(n) ________ is a set of symbols that the sender transmits. A) encoder B) feedback loop C) message D) media E) decoder

C

An appeal that attempts to stir up either negative or positive sentiments that can motivate purchase is called a(n) ________ appeal. A) rational B) structural C) emotional D) moral E) standard

C

Communication through a telephone call is considered a part of a(n) ________ communication channel. A) online B) nonverbal C) personal D) nonpersonal E) unidirectional

C

Companies often fail to integrate their various communications to consumers because ________. A) historically, consumers have been able to distinguish between message sources B) advertising departments are reluctant to work with public relations professionals C) communications often come from different parts of the company D) personal selling and sales promotion are in direct conflict E) firms have overemphasized the concept of brand contact

C

Marketing communicators must be good at ________ messages that take into account how the target audience ________ them. A) delivering; encodes B) sending; encodes C) encoding; decodes D) retrieving; perceives E) decoding; receives

C

Nonpersonal communication channels include major media, ________, and events. A) sales calls B) atmospheres C) buzz marketing D) word-of-mouth influence E) phone calls

C

The AIDA model identifies the characteristics of an effective ________. A) advertising budget B) channel of communication C) marketing message D) marketing mix E) marketing response

C

To communicate effectively, a marketing communicator should most likely ________. A) ensure that the encoding and decoding processes are different B) encode and decode the message personally and frequently C) understand the consumer's field of experience D) foresee unplanned static or distortion E) use familiar words and symbols

C

Today's consumers do not need to rely on marketer-supplied information about products and services because they can use ________ to seek out a wealth of information. A) push strategies B) direct marketing C) the Internet D) personal selling E) public relations

C

Under which promotional mix strategy does the producer direct its marketing activities toward channel members to induce them to carry the product and promote it to final consumers? A) pull strategy B) blitz strategy C) push strategy D) buzz strategy E) pulse strategy

C

Which of the following statements is true regarding the old mass-media communications model? A) Mass-media costs are decreasing. B) Mass-media audiences are increasing. C) Many viewers are gaining control of message exposure through DVRs and video streaming. D) Ad clutter is decreasing. E) Internet ad spending has stagnated and more marketers are shifting toward TV advertising.

C

Which promotional tool is the most immediate, customized, and interactive? A) segmented advertising B) sales promotion C) direct marketing D) horizontal diversification E) public relations

C

________ includes sales presentations, trade shows, and incentive programs. A) Direct marketing B) Sales promotion C) Personal selling D) Public relations E) Advertising

C

________ involves cultivating opinion leaders and getting them to spread information about a product or a service to others in their communities. A) Sales promotion B) Indirect marketing C) Buzz marketing D) Stealth marketing E) Public relations

C

A charitable trust's appeal which states, "While you are trying to figure out what to get the man who has everything, don't forget the man who has nothing" is an example of a(n) ________ appeal. A) structural B) awareness C) rational D) moral E) standard

D

Among the buyer-readiness stages, the first stage is ________. A) preference B) knowledge C) liking D) awareness E) insistence

D

An ad for Maybelline age-minimizing makeup in Ladies' Home Journal magazine featured actress Melina Kanakaredes and offered readers a $1-off coupon when they tried the new makeup. In terms of the communication model, the sender of this message is ________. A) Melina Kanakaredes B) Ladies' Home Journal C) readers who redeem the $1-off coupon D) Maybelline E) the target market to which Melina Kanakaredes appeals

D

Companies are doing less ________ and more ________ as a result of the explosive developments in communication technologies to better target smaller customer segments. A) personal selling; digital activities B) public relations activities; digital activities C) digital activities; mass marketing D) mass marketing; engagement marketing E) viral marketing; word-of-mouth marketing

D

HP's advertising agency assembles words and illustrations into an advertisement that conveys the company's intended brand message. In the context of the communication process, HP is ________. A) messaging B) decoding C) sending D) encoding E) responding

D

In a communication process, a receiver assigns meaning to the symbols encoded by a company in its advertisements through a process known as ________. A) integrating B) reciprocating C) acknowledging D) decoding E) coordinating

D

In order to avoid shortsightedness, today marketers are moving toward viewing communications as managing the ________ over time. A) organizational culture B) nonpersonal communication channels C) word-of-mouth influence D) customer relationship E) product life cycle

D

In the communication process, an actual HP printer/fax machine advertisement would be considered ________. A) encoding B) decoding C) the product D) the message E) the medium

D

Moral appeals ________. A) relate to the audience's self-interest by showing that the product will produce the desired benefits B) attempt to stir up either negative or positive emotions that can motivate purchase C) range from love, joy, and humor to fear and guilt D) are directed to an audience's sense of what is "right" and "proper" E) are based on the idea that practical benefits are more important for consumers than emotions

D

Which of the following is one of the four major communication functions? A) coordination B) distribution C) noise D) response E) preference

D

Which of the following is the most logical budget-setting method? A) percentage-of-sales method B) affordable method C) competitive-parity method D) objective-and-task method E) push method

D

Which of the following promotion categories is most likely to use the promotion tools of press releases, sponsorships, events, and Web pages? A) sales promotion B) direct marketing C) advertising D) public relations E) horizontal diversification

D

Which of the following promotion tools involves building up a good corporate image and handling unfavorable stories and events? A) sales promotion B) personal selling C) direct marketing D) public relations E) advertising

D

Which of the following promotional tools is the most effective in building up buyers' preferences, convictions, and actions? A) mass-market advertising B) sales promotion C) segmented advertising D) personal selling E) public relations

D

Which of the following statements is true about personal communication channels? A) A magazine advertisement exemplifies the use of a personal communication channel. B) All personal communication channels are directly controlled by a company. C) Personal communication channels do not allow sending and receiving of feedback. D) Word-of-mouth influence uses a personal communication channel. E) A billboard message exemplifies the use of a personal communication channel.

D

While developing an effective integrated communication, once the target audience has been defined, marketers must do all these steps EXCEPT ________. A) determine the desired response B) collect feedback C) choose the media through which to send a message D) identify potential distractions E) design a message

D

While using integrated marketing communications, the communications process should start with a(n) ________. A) advertising strategy B) competitive-parity analysis C) long-term public relations plan D) audit of all potential customer touch points E) strategy for implementing a social media presence

D

________ consists of strong short-term incentives that invite and reward quick responses from customers. A) Public relations B) Personal selling C) Advertising D) Sales promotion E) Direct marketing

D

Display media includes ________. A) newspapers B) magazines C) television D) company Web sites E) billboards

E

Integrated marketing communications require a company's mass-market advertisements, Web site, e-mail, and personal selling communications to all have ________. A) equal portions of the advertising budget B) independent communications directors C) separate marketing objectives D) the same target audience E) the same brand message, look, and feel

E

The decision to use an NBA star player to communicate the desirability of Nike basketball shoes represents the ________ process of the communication model. A) sourcing B) messaging C) acknowledging D) decoding E) encoding

E

Which of the following advertising slogans most likely represents a two-sided argument? A) Breakfast of champions B) Good to the last drop C) A diamond is forever D) The ultimate driving machine E) The next big thing is already here

E

Which of the following is a specialized and highly targeted media selection that an advertiser might use to reach smaller customer segments? A) radio B) magazines C) newspapers D) network television E) online social networks

E

A consumer is reading a magazine with an advertisement, but due to a loud sound he is distracted from reading the advertisement and is not able to grasp its key points. In the context of the communication process, this unplanned static or distortion is called ________. A) noise B) encoding C) feedback D) response E) decoding

A