Quiz 3

5) 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) full-service retailer B) limited-service retailer C) self-service retailer D) specialty store E) superstore

A) full-service retailer

2) ________ includes all the activities involved in selling products or services directly to final consumers for their personal, nonbusiness use. A) Franchising B) Retailing C) Brokering D) Wholesaling E) Disintermediation

B) Retailing

6) Competitive parity and task methods are considered when making decisions about ________. A) sales objectives B) budget C) message structure D) media selection E) message effectiveness

B) budget

14) A ________ is a layer of intermediaries that performs some work in bringing the product and its ownership closer to the final buyer. A) product platform B) channel level C) resource bank D) contact center E) customer franchise

B) channel level

10) News conferences, press tours, and grand openings are examples of ________, a type of tool commonly used by public relations professionals. A) public service activities B) special events C) social networking D) development E) investor relations

B) special events

17) McDonald's, Subway, and Jiffy Lube are all examples of ________. A) voluntary chains B) retailer cooperatives C) franchises D) category killers E) power centers

C) franchises

13) Which of the following are the three characteristics that an advertising appeal should have? A) engaging, informative, and stylish B) trendy, compelling, and appealing C) meaningful, believable, and distinctive D) unique, emotional, and entertaining E) humorous, memorable, and interesting

C) meaningful, believable, and distinctive

12) Daizy's is a shop that carries only plus-size clothing. According to this information, Daizy's differentiates itself from its competitors based on ________. A) service mix B) pricing C) product assortment D) store atmosphere E) distribution strategy

C) product assortment

11) Encouraging customers to switch brands is most likely the objective of ________ advertising. A) informative B) reminder C) covert D) persuasive E) institutional

D) persuasive

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

D) response

16) A(n) ________ marketing system consists of producers, wholesalers, and retailers acting as a unified system. A) horizontal B) communal C) multitiered D) vertical E) equilateral

D) vertical

18) A ________ is a group of retail businesses built on a site that is planned, developed, owned, and managed as a unit. A) warehouse club B) franchise C) shopping center D) supermarket E) hypermarket

C) shopping center

9) Home Depot and PetSmart are examples of ________. A) factory outlets B) warehouse clubs C) superstores D) off-price retailers E) category killers

E) category killers

8) 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) consumer

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

E) deliver a clear, consistent, and compelling message

4) Kathy Champe, a public relations specialist for a regional chain of pharmacies, regularly contacts members of the local and statewide media with information about community events and charity fundraisers sponsored by her company. This is an example of the ________ function of public relations. A) press relations B) product publicity C) investor relations D) lobbying E) development

A) press relations

20) Which major promotion category uses catalogs, direct mail, e-mail, mobile marketing and social media? A) sales promotion B) direct and digital marketing C) horizontal diversification D) public relations E) advertising

B) direct and digital marketing

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

C) advertising

3) 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) marketing channel

21) 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; digital marketing E) viral marketing; word-of-mouth marketing

D) mass marketing; digital marketing

7) The decisions about impact and engagement of an advertisement fall into the category of ________ decisions. A) sales objectives B) budget C) message D) media E) advertising evaluations

D) media

19) 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 and digital marketing D) public relations E) advertising

D) public relations