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Amazon.com, a successful online retailer, manages an extensive customer database that is used to determine which products are suggested to each customer. Some data are collected from the customer; other data are collected from the businesses where purchases are made. Which of the following customer data are typically collected by Amazon through tracking transactions?


A) lifestyles
B) price
C) demographics
D) media use
E) Tax ID numbers

F) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

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The promotion-to-sales ratio is a measure used in the ________ budgeting approach.


A) competitive parity
B) all-you-can-afford
C) percentage of sales
D) objective and task
E) linear forecast

F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

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Managers often use the promotion-to-sales ratio on their marketing dashboards to assess how effective the integrated marketing communications program expenditures were at generating


A) sales.
B) customer satisfaction.
C) profits.
D) promotional sustainability.
E) CPM.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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The first decision in developing the promotion program is to


A) set the budget.
B) state the mission.
C) identify the target audience.
D) select the appeal.
E) select the media.

F) None of the above
G) D) and E)

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A budgeting method that allocates funds to a promotion as a percentage of past or anticipated sales, in terms of either dollars or units sold, is referred to as ________ budgeting.


A) percentage of sales
B) competitive parity
C) all-you-can-afford
D) objective and task
E) linear forecast

F) B) and D)
G) None of the above

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Which of these promotional elements has the highest cost per contact or exposure?


A) advertising
B) personal selling
C) sales promotion
D) publicity
E) public service announcements

F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

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  Figure 18-2 -To communicate with consumers, a company can use one or more of five promotion alternatives. In Figure 18-2 above, the promotional element labeled D represents A)  advertising. B)  personal selling. C)  public relations. D)  sales promotion. E)  direct marketing. Figure 18-2 -To communicate with consumers, a company can use one or more of five promotion alternatives. In Figure 18-2 above, the promotional element labeled D represents


A) advertising.
B) personal selling.
C) public relations.
D) sales promotion.
E) direct marketing.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

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When employing a push strategy, a manufacturer


A) advertises a great deal to its wholesalers, retailers, and ultimate consumers with the use of nationwide advertising campaigns.
B) directs the promotional mix to channel members to gain their cooperation in ordering and stocking the product.
C) forces a retailer to promote its products by placing national ads in local newspapers.
D) directs its efforts in the form of advertising and sales promotions to ultimate consumers to encourage them to ask the retailer for the product.
E) directs retailers to promote one product over another to help balance fluctuations in inventory.

F) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

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The proper blend of elements in the promotion mix depends on a product's characteristics. Personal selling would most likely be used to sell


A) dog dandruff shampoo.
B) an aircraft.
C) fresh produce.
D) a bottle of soda.
E) printer paper.

F) C) and E)
G) A) and D)

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Marketers can communicate best with college students by


A) using cable TV ads since this demographic watches TV more than any other medium.
B) adding mobile media to their IMC campaigns.
C) placing ads on Sirius XM radio.
D) using "Twitter Jockeys."
E) discouraging media multitasking.

F) All of the above
G) B) and D)

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In the feedback loop, the impact the message has on the receiver's knowledge, attitude, or behaviors during the communications process is referred to as


A) feedback.
B) a field of experience.
C) noise.
D) a response.
E) a hierarchy of effects.

F) None of the above
G) A) and D)

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After watching the 30-minute infomercial on Oxy-Clean, Sarah was certain the cleaning product would remove the grape juice stain from her white carpet. In terms of the communication process, Sarah was ________ the message from Oxy-Clean.


A) integrating
B) transforming
C) translating
D) decoding
E) encoding

F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

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Promotional programs are specifically directed toward a group of prospective buyers, or


A) a source.
B) a diffuser.
C) an encoder.
D) a target audience.
E) a media channel.

F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

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"To phase out" is the promotional objective of which stage of the product life cycle?


A) decline
B) growth
C) remind
D) maturity
E) introduction

F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

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Proponents of Do-Not-Track regulations suggest that website owners that use cookies to collect information about consumers' shopping habits should only do so


A) with new customers.
B) with consumers' consent.
C) with repeat customers.
D) when new products are being offered.
E) when competitors use cookies.

F) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

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Which promotional mix alternative has the advantage of allowing the seller to see and hear the potential buyer's reaction to the message?


A) advertising
B) personal selling
C) public relations
D) sales promotion
E) publicity

F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

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Research indicates that publicity followed by advertising with the same message


A) undermines the credibility of the first message and therefore lessens its effect.
B) increases the positive response to the message.
C) increases the retention of the message but only if it is delivered by a well-known spokesperson.
D) is less effective than publicity followed by a sales promotion, such as a contest or product sample.
E) is no more effective than either used alone.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

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Sales promotion refers to


A) a short-term inducement of value offered to arouse interest in buying a product or service.
B) a single-themed IMC campaign employing multiple advertising and personal selling strategies.
C) individualized communications programs that are specifically designed with a single customer in mind because the item being sold is unique to that customer.
D) a long-term inducement of value offered to build and sustain loyal customer relationships.
E) a sequence of value inducements aimed at retaining channel members.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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The owner of a cosmetics start-up told his employees, "We had a good year, and next year looks to be even better. I'm going to raise this year's promotion budget by 4.5 percent compared to last year's. We had strong growth in sales of close to 10percent this year so I think we can do more advertising." This company is most likely using ________ budgeting.


A) percentage of sales
B) competitive parity
C) all-you-can-afford
D) objective and task
E) linear forecast

F) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

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When Procter & Gamble bought the Old Spice brand in 1990, it planned to transform the old, stagnating brand into a men's "personal-care powerhouse." The ads that P&G developed shed the older-man image and now appeal to 18- to 34-year-olds. In terms of the communication process, P&G had to ________ its idea to deliver the message to the new target market.


A) respond
B) discuss
C) decode
D) encode
E) feedback

F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

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