MKT 571 Week 6 Quiz ~ ( Latest Syllabus - Perfect Tutorial - Score 21/21 For Sure )

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1.  A PR practitioner may be subject to conspiracy in these situations: when the practitioner participates in illegal action, counsels or guides the illegal policy, takes part in it, or 

[removed]unknowingly works with a corrupt agency

[removed]imagines illegal policy may occur

[removed]uncovers illegal action

[removed]cooperates to further illegal action

2.  A Gucci bag sells for $120 in Italy and $240 in the United States due to the differences in the costs of distributing the product in the two countries. This phenomenon is called a(n) 

[removed]tactical pricing problem

[removed]price escalation problem

[removed]opportunity cost problem

[removed]market pricing problem

3.  Marketing effectiveness rating instruments and marketing audits are approaches to 

[removed]annual-plan control

[removed]efficiency control

[removed]profitability control

[removed]strategic control

4.  Which of the following is likely to be an important trend in marketing in the future?

[removed]Mass marketing

[removed]Manual marketing

[removed]Marketing science

[removed]Marketing intuition

5.  Which of the following is an example of a distribution metric used for measuring the performance of marketing plans?

[removed]Stock cover in days

[removed]Effective reach

[removed]Customer acquisition

[removed]Market share

6.  To protect a creative work from being published in any other manner, a company or author would ____________ the material. 

[removed]patent

[removed]freelance

[removed]trademark

[removed]copyright

7.  The marketing audit reviews six components of the overall marketing arena including the marketing environment, marketing strategy, marketing organization, marketing systems, marketing productivity and 

[removed]marketing function

[removed]marketing mix

[removed]marketing development

[removed]marketing control

8.  Rising customer expectations, evolving employee goals and ambitions, and tighter government legislation and pressure are driving companies to 

[removed]manage shorter supply chains

[removed]operate flatter organizations

[removed]operate leaner manufacturing facilities

[removed]practice a higher level of corporate social responsibility

9.  The purpose of strategic control is to

[removed]evaluate and improve the spending efficiency and impact of marketing expenditures

[removed]examine where the company is making and losing money

[removed]examine whether the company is pursuing its best opportunities with respect to markets, products, and channels

[removed]understand the efficiency of the sales force, advertising, sales promotion, and distribution

10.Cadbury's "Sports for Schools" promotion offered sports and fitness equipment for schools in exchange for vouchers. The problem was that the public and media saw a perverse incentive for children to eat more chocolate, a product associated with obesity. Which of the following best summarizes Cadbury's problem?

[removed]Consumers did not value the cause Cadbury was promoting.

[removed]Customers felt that the cause was not in sync with the company’s brand image.

[removed]Customers questioned the link between the product and the cause and saw the firm as self-serving and exploitive.

[removed]Consumers resented being sold an inferior product on the back of a cause-marketing program.

11.Which of the following refers to the ability to meet humanity's needs without harming future generations?

[removed]Scalability

[removed]Sustainability

[removed]Greenwashing

[removed]Ecological footprinting

12.A marketing audit is typically best conducted by a(n)

[removed]internal department

[removed]outside consultant

[removed]self-audit

[removed]internal marketing executive

13.Which of the following is an example of a communication metric used for measuring the performance of marketing plans?

[removed]Response rate

[removed]Sales growth

[removed]Trial rate

[removed]New customer gains

14.A ________ is a comprehensive, systematic, independent, and periodic examination of a company's or business unit's marketing environment, objectives, strategies, and activities, with a view to determining problem areas and opportunities and recommending a plan of action to improve the company's marketing performance.

[removed]marketing audit

[removed]marketing metric

[removed]marketing plan

[removed]market-based scorecard analysis

15.Straight extension of the product means 

[removed]introducing a customized product to the foreign market with a new marketing strategy

[removed]introducing the product to the foreign market without any changes to the product

[removed]introducing a customized product to the foreign market with existing marketing strategy

[removed]introducing the product to the foreign market with major changes to the product

16.Your firm has decided to enter the international market with your product called Trema, a combination of a pocket organizer and cell phone. Even though the product has been a huge success in the home country, market research suggests some changes may be required before it can be introduced in Europe. Your CMO is of the opinion that the product requires certain extra features and the product will also have to be marketed differently. Your CMO is advocating 

[removed]dual adaptation

[removed]product standardization

[removed]straight extension

[removed]forward adaptation

17.The purpose of profitability control is to

[removed]evaluate and improve the spending efficiency and impact of marketing expenditures

[removed]examine whether the company is pursuing its best opportunities with respect to markets, products, and channels

[removed]understand the efficiency of the sales force, advertising, sales promotion, and distribution

[removed]examine where the company is making and losing money

18.Which characteristic of a marketing audit is described by the methodical evaluation of the macro- and micromarketing environments, objectives and strategies, system, and activities? 

[removed]Independent

[removed]Systematic

[removed]Comprehensive

[removed]Periodic

19.______ is an obligation to act in a way expected of a reasonable person. 

[removed]Liability

[removed]Reliance

[removed]Litigation

[removed]Duty

20.________ is the process by which firms assess the effects of their marketing activities and programs and make necessary changes and adjustments.

[removed]Market watch

[removed]Marketing control

[removed]Test marketing

[removed]Marketing implementation

21.Which of the following is true regarding a marketing audit? 

[removed]It relies on feedback from company managers for data and opinions.

[removed]It identifies the most-needed improvements and incorporates them into a corrective-action plan with short- and long-run steps.

[removed]It focuses on analysis of those marketing activities that have failed to produce adequate results.

[removed]It focuses on a firm’s macromarketing environment.