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Consumer decisions regarding the products they buy are often influenced by their nationality, religion, or ethnic origin. Marketers realize that the consumer decision-making process is impacted by the consumers'


A) subcultures.
B) four Ps.
C) cognitive behaviors.
D) market position.

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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________ is the activity, set of institutions, and processes for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners, and society at large.


A) Selling
B) Advertising
C) Marketing
D) Mixing markets

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following describes a process in which marketers present an accurate description of a new product to potential customers and ask if they find the idea appealing?


A) prototype testing
B) concept testing
C) test marketing
D) competitive benchmarking

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following statements is most consistent with today's views on effective marketing?


A) "There's a sucker born every minute."
B) "Find out what your competition does and do it better."
C) "A good promotional campaign can sell anything."
D) "Learn about your customers and exceed their expectations."

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

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Firms adopting a relationship marketing strategy view technology and social media as a(n)


A) promising technique to expand to a mass market.
B) threat to the effective and efficient implementation of their strategy.
C) tool with limited value because many people are reluctant to place orders or send information electronically.
D) increased opportunity to personalize marketing campaigns to meet customer needs.

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

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Because accurate and timely market information is vital to a firm's success, businesses should budget whatever it takes to get the best data available.

A) True
B) False

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The purpose of market segmentation is to identify the features of a product that will appeal to as many customers as possible.

A) True
B) False

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Exploring ________ data first helps marketers minimize marketing research costs.


A) focus group
B) personal interview
C) primary
D) secondary

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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Contacting customers after a sale to reassure them that they made the right decision is intended to offset


A) reverse satisfaction.
B) cognitive dissonance.
C) doubt resolution.
D) relationship conflict.

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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Unlike advertising, which is part of the promotional component of the marketing mix, personal selling is considered to be part of the distribution function.

A) True
B) False

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Marketers are concerned with selling goods and services, and therefore are not involved in designing the products their firm will sell.

A) True
B) False

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Because consumers differ in age, education, income, and tastes, companies will be more likely to succeed if they target a segment of a market and develop goods and services specially tailored to that group.

A) True
B) False

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The two major types of markets in business are the consumer market and the government market.

A) True
B) False

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________ consists of information that has already been researched by others and is published in journals or books, or has been made available online.


A) Primary data
B) Secondary data
C) Pre-coded information
D) Technical data

E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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The final step of the marketing research process involves selecting from several alternative strategies, and performing follow-up research to see if results were as expected.

A) True
B) False

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Environmental scanning is a green concept that involves the tracking of pollution generated by a firm and its impact on society.

A) True
B) False

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A focus group consists of a small group of people who meet, under the direction of a discussion leader, to communicate their opinions about an organization, its products, or other issues.

A) True
B) False

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With careful attention to controlling costs and quality, businesses can successfully satisfy consumers with a standardized product for different markets.

A) True
B) False

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The four elements of the marketing mix are product, production, price, and predictability.

A) True
B) False

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The business philosophy of "produce as much as you can because there is a limitless market" is consistent with which of the following marketing eras?


A) production era
B) selling era
C) marketing era
D) customer relationship era

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

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