During a sales interview, Jim says "Harley Davidson" when the interviewer asks him to name a brand of American motorcycles. In this scenario, Jim is exhibiting _____.
The profit earned by a product is at its lowest during the _____ stage of the product life cycle.
What should a firm do to create a sustainable advantage based on product excellence?
Pluto Inc. runs a television and radio advertising campaign which involves several celebrities with the aim of creating a emotionally appealing to its customers. In this scenario, Pluto Inc. is using _____ media.
Tim, a musician, was embroiled in an online dispute with an airline company. Tim alleged that his guitar was manhandled by the staff and therefore he set up a blog and released two videos in order to convince others not to use the airline. Which stage of the 4E framework is seen in this scenario?
When Lily, a travel agent, she sells an expensive vacation package, she encourages the customer to buy travel insurance, which provides reimbursement in case of trip cancellation due to illness or another emergency. Jordana is trying to reduce her customers'_____ risk.
Maya Designs is an interior design firm that specializes in designing office spaces. Which of the following is an ethical business practice, but not a corporate responsibility program at Maya?
Which of the following activities is part of the place aspect of the marketing mix?
A Macy's manager designs the casual clothing department such that one of Macy's private label pairs of jeans, priced at $24.99, is positioned next to a national brand of jeans, such as Levis, priced at $39.99. What is the manager attempting to accomplish?
BlueGreen Tech is conducting market research to discover potential customers who might be interested in its products. The company will also survey its existing customers to identify ways of selling them additional products from its product line. At which stage of the customer relationship management process is BlueGreen?
_____ is a communication used to prompt repurchases, especially for products that have gained market acceptance and are in the maturity stage of their life cycle.
Mars Clothing offers a ""buy one, get one free"" offer on select clothing items and a 20 percent discount on all perfumes. These type of offers are known as a(n)
Casey Toys, a toy company, deliberately prints a high price label on its products so that stores can sell its products at seemingly huge discounts. Casey is violating the ethical norm of _____ in the AMA Statement of Ethics.
The process of dividing the market into groups of customers with different needs, wants, or characteristics—who therefore might appreciate products or services geared especially for them—is called _____.
What is the net promoter score of a company that has 6,431 promoters and 2,801 passives in survey conducted of 12,000 customers?
In the hierarchy of needs water, food, rest, and shelter would be considered _____ needs.
Stitch, a bespoke designer boutique, in Florida, caters to over 150 customers every month. The customers usually choose and purchase fabric at the same store and depend on an in-house tailor's recommendations for purchasing the right amount of fabric. If the employees of Stitch overestimate the amount of fabric required or overcharge customers for fabric, they will be violating the value of _____ in the AMA Statement of Ethics.
Hanna is buying a wedding dress and chooses one that is beyond her budget. However, she notices that the dress fits her well and comes with a money-back guarantee. Despite the higher cost, she decides to purchase the dress due to the trade-off between cost and perceived value. In this scenario Hanna is exhibiting the _____ rule.
Which of the following is the function of programs and PSA's in the PR context?
EightBuy.com is an online retail store that offers a special discount on every eighth item that a customer purchases from the store. The website has over 100 pages and the home page of the website is the most viewed page, at 1 million views per day. If EightBuy.com attracts 400,000 unique visitors per day, what is the number of impressions of its home page?
Candy bars should most likely be sold using which type of target market coverage?
What is the variable cost of a product if the fixed costs associated with it total $6,000, the break even point is 300 units, and selling price is $45?
Ricardo buys a dental care kit from Sobreno's, a retail store. The kit contains mouthwash, toothpaste, floss, tongue cleaner, and toothbrush in individual boxes with the manufacturers' labeling. The mouthwash comes in a 50-ounce bottle, the toothpaste in a 4-ounce tube, the floss in a small pack, and the tongue cleaner and toothbrush in anti-bacterial wraps. Which of the following from the scenario is a primary package?
EZ, a manufacturer of electronic appliances, manufactures sandwich toasters, waffle makers, and sandwich-waffle makers. Recently, EZ reduced the price of sandwich-waffle makers by 20%. This increased the sales of sandwich-waffle makers by 20% and reduced the sale of sandwich toasters by 30% and waffle makers by 25%. Which of the following is true of this scenario?
What is the revenue share of requirements of a brand that sells $80,000 worth of its product and whose customers buy $200,000 worth of products in the same product category?
A seller's costs are usually determined during or after a product is made, with a specified percentage or dollar amount added to the cost to establish a price. In this case, the organization is using _____ pricing.
In _____ companies initially develop products for niche or underdeveloped markets, and then expand them into their original or home markets.
CL Corp. buys stationery supplies from Sharpe Inc. on a large scale and sells smaller quantities to several stationery stores around the country. In this scenario, CL Corp. is an example of a _____.
Novel Electronics sold 400 Technova smartphones in the first week of October 2013 at a price of $250 per unit. The following week, it reduced the price to $230 per unit and it saw sales increase by 20%. What is the price elasticity of demand of Technova smartphones?
_____ represent the collective conception of what communities find desirable, important and morally proper.
A(n) _____ is a broad description of a firm’s objectives and the scope of activities it plans to undertake, and attempts to answer two main questions: What type of business are we? What do we need to do to accomplish our goals and objectives?
Mars Inc., a retailer, maintains strong relationships with its suppliers. It has a strong supply chain and the company motto is ""We never miss our delivery dates."" In this scenario, Mars Inc. is achieving sustainable competitive advantage through a strategy of _____ excellence.
Which of the following would a firm be likely to do at the implementation stage of its marketing strategy?