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Concept tests are part of which stage in the new-product process?


A) development
B) screening and evaluation
C) idea generation
D) new-product strategy development
E) business analysis

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

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When Mandy last got her drive-thru order at the fast-food restaurant,she thought the employee who helped her was cold and unfriendly.The food tasted good but was overshadowed by the employee's demeanor.Since then,Mandy often says something derogatory to her friends about the restaurant based on this single experience.This is an example of which issued associated with services?


A) intangibility
B) impressionability
C) incongruity
D) inseparability
E) inflexibility

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

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Dell used __________ to develop an online site to generate 13,464 ideas for new products and website and marketing improvements.


A) brainstorming
B) crowdsourcing
C) group think
D) outsourcing
E) data mining

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

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Parallel development,involving the simultaneous development of both the product and the production process,is the responsibility of __________.


A) cross-functional teams
B) the marketing department
C) research and development engineers
D) product managers
E) top management

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

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Thirsty Dog! is a zesty beef-flavored,vitamin-enriched,mineral-loaded,lightly carbonated bottled water for your dog.It might have been a great product,but competition over shelf space was fierce and the product could not generate enough sales per square foot for retailers.The makers of this product had


A) poor product quality.
B) no economical access to buyers.
C) an insignificant point of difference.
D) incomplete market and product protocol.
E) poor execution of the marketing mix.

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

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There are five key dimensions of service quality:


A) reliability,responsiveness,competence,courtesy,and empathy.
B) knowledge,responsiveness,respect,diligence,and honesty.
C) honesty,respect,empathy,reliability,and diligence.
D) reliability,competence,alacrity,fairness,and product knowledge.
E) reliability,tangibility,responsiveness,assurance,and empathy.

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

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Which of the following activities are accomplished during the development stage for services?


A) developing off-peak pricing strategies
B) using fast prototyping to improve the initial design
C) ensuring that employees have the commitment and skills to meet customers' expectations and sustain their loyalty
D) using capacity management models to match service availability with consumers' needs
E) analyzing the sequence of service encounters

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

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Raw materials,such as grain or lumber as well as assemblies or parts,are referred to as


A) production goods.
B) components.
C) accessories.
D) support products.
E) raw assemblies.

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

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Sandy needs to have her car repaired.She is a member of the American Automobile Association (AAA) and knows that they evaluate car repair shops.Furthermore,the shop she is considering displays the AAA seal of approval.It also is clean and organized.She believes this is a good way to predict the quality of the service she will receive.Sandy bases her opinion of car repair shops on the basis of which service quality dimension?


A) assurance
B) tangibility (tangibles)
C) reliability
D) responsiveness
E) empathy

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

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The dimension of service quality called __________ is the ability to perform the promised service dependably and accurately.


A) reliability
B) assurance
C) accuracy
D) responsiveness
E) empathy

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

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  -When Heinz introduced its new EZ Squirt Ketchup bottle (see the photo above) ,the degree of  newness  for the consumer would make this a A) continuous innovation. B) discontinuous innovation. C) dynamically continuous innovation. D) spontaneous innovation. E) continuous invention. -When Heinz introduced its new EZ Squirt Ketchup bottle (see the photo above) ,the degree of "newness" for the consumer would make this a


A) continuous innovation.
B) discontinuous innovation.
C) dynamically continuous innovation.
D) spontaneous innovation.
E) continuous invention.

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

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In the early 1900s,your great-great-grandfather probably purchased his first automobile.After years of driving a horse and buggy,he got in his new car and drove it into his new garage.The new automobile was an example of a


A) continuous innovation.
B) dynamically continuous innovation.
C) disruptive improvement.
D) discontinuous innovation.
E) evolutionary innovation.

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

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Market testing refers to


A) exposing actual products to prospective consumers under realistic purchase conditions to see if they will buy.
B) making sales and profit projections on prototype products to make go-no-go decisions.
C) conducting marketing research among a sample of consumers in the target market to determine which version of a new-product concept is deemed the best.
D) independently run comparison tests with similar products currently in the marketplace to determine which one performs best.
E) conducting safety tests to determine whether the new product meets the established requirements when it isn't used as planned.

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

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  -The various 3M products in the photo above can be classified as a A) market grouping. B) product mix. C) product class. D) marketing mix. E) SKU line. -The various 3M products in the photo above can be classified as a


A) market grouping.
B) product mix.
C) product class.
D) marketing mix.
E) SKU line.

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

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Open innovation may enhance the __________ stage of the new-product process.


A) open innovation
B) screening and evaluation
C) product development
D) new-product strategy development
E) idea generation

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

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To help consumers assess and compare its airline service,Frontier Airlines uses personable animal characters in its advertising to announce and describe benefits,such as leather seats and "stretch" seating,to help deal with the


A) incongruity of the service.
B) inseparability of the service.
C) intangibility of the service.
D) inflexibility of the service.
E) interdependence of the service.

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

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The most expensive stage in the new-product process for most products and services is


A) commercialization.
B) screening and evaluation.
C) business analysis.
D) development.
E) market testing.

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

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The New York Times calls Marissa Mayer the "__________" of Google's home page,the one person who "controls the look,feel,and functionality of the Internet's most heavily trafficked search engine."


A) Einstein
B) Hillary Clinton
C) gatekeeper
D) Picasso
E) CEO

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

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New-product strategy development refers to


A) the stage of the new-product process where specific product features and benefits are selected prior creating a new-product prototype.
B) the stage of the new-product process that defines the strategic role for a new product in terms of the firm's overall objectives.
C) a formalized protocol for new product development determined by director of marketing.
D) the process of presenting cross-functional teams with a written new-product concept statement and asking them to respond to it in writing.
E) the stage of the new-product process that turns the idea on paper into a prototype,which results in a demonstrable,producible product corresponding to its protocol.

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

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Newman's Own is a company that gives all of its profits to charities.The company produces popcorn,salsa,pasta sauce,and salad dressings under the Newman's Own brand name.These product lines comprise the company's


A) product mix.
B) stock keeping units.
C) product category.
D) product class.
E) marketing category.

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

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