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Which of the following forms of direct marketing has the highest response rate?


A) direct mail
B) e-mail
C) paid search
D) telemarketing
E) advertising

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Pharmaceutical companies now spend more than $3.8 billion annually on __________ prescription drug advertising to complement traditional personal selling and free samples directed only at doctors.


A) consumer integrated
B) doctor cohort
C) informational DVD
D) direct-to-consumer
E) customized on-line

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__________ are the result of organizations' efforts to create profiles of customers so that direct marketing tools, such as e-mail and catalogs, can be directed at specific customers.


A) Databases
B) Direct order fulfillments
C) Lead generations
D) First-mover advantages
E) Direct order consignments

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Which of the following is a strength of publicity?


A) Publicity can receive immediate feedback.
B) Publicity can provide the target audience with complex information.
C) Publicity can prepare messages quickly.
D) Publicity is an efficient means for reaching large numbers of people.
E) Publicity is often the most credible source in the consumer's mind.

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In the hierarchy of effects, interest refers to


A) the consumer's ability to recognize and remember the product or brand name.
B) the consumer's appraisal of the product or brand on important attributes.
C) an increase in the consumer's desire to learn about some of the features of the product or brand.
D) a favorable experience on the first trial, resulting in the consumer's repeated purchase and use of the product or brand.
E) the consumer's first actual purchase and use of the product or brand.

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With respect to a product for which a promotional mix is being developed, risk


A) refers to the degree of service or support required after the sale.
B) refers to the technical sophistication of the product and hence the amount of understanding required to use it.
C) in a product means there should be less emphasis on personal selling.
D) can be assessed in terms of financial, social, and physical aspects.
E) is irrelevant.

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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.

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The National Do Not Call Registry was created to give Americans a tool for maintaining their privacy on home telephone lines. More than __________ percent of all households are registered.


A) 95
B) 90
C) 80
D) 70
E) 30

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The marketing professor wanted to do everything possible to ensure that her students understood her lectures. Accordingly, she used examples of marketing activities that most students were familiar with. For example, the professor discussed the marketing exchanges between students and grocers, college bookstores, convenience stores, and clothiers. The examples used by the professor were her attempt to __________ her message to encourage better understanding on the part of her students.


A) create common ground for
B) create noise in
C) effectively decode
D) develop a mutually shared field of experience with
E) back translate

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Each year, advertisers spend millions of dollars during the US Super Bowl football game broadcast. These marketers hope to reach the millions of sports enthusiasts tuned into the NFL's greatest spectacle. Unfortunately, during the advertisements, many viewers might dash to the kitchen for a sandwich and a soda and do not see or hear the persuasive promotional messages of the advertisers. The desire for food and drink is an example of __________, which inhibits effective communication.


A) distraction
B) diversion
C) ineffective encoding
D) information overload
E) noise

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A small agrichemical laboratory with a very small marketing budget develops a seed that produces grass that grows two inches high and no higher. Which promotional element should it use to communicate its discovery?


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

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By taking consumer expectations into consideration, integrated marketing communications (IMC) is a key element in a company's __________ strategy.


A) generic business
B) retail life cycle
C) market segmentation
D) sustainable development
E) customer experience management

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Advertising, personal selling, sales promotion, public relations, and direct marketing are marketing communications alternatives that make up a firm's


A) cooperative advertising.
B) marketing mix.
C) media strategy.
D) promotional mix.
E) communication source.

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The marketing manager from a heavy-equipment manufacturer in Dallas, Texas, was attending an international trade show in Japan. There were many prospective customers from different countries who seemed interested in the firm's product. However, they had difficulty following the manager's explanations of product features due to his heavy Texas drawl. In this case, the accent would be considered


A) an encoding error.
B) a decoding error.
C) culture shock.
D) noise.
E) distortion.

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The second stage in the hierarchy of effects is


A) interest.
B) awareness.
C) involvement.
D) trial.
E) evaluation.

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Traffic generation is


A) the outcome of an offer designed to motivate people to visit a business.
B) the result of offers that contain all the information necessary for a prospective buyer to make a decision to purchase and complete the transaction.
C) direct communication with consumers to generate a response in the form of an order, a request for further information, or a visit to a retail outlet.
D) the result of a direct marketing offer designed to generate interest in a product or service and a request for additional information.
E) an increase in the amount of foot traffic in a retail establishment that coincides with a new advertising campaign.

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Ann recently saw an ad for Claritin, a medicine perfect for counteracting her allergy symptoms. She immediately went to the store to purchase the product. In terms of the communication process, the Claritin ad created


A) a stimulus.
B) an exposure.
C) a field of experience.
D) a subconscious impulse.
E) a response.

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In the prepurchase stage of the consumer purchase decision process, which promotional element is most important?


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

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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

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A nonpersonal, indirectly paid presentation of an organization, product, or service that can take the form of a news story, editorial, or product announcement is referred to as


A) direct sales.
B) publicity.
C) direct marketing.
D) a public service announcement.
E) personal selling.

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