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Marketing Basics

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Learning that occurs when a stimulus eliciting a response is paired with another stimulus that initially does not elicit a response over time because of its association with the first stimulus






2. The first segment (2.5%) of a population to adopt a new product






3. A theory of leaning that stresses the importance of internal mental processes and that view people as problem solvers - who actively use information from the world around them to master their environment






4. The physical good or the delivered service that supplies the desired benefit






5. A manager who is responsible for developing and implementing the marketing plan for all the brands and products within a product category






6. Costs involved in using a product






7. A new product that does not reach expectations for success - failing to reach sales objectives set






8. Basic or necessary items that are available almost everywhere






9. A good or service with unique characteristics that are important to the buyer and for which the buyer will devote significant effort to acquire






10. A flexible pricing strategy that reflects what individual customers are willing to pay






11. A market with broadly similar needs and sellers offering various - often divers - ways of satisfying those needs






12. Buying - selling - transporting - storing - standardization and grading - financing - risk taking - and market information






13. A two step process of naming brand product markets and segmenting these broad products markets in order to select target markets and develop suitable marketing mixes






14. Costs of production that do not change with the number of units produced






15. In the context of product diffusion - the point when a product's sales spike from a slow climb to an unprecedented new level - often accompanied by a steep price decline






16. Aim at one or more homogeneous segments and try to develop different marketing mix for each






17. A price-setting method based on estimated of demand at different prices






18. A firm's total product offering designed to satisfy a single need or desire of target customers






19. A marketing mix is tailored to fit some specific target customers






20. The practice of exchanging a good or service for another good or service of like value






21. A product that consumers perceive to be new and different form existing products






22. Selling two or more goods or services as a single package for one price






23. The process by which the use of a product spreads throughout the population






24. A homogeneous group of customers who will respond to a marketing mix in a similiar way






25. Charging a very high - premium price for a new product






26. The process involved when individuals or groups select - purchase - use - and dispose of goods - services - ideas - or experiences to satisfy their needs and desires






27. A survey of a firm's sales force regarding anticipated sales in their territories for a specified period.






28. A group within a society whose members share a distinctive set of beliefs - characteristics - or common experiences






29. The marketing mix is distinct from and better than what is available from a competitor






30. The value that customers give up - or exchange - to obtain a desired product






31. A survey of customers regarding the types and quantities of products they intend to buy during a specific period






32. Discounts based only on the quantity purchased in individual orders






33. Identifies and lists the firms strengths and weaknesses and its opportunities and threats






34. A pricing tactic in which a firm adds a standard shipping charge to the price for all customers regardless the location






35. The division of a market according to benefits that consumers want from the product






36. All the benefits the product will provide for consumers or business customers






37. A consumer good or service that is usually low-prices - widely available - and purchase frequently with a minimum comparison and effort






38. An organizational unit that focuses on some product markets and is treated as a separate profit center






39. Sales forecasts prepared by experts such as economists - management consultants - advertising executives - college professors - or other persons outside the firm






40. The actual interaction between the customer and the service provider






41. Goods that a business customer consumes in a relatively short time






42. A strategy where prices are set significantly higher than competing brands






43. Number of babies born per 1000 people fluctuated greatly in last 65 years






44. An arrangement unique to business marketing in which two organizations agree to buy from each other






45. Sales forecasting based on the intuition of one or more executives






46. The practice of recognizing and targeting the distinctive needs and wants of one or more ethnic subcultures






47. A pricing tactic for two items that must be used together; one item is priced very low and the firm makes its profit on another - high-margin item essential to the operation of the first item






48. Collusion between suppliers responding to bid requests to lessen competition and secure higher margins






49. The percentage change in unit sales that results from a percentage change in price






50. An actual or imaginary individual or group that has significant effect on an individual's evaluations - aspirations - or behavior