ADV 201- EXAM 2 LATEST UPDATE 2025-
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
BecauseAeveryAcategoryAofAproductsAcontainsAmanyAcompetingAbrands,AitAisAcriticalAtoA__
______AyourAbrandAfromAothers.A-AcorrectAanswers-Differentiate/position
WhoAwroteAtheAbookA"Positioning,ATheABattleAforAyourAmind?"A-AcorrectAanswers-
AliAReisA&AJackATrout
WhatAwasAtheAproblemADavidADrogaAsolvedAinAtheATapAProjectA-AcorrectAanswers-
HowAtoAgetAcleanAwaterAtoAcountriesAwhereAitAisn'tAabundant
TheAStupidADrinkAis:A-AcorrectAanswers-CreatedAtoAstopAbingeAdrinking
PositioningAdescribesA-AcorrectAanswers-
theAstrategyAandAprocessAusedAinAdifferentiatingAyourAbrand
WhyAdoAweApositionAbrands?A-AcorrectAanswers-
PeopleAconcentrationAonAperceptionsAofAtheAproductAratherAthanAtheAproductAitself
BrandsAareAmoreAsuccessfulAwhenAtheyAownAuniqueApositionsAinAtheAmindsAofAconsumers
WeAcanAonlyArememberAtwoAorAthreeAbrandsAinAeachAcategory
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAaAgoodApositioningAstatementAforAHonda?A-AcorrectAanswers-
ForAaAmiddle-classAfamily,AHondaAisAtheAmostAreliableAcarAthatAyouAcanAtakeAanywhere.
InAtheA"commonAformatAforApositioningAstatements,AfillAinAtheAblanks:AFor__________,A___
_______,AisAtheA_________AthatA_____________.A-AcorrectAanswers-
TARGETAAUDIENCE,ABRAND,AFRAMEAOFAREFERENCE,ABENEFIT
"ForAtheAnewAbride,ADiorAisAtheAhighestAqualityAmake-
upAthatAmakesAyourAweddingAphotosAspectacular"AisAanAexampleAof:A-AcorrectAanswers-
AApositioningAstatement
WhatAisAaACommunicationsAbrief?A-AcorrectAanswers-
AAcommAbriefAisAtheAstageAbeforeAadvertisingAcreativeAdevelopmentAandAmediaAplanningA
canAbeAcompleted
DetailedAmapAofAspecificAmessagesAandAmediaAstrategiesAtoAcommunicateAbrand'sAmess
ageAtoAconsumers
TheAtwoAobjectivesAofAtheACommunicationsABriefAareAto:A-AcorrectAanswers-
ProvideAaAspecific,AmeasurableAgoalAandAaAspanAofAtimeAtoAachieveAit.
WhatAareAtheAsixApartsAofAaAcommunicationsAbriefAaccordingAtoAtheAbook?A-
AcorrectAanswers-Objective
TargetAAudience
Proposition
Support
Tonality
MomentsAofAReceptivity
Collaboration
, ThereAisAonlyAoneAformatAofAcommunicationsAbriefAusedAthroughoutAtheAadvertisingAindust
ryA-AcorrectAanswers-FALSE
WhatAareAtheAtwoAmostAcommonAmistakesAmadeAwhenAwritingAaAcommunicationsAobjectiv
e?A-AcorrectAanswers-Non-
specificAobjectivesAandAnoAtimeAgivenA(INACOMMABRIEFAPARTAOFAPRESENTATION)
AAwellAwrittenAtargetAaudienceAstatement:A-AcorrectAanswers-
DetailedAstatementAofAtheAdemographics,Apsychographics,AandAdeep-
seatedAemotionsAthatAareAimportantAtoAunderstandingAwhoAourAcoreAtargetAis,AandAmostAi
mportantly,AwhyAourAmessageAwillAbeArelevantAtoAthemA-
AanswersAWHOAintendedAtargetAisAforAtheAadvertising
NameAthreeAsourcesAofAsecondaryAresearchAweAcanAfindAtargetAmarketAinformationA-
AcorrectAanswers-ConsumerAmotivations,Aattitudes,AandAdeepAemotionalAfeelings
TheApropositionAis:A-AcorrectAanswers-AAsingleAsentenceA--
AwhatAtheAadvertisingAwillAactuallyAattemptAtoAcommunicateAwhichAyouAbelieveAwillAhelpAyo
urAtargetAaudienceAchangeAhis/herAmindAaboutAyourAproductAandAchooseAit.
WhatAisAaAwomanA18-49?A-AcorrectAanswers-AAbadAtargetAmarket/AaAdemographic
TheAreasonAyouAwriteAtargetAmarketsAasAaAsingleAindividualApeopleAis:A-AcorrectAanswers-
YouAwantAtoAdescribeAaAsingleApersonA--AhaveAyourAteamAsayA"IAknowAthisAperson"
Let'sAtryAthisAoneAagain...AtheAlargestAdemographicAminorityAinAAmericaAis:A-
AcorrectAanswers-men
ShouldAtheACampbellAfamilyAspendA$7,000AonAaADisneyAvacation?A-AcorrectAanswers-
Yes,AlastAtimeAtheyAwillAbeAtogether
WhatAisAtheAroleAofAtheA"support"AinAaAcommunicationAbrief?A-AcorrectAanswers-
youAhaveAtoAgiveAconsumersAaAreasonA(orAreasons)AtoAbelieveAthatAtheAbenefitAyouAareAhig
hlightingAinAyourAad,AorAcampaign,AisAactuallyAtrue.AThisAsectionAprovidesAtheAproof.
HelpsAdefineAwhatAmakesAtheirAimageAuniqueA--AWhyAshouldAtheyAbelieveAus?
MomentsAofAReceptivity?A-AcorrectAanswers-
IdentificationsAofAtheAbestAtimes,AplacesAand/orAspecificAmindsetsAthatAareAappropriateAforA
theAtargetAtoA"hear"AourAmessageA(i.e,AnotAjustAtoAseeAit,AbutAtoAabsorbAit).
AccordingAtoABrianAStout,AwhatAareAtheAcharacteristicsAofAanAeffectiveAstrategist?A-
AcorrectAanswers-
Inspiring,APersuasive,ACurious,Afocused,Avisionary,Aconfident,AaAgoodAstoryAteller
MediaAPlanningAisAthe:A-AcorrectAanswers-
processAofAdecidingAwhichAmediaAtoAuse,AandAwhichAonesAtoAignore.
TheAmostAcommonAwayAofAsettingAanAadvertisingAbudgetAis:A-AcorrectAanswers-
PercentageAofASalesAMethod:AAAsimpleAwayAtoAdevelopAanAadvertisingAbudgetAisAtoAsetAaA
certainApercentageAofAyourApast,AcurrentAorAanticipatedAsalesArevenueAasideAforAadvertisin
g.
WhatAcompanyAisAtheAlargestAadvertiserAinAtheAworld?A-AcorrectAanswers-
ProcterA&AGambleACo.
TheAmostAadvertisedAUSAbrandAis:A-AcorrectAanswers-Geico
HowAmuchATVAdoesAtheAaverageApersonAoverA15AyearsAofAageAwatchAperAday?A-
AcorrectAanswers-2.5AhrsAorA5.1AhrsAidk
TheAlargestAadvertisingAagencyAholdingAcompanyAinAtheAworldAisA-AcorrectAanswers-
GroupAMA(WPP)
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
BecauseAeveryAcategoryAofAproductsAcontainsAmanyAcompetingAbrands,AitAisAcriticalAtoA__
______AyourAbrandAfromAothers.A-AcorrectAanswers-Differentiate/position
WhoAwroteAtheAbookA"Positioning,ATheABattleAforAyourAmind?"A-AcorrectAanswers-
AliAReisA&AJackATrout
WhatAwasAtheAproblemADavidADrogaAsolvedAinAtheATapAProjectA-AcorrectAanswers-
HowAtoAgetAcleanAwaterAtoAcountriesAwhereAitAisn'tAabundant
TheAStupidADrinkAis:A-AcorrectAanswers-CreatedAtoAstopAbingeAdrinking
PositioningAdescribesA-AcorrectAanswers-
theAstrategyAandAprocessAusedAinAdifferentiatingAyourAbrand
WhyAdoAweApositionAbrands?A-AcorrectAanswers-
PeopleAconcentrationAonAperceptionsAofAtheAproductAratherAthanAtheAproductAitself
BrandsAareAmoreAsuccessfulAwhenAtheyAownAuniqueApositionsAinAtheAmindsAofAconsumers
WeAcanAonlyArememberAtwoAorAthreeAbrandsAinAeachAcategory
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAaAgoodApositioningAstatementAforAHonda?A-AcorrectAanswers-
ForAaAmiddle-classAfamily,AHondaAisAtheAmostAreliableAcarAthatAyouAcanAtakeAanywhere.
InAtheA"commonAformatAforApositioningAstatements,AfillAinAtheAblanks:AFor__________,A___
_______,AisAtheA_________AthatA_____________.A-AcorrectAanswers-
TARGETAAUDIENCE,ABRAND,AFRAMEAOFAREFERENCE,ABENEFIT
"ForAtheAnewAbride,ADiorAisAtheAhighestAqualityAmake-
upAthatAmakesAyourAweddingAphotosAspectacular"AisAanAexampleAof:A-AcorrectAanswers-
AApositioningAstatement
WhatAisAaACommunicationsAbrief?A-AcorrectAanswers-
AAcommAbriefAisAtheAstageAbeforeAadvertisingAcreativeAdevelopmentAandAmediaAplanningA
canAbeAcompleted
DetailedAmapAofAspecificAmessagesAandAmediaAstrategiesAtoAcommunicateAbrand'sAmess
ageAtoAconsumers
TheAtwoAobjectivesAofAtheACommunicationsABriefAareAto:A-AcorrectAanswers-
ProvideAaAspecific,AmeasurableAgoalAandAaAspanAofAtimeAtoAachieveAit.
WhatAareAtheAsixApartsAofAaAcommunicationsAbriefAaccordingAtoAtheAbook?A-
AcorrectAanswers-Objective
TargetAAudience
Proposition
Support
Tonality
MomentsAofAReceptivity
Collaboration
, ThereAisAonlyAoneAformatAofAcommunicationsAbriefAusedAthroughoutAtheAadvertisingAindust
ryA-AcorrectAanswers-FALSE
WhatAareAtheAtwoAmostAcommonAmistakesAmadeAwhenAwritingAaAcommunicationsAobjectiv
e?A-AcorrectAanswers-Non-
specificAobjectivesAandAnoAtimeAgivenA(INACOMMABRIEFAPARTAOFAPRESENTATION)
AAwellAwrittenAtargetAaudienceAstatement:A-AcorrectAanswers-
DetailedAstatementAofAtheAdemographics,Apsychographics,AandAdeep-
seatedAemotionsAthatAareAimportantAtoAunderstandingAwhoAourAcoreAtargetAis,AandAmostAi
mportantly,AwhyAourAmessageAwillAbeArelevantAtoAthemA-
AanswersAWHOAintendedAtargetAisAforAtheAadvertising
NameAthreeAsourcesAofAsecondaryAresearchAweAcanAfindAtargetAmarketAinformationA-
AcorrectAanswers-ConsumerAmotivations,Aattitudes,AandAdeepAemotionalAfeelings
TheApropositionAis:A-AcorrectAanswers-AAsingleAsentenceA--
AwhatAtheAadvertisingAwillAactuallyAattemptAtoAcommunicateAwhichAyouAbelieveAwillAhelpAyo
urAtargetAaudienceAchangeAhis/herAmindAaboutAyourAproductAandAchooseAit.
WhatAisAaAwomanA18-49?A-AcorrectAanswers-AAbadAtargetAmarket/AaAdemographic
TheAreasonAyouAwriteAtargetAmarketsAasAaAsingleAindividualApeopleAis:A-AcorrectAanswers-
YouAwantAtoAdescribeAaAsingleApersonA--AhaveAyourAteamAsayA"IAknowAthisAperson"
Let'sAtryAthisAoneAagain...AtheAlargestAdemographicAminorityAinAAmericaAis:A-
AcorrectAanswers-men
ShouldAtheACampbellAfamilyAspendA$7,000AonAaADisneyAvacation?A-AcorrectAanswers-
Yes,AlastAtimeAtheyAwillAbeAtogether
WhatAisAtheAroleAofAtheA"support"AinAaAcommunicationAbrief?A-AcorrectAanswers-
youAhaveAtoAgiveAconsumersAaAreasonA(orAreasons)AtoAbelieveAthatAtheAbenefitAyouAareAhig
hlightingAinAyourAad,AorAcampaign,AisAactuallyAtrue.AThisAsectionAprovidesAtheAproof.
HelpsAdefineAwhatAmakesAtheirAimageAuniqueA--AWhyAshouldAtheyAbelieveAus?
MomentsAofAReceptivity?A-AcorrectAanswers-
IdentificationsAofAtheAbestAtimes,AplacesAand/orAspecificAmindsetsAthatAareAappropriateAforA
theAtargetAtoA"hear"AourAmessageA(i.e,AnotAjustAtoAseeAit,AbutAtoAabsorbAit).
AccordingAtoABrianAStout,AwhatAareAtheAcharacteristicsAofAanAeffectiveAstrategist?A-
AcorrectAanswers-
Inspiring,APersuasive,ACurious,Afocused,Avisionary,Aconfident,AaAgoodAstoryAteller
MediaAPlanningAisAthe:A-AcorrectAanswers-
processAofAdecidingAwhichAmediaAtoAuse,AandAwhichAonesAtoAignore.
TheAmostAcommonAwayAofAsettingAanAadvertisingAbudgetAis:A-AcorrectAanswers-
PercentageAofASalesAMethod:AAAsimpleAwayAtoAdevelopAanAadvertisingAbudgetAisAtoAsetAaA
certainApercentageAofAyourApast,AcurrentAorAanticipatedAsalesArevenueAasideAforAadvertisin
g.
WhatAcompanyAisAtheAlargestAadvertiserAinAtheAworld?A-AcorrectAanswers-
ProcterA&AGambleACo.
TheAmostAadvertisedAUSAbrandAis:A-AcorrectAanswers-Geico
HowAmuchATVAdoesAtheAaverageApersonAoverA15AyearsAofAageAwatchAperAday?A-
AcorrectAanswers-2.5AhrsAorA5.1AhrsAidk
TheAlargestAadvertisingAagencyAholdingAcompanyAinAtheAworldAisA-AcorrectAanswers-
GroupAMA(WPP)