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Principles of Marketing (Kotler/Armstrong)
Chapter 1 Marketing: Creating and Capturing Customer Value

1) Which of the following is NOT an accurate description of modern marketing?
A) Marketing is the creation of value for customers.
B) Marketing involves managing profitable customer
relationships. C) Marketing emphasizes selling and advertising
exclusively.
D) Marketing involves satisfying customers' needs.
E) Marketing is building value-laden exchange relationships with
customers. Answer: C
Skill: Concept
Objective: 1-1
Difficulty: Moderate

2) According to management guru Peter Drucker, "The aim of marketing is to ."
A) maximize profits of the company
B) emphasize customer wants and not customer
needs C) make selling unnecessary
D) fulfill unrealistic customer expectations
E) sell products+++
Answer: C
Skill: Concept
Objective: 1-1
Difficulty: Easy

3) is defined as a social and managerial process by which individuals and
organizations obtain what they need and want through value creation and exchange.
A) Research
B) Innovation
C) Manufacturing
D) Marketing
E) Production
Answer: D
Skill: Concept
Objective: 1-1
Difficulty: Easy

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4) According to the five-step model of the marketing process, which of the following is the final
step in creating value for customers?
A) designing a customer-driven marketing strategy
B) understanding the marketplace and customer needs
C) constructing an integrated marketing program that delivers superior value
D) building profitable relationships and creating customer delight
E) capturing value from customers to create profit and customer equity
Answer: D
Skill: Concept
Objective: 1-1
Difficulty: Easy

5) According to the five-step model of the marketing process, a company should
before designing a customer-driven marketing strategy.
A) determine how to deliver superior value to customers
B) build profitable relationships with customers
C) use customer relationship management to create full partnerships with key customers
D) understand the marketplace and customer needs and wants
E) construct an integrated marketing program
Answer: D
Skill: Concept
Objective: 1-1
Difficulty: Easy

6) are human needs that are shaped by culture and individual personality.
A) Necessities
B) Wants
C) Demands
D) Values
E) Exchanges
Answer: B
Skill: Concept
Objective: 1-2
Difficulty: Easy

7) When backed by buying power, wants become .
A) social
needs B)
demands
C) physical needs
D) self-esteem needs
E) exchanges
Answer: B
Skill: Concept
Objective: 1-2

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Difficulty: Easy

8) A is some combination of products, services, information, or experiences provided
to consumers to satisfy a need or want.
A) market offering
B) value proposition
C) brand positioning
D) market segment
E) market mix
Answer: A
Skill: Concept
Objective: 1-2
Difficulty: Easy

9) Which of the following terms refers to sellers being preoccupied with their own products
and losing sight of underlying consumer needs?
A) vendor lock-in
B) social loafing
C) value proposition
D) marketing myopia
E) conspicuous consumption
Answer: D
Skill: Concept
Objective: 1-2
Difficulty: Moderate

10) When marketers set low expectations for a market offering, they run the risk of .
A) disappointing loyal customers
B) having to use an outside-in rather than an inside-out perspective
C) failing to attract enough customers
D) failing to understand their customers' needs
E) incorrectly identifying a target
market Answer: C
Skill: Concept
Objective: 1-2
Difficulty: Easy