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,Chapter 1— An Overview of Integrated Marketing Communications TRUE/FALSE
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1. Marketing communications play an important role for all companies.
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2. According to a recent study, integrated marketing communications is seldom employed by busi
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ness-to- business marketers.
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3. The marketing communications component of the marketing mix has decreased dramaticall
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y i n importance in recent decades.
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4. Marketing and communications are virtually inseparable.
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5. The use of marketing communications is not appropriate for organizations delivering not-
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6. Most marketing communications occur at the brand level.
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7. The term brand is a convenient (and appropriate) label for describing any object of concerted mark
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et i ng efforts.
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, 8. Brands perform a critical strategic role by providing a key means for differentiating one company‘s
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of fering from competitive brands. CO
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9. Many companies treat the various communication elements, such as advertising, sales promotions,
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3pu blic relations, and so on, as virtually separate activities rather than integrated tools that
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work togethe r to achieve a common goal.
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10. Interactive marketing communications, or simply IMC, is the philosophy and practice of carefull
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y c oordinating a brand‘s sundry marketing communications elements.
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11. One reason firms have not practiced IMC is because different units within organizations
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h a ve specialized in separate aspects of marketing communications.
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12. One reason firms have not practiced IMC is because outside suppliers, such as advert
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ising, p ubli c relations, and promotion agencies, have been reluctant to broaden their function bey
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ond the one a sp ect of marketing communications in which they have developed expertise a
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nd built their reput ations.
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13. In reality, IMC is little more than a management fad that is short lived.
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14. Novice managers are more likely than experienced managers to practice IMC. CORRECT ANS
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