Chapter 01 Testbank Key
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1.
Marketersgmightgwishgtogsellgtheirgproductsgtogeveryone,gbutgitgisgnotgpracticalgtogdogso.
TRUE
Aggoodgmarketergwillgseekgoutgpotentialgcustomersgwhoghaveganginterestgingthegproductgandgthegabilitygtogbu
ygit.
AACSB:gAnalyticgBl
oom’s:gRememberg
Difficulty:gEasy
LearninggObjective:g1.1gDefinegthegrolegofgmarketinggingorganisations
2.
ThegfourgPsgincludegproduct,gpromotion,gplanninggandgplace.
FALSE
ThegfourgPsgaregproduct, gprice,gpromotiongandgplace.
AACSB:gAnalyticgBl
oom’s:gRememberg
Difficulty:gEasy
LearninggObjective:g1.1gDefinegthegrolegofgmarketinggingorganisations
3.
Theggroupgofgfirmsgthatgmakesgandgdeliversgaggivengsetgofggoodsgand/orgservicesgisgcalledgagsupplygchain.
TRUE
Supplygchaing(orgmarketinggchannel)gpartnersgincludegallgfirmsginvolvedgingmanufacturinggandg
deliveringggoodsgandgservices,gfromgrawgmaterialgsuppliersgtogretailersgandgshippinggcompanie
s.
AACSB:gAnalyticgBl
oom’s:gRememberg
Difficulty:gEasy
LearninggObjective:g1.3gUnderstandgwhygmarketinggisgimportant,gbothgwithingandgoutsidegthegfirm
,4.
Valuegisgwhatgyouggetgforgwhatgyouggive.
TRUE
Valuegisgthegrelationshipgbetweengthegbenefitsgreceivedgandgthegcosts.
AACSB:gAnalyticgBl
oom’s:gRememberg
Difficulty:gEasy
LearninggObjective:g1.1gDefinegthegrolegofgmarketinggingorganisations
5.
Ingvaluegco-
creation,gthegcustomergparticipatesgingthegcreationgofgaggoodgorgservice,gwhichgprovidesgadditionalgvaluegtogt
hegcustom
TRUE
Ingvaluegco-
creation,gthegfirmgandgthegcustomergworkgtogethergtogcreategtheggoodgorgservice.gThisgproces
sgaddsgvaluegbecausegtheggoodgorgservicegcangbegtailoredgtogthegcustomer’sgneeds.
AACSB:gAnalyticgBl
oom’s:gUnderstandg
Difficulty:gMedium
LearninggObjective:g1.1gDefinegthegrolegofgmarketinggingorganisations
6.
Overgthegpastgdecadegorgso,gmarketersghavegbegungtogrealisegthatgitgisgbestgtogstructuregagfirm'sgcustomergo
rientationgingtermsgofgtransactionsgrathergthangrelationships.
FALSE
Agtransactionalgorientationgfocusesgonlygongthegcurrentgexchange,gwhereasgagrelationalgorientat
iongattemptsgtogbuildgaglong-
termgrelationshipgwithgthegcustomer,gresultinggingagstreamgofgtransactionsgandg(usually)ghigherg
profits.
AACSB:gAnalyticgBl
oom’s:gUnderstandg
Difficulty:gMedium
LearninggObjective:g1.2gExplaingthegconceptgofgvaluegingmarketing
,7.
Whengaggoodgorgservicegisgpromoted,gthegpurposegofgthegpromotiongisgtoginform,gpersuadegorgremindgcustom
ers.
TRUE
Promotionsgareggenerallygdesignedgtoginform,gpersuade,gorgremindgpotentialgbuyersgaboutgaggoodgorgservice.
AACSB:gAnalyticgBl
oom’s:gRememberg
Difficulty:gEasy
LearninggObjective:g1.1gDefinegthegrolegofgmarketinggingorganisations
8.
Whengagcargmanufacturergsellsgtrucks,gcars,gandgcargpartsgtogtheggovernmentgorgmilitary,gthisgisgangexample
gofgB2Cgmarketing.
FALSE
ThisgisgangexamplegofgB2Bg(businessgtogbusiness)gmarketing.gB2Cgmarketinggwouldginvolvegsel
linggcarsgorgtrucksgtogindividualgconsumers.
AACSB:gAnalyticgBl
oom’s:gUnderstandg
Difficulty:gMedium
LearninggObjective:g1.1gDefinegthegrolegofgmarketinggingorganisations
9.
ThegpowergadaptersgDellgsellsgwithgitsgcomputersgaregbuiltgbygsmallgcompaniesgwhogspecialisegingpower-
relatedgaccessories.gDellgthegpowergadaptergmanufacturersgaregengaginggingB2Bgmarketing.
TRUE
Dell,gagbusiness,gisgpurchasinggsuppliesgfromganothergbusiness,gsogthisgisgangexamplegofgbusin
ess-to-businessg(B2B)gmarketing.
AACSB:gAnalyticgBl
oom’s:gUnderstandg
Difficulty:gMedium
LearninggObjective:g1.1gDefinegthegrolegofgmarketinggingorganisations
10.
GaragegsalesgandgonlinegclassifiedgadsgaregexamplesgofgC2Cgmarketing.
TRUE
ThesegaregC2Cgmarketinggscenarios,gwheregconsumersgmarketgtogeachgother.
AACSB:gAnalyticgBl
oom’s:gUnderstandg
Difficulty:gMedium
LearninggObjective:g1.1gDefinegthegrolegofgmarketinggingorganisations
, 11.
MargoglikesgagbrandgofgcoffeegthatgisgonlygsoldgatgStarbucks,gsogshegplansghergroutegtogworkgtogdrivegbygStar
bucksgeverygmorning.gMargogisgbeingginfluencedgbygtheg'place'gelementgofgthegmarketinggmix.
TRUE
Placegrepresentsgallgthegactivitiesgnecessarygtoggetgthegproductgtogthegrightgcustomergwhength
atgcustomergwantsgit.gForginstance,gmarketinggchannelgconsiderationsghavegpushedgaggrowinggn
umbergofgbusinessesgtogadoptgmultiplegconvenientglocations.
AACSB:gAnalyticgBl
oom’s:gUnderstandg
Difficulty:gMedium
LearninggObjective:g1.1gDefinegthegrolegofgmarketinggingorganisations
12.
Whengagt-
shirtgmanufacturergstates,g'Wegonlygsellgitgingblackgbecausegthatgwaygwegcangbuygplentygofgblackgfabricgandg
rungourgplantgefficiently',gtheirgstatementgreflectsgthegviewsgthatgweregpopulargingwhichgeragofgthegevolutiong
ofgmarketing?
A. Production-oriented
B. Sales-oriented
C. Market-oriented
D. Value-basedg marketing
ThisgquestiongrefersgtogthegProduction-
orientedgera,gwhichgisgwhengcompaniesgmanufacturedgitemsgwithoutgtakinggindividuals'gneedsgo
rgwantsgintogconsideration.
AACSB:gAnalyticgBl
oom’s:gRememberg
Difficulty:gEasy
LearninggObjective:g1.1gDefinegthegrolegofgmarketinggingorganisations
13.
Xaviergisganalysinggpotentialgmarketgsegments.gHegshouldgcarefullygseekgpotentialgcustomersgwhoghavegbothg
anginterestginghisgproductsgand:
A. agthoroughgknowledgegofghisgbrandgmessages
B. thegabilitygtogbuygthem
C. knowledgegofgcompetinggproducts
D. aregremovedgfromgtraditionalgmarketinggalternatives
IfgXaviergselectsgcustomersgwithganginterestgingthegkindsgofgproductsghegoffersgandgthegabilityg
togpurchase,ghegcangcommunicategthegvalueghisgofferingsgprovidegandgoffergcompetitivegcomp
arisonsgasgpartgofghisgmarketinggmix.
AACSB:gAnalyticgBl
oom’s:gUnderstandg
Difficulty:gMedium
LearninggObjective:g1.1gDefinegthegrolegofgmarketinggingorganisations
g g g
1.
Marketersgmightgwishgtogsellgtheirgproductsgtogeveryone,gbutgitgisgnotgpracticalgtogdogso.
TRUE
Aggoodgmarketergwillgseekgoutgpotentialgcustomersgwhoghaveganginterestgingthegproductgandgthegabilitygtogbu
ygit.
AACSB:gAnalyticgBl
oom’s:gRememberg
Difficulty:gEasy
LearninggObjective:g1.1gDefinegthegrolegofgmarketinggingorganisations
2.
ThegfourgPsgincludegproduct,gpromotion,gplanninggandgplace.
FALSE
ThegfourgPsgaregproduct, gprice,gpromotiongandgplace.
AACSB:gAnalyticgBl
oom’s:gRememberg
Difficulty:gEasy
LearninggObjective:g1.1gDefinegthegrolegofgmarketinggingorganisations
3.
Theggroupgofgfirmsgthatgmakesgandgdeliversgaggivengsetgofggoodsgand/orgservicesgisgcalledgagsupplygchain.
TRUE
Supplygchaing(orgmarketinggchannel)gpartnersgincludegallgfirmsginvolvedgingmanufacturinggandg
deliveringggoodsgandgservices,gfromgrawgmaterialgsuppliersgtogretailersgandgshippinggcompanie
s.
AACSB:gAnalyticgBl
oom’s:gRememberg
Difficulty:gEasy
LearninggObjective:g1.3gUnderstandgwhygmarketinggisgimportant,gbothgwithingandgoutsidegthegfirm
,4.
Valuegisgwhatgyouggetgforgwhatgyouggive.
TRUE
Valuegisgthegrelationshipgbetweengthegbenefitsgreceivedgandgthegcosts.
AACSB:gAnalyticgBl
oom’s:gRememberg
Difficulty:gEasy
LearninggObjective:g1.1gDefinegthegrolegofgmarketinggingorganisations
5.
Ingvaluegco-
creation,gthegcustomergparticipatesgingthegcreationgofgaggoodgorgservice,gwhichgprovidesgadditionalgvaluegtogt
hegcustom
TRUE
Ingvaluegco-
creation,gthegfirmgandgthegcustomergworkgtogethergtogcreategtheggoodgorgservice.gThisgproces
sgaddsgvaluegbecausegtheggoodgorgservicegcangbegtailoredgtogthegcustomer’sgneeds.
AACSB:gAnalyticgBl
oom’s:gUnderstandg
Difficulty:gMedium
LearninggObjective:g1.1gDefinegthegrolegofgmarketinggingorganisations
6.
Overgthegpastgdecadegorgso,gmarketersghavegbegungtogrealisegthatgitgisgbestgtogstructuregagfirm'sgcustomergo
rientationgingtermsgofgtransactionsgrathergthangrelationships.
FALSE
Agtransactionalgorientationgfocusesgonlygongthegcurrentgexchange,gwhereasgagrelationalgorientat
iongattemptsgtogbuildgaglong-
termgrelationshipgwithgthegcustomer,gresultinggingagstreamgofgtransactionsgandg(usually)ghigherg
profits.
AACSB:gAnalyticgBl
oom’s:gUnderstandg
Difficulty:gMedium
LearninggObjective:g1.2gExplaingthegconceptgofgvaluegingmarketing
,7.
Whengaggoodgorgservicegisgpromoted,gthegpurposegofgthegpromotiongisgtoginform,gpersuadegorgremindgcustom
ers.
TRUE
Promotionsgareggenerallygdesignedgtoginform,gpersuade,gorgremindgpotentialgbuyersgaboutgaggoodgorgservice.
AACSB:gAnalyticgBl
oom’s:gRememberg
Difficulty:gEasy
LearninggObjective:g1.1gDefinegthegrolegofgmarketinggingorganisations
8.
Whengagcargmanufacturergsellsgtrucks,gcars,gandgcargpartsgtogtheggovernmentgorgmilitary,gthisgisgangexample
gofgB2Cgmarketing.
FALSE
ThisgisgangexamplegofgB2Bg(businessgtogbusiness)gmarketing.gB2Cgmarketinggwouldginvolvegsel
linggcarsgorgtrucksgtogindividualgconsumers.
AACSB:gAnalyticgBl
oom’s:gUnderstandg
Difficulty:gMedium
LearninggObjective:g1.1gDefinegthegrolegofgmarketinggingorganisations
9.
ThegpowergadaptersgDellgsellsgwithgitsgcomputersgaregbuiltgbygsmallgcompaniesgwhogspecialisegingpower-
relatedgaccessories.gDellgthegpowergadaptergmanufacturersgaregengaginggingB2Bgmarketing.
TRUE
Dell,gagbusiness,gisgpurchasinggsuppliesgfromganothergbusiness,gsogthisgisgangexamplegofgbusin
ess-to-businessg(B2B)gmarketing.
AACSB:gAnalyticgBl
oom’s:gUnderstandg
Difficulty:gMedium
LearninggObjective:g1.1gDefinegthegrolegofgmarketinggingorganisations
10.
GaragegsalesgandgonlinegclassifiedgadsgaregexamplesgofgC2Cgmarketing.
TRUE
ThesegaregC2Cgmarketinggscenarios,gwheregconsumersgmarketgtogeachgother.
AACSB:gAnalyticgBl
oom’s:gUnderstandg
Difficulty:gMedium
LearninggObjective:g1.1gDefinegthegrolegofgmarketinggingorganisations
, 11.
MargoglikesgagbrandgofgcoffeegthatgisgonlygsoldgatgStarbucks,gsogshegplansghergroutegtogworkgtogdrivegbygStar
bucksgeverygmorning.gMargogisgbeingginfluencedgbygtheg'place'gelementgofgthegmarketinggmix.
TRUE
Placegrepresentsgallgthegactivitiesgnecessarygtoggetgthegproductgtogthegrightgcustomergwhength
atgcustomergwantsgit.gForginstance,gmarketinggchannelgconsiderationsghavegpushedgaggrowinggn
umbergofgbusinessesgtogadoptgmultiplegconvenientglocations.
AACSB:gAnalyticgBl
oom’s:gUnderstandg
Difficulty:gMedium
LearninggObjective:g1.1gDefinegthegrolegofgmarketinggingorganisations
12.
Whengagt-
shirtgmanufacturergstates,g'Wegonlygsellgitgingblackgbecausegthatgwaygwegcangbuygplentygofgblackgfabricgandg
rungourgplantgefficiently',gtheirgstatementgreflectsgthegviewsgthatgweregpopulargingwhichgeragofgthegevolutiong
ofgmarketing?
A. Production-oriented
B. Sales-oriented
C. Market-oriented
D. Value-basedg marketing
ThisgquestiongrefersgtogthegProduction-
orientedgera,gwhichgisgwhengcompaniesgmanufacturedgitemsgwithoutgtakinggindividuals'gneedsgo
rgwantsgintogconsideration.
AACSB:gAnalyticgBl
oom’s:gRememberg
Difficulty:gEasy
LearninggObjective:g1.1gDefinegthegrolegofgmarketinggingorganisations
13.
Xaviergisganalysinggpotentialgmarketgsegments.gHegshouldgcarefullygseekgpotentialgcustomersgwhoghavegbothg
anginterestginghisgproductsgand:
A. agthoroughgknowledgegofghisgbrandgmessages
B. thegabilitygtogbuygthem
C. knowledgegofgcompetinggproducts
D. aregremovedgfromgtraditionalgmarketinggalternatives
IfgXaviergselectsgcustomersgwithganginterestgingthegkindsgofgproductsghegoffersgandgthegabilityg
togpurchase,ghegcangcommunicategthegvalueghisgofferingsgprovidegandgoffergcompetitivegcomp
arisonsgasgpartgofghisgmarketinggmix.
AACSB:gAnalyticgBl
oom’s:gUnderstandg
Difficulty:gMedium
LearninggObjective:g1.1gDefinegthegrolegofgmarketinggingorganisations