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This section includes 76 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
In evaluating messages for advertising, pointing out the benefits that make the product more desirable or interesting to consumers ensures that the message will be: |
| A. | meaningful. |
| B. | distinctive. |
| C. | believable. |
| D. | remembered. |
| Answer» B. distinctive. | |
| 52. |
When Avis positioned itself against market-leading Hertz by claiming, We re number two, so we try harder, it was using which of the following forms of advertising? |
| A. | informative advertising |
| B. | psychological advertising |
| C. | reminder advertising |
| D. | comparative advertising |
| Answer» E. | |
| 53. |
All of the following would be considered to be functions performed in public relations EXCEPT: |
| A. | press relations. |
| B. | public affairs. |
| C. | bribery (when necessary). |
| D. | lobbying. |
| Answer» D. lobbying. | |
| 54. |
In evaluating messages for advertising, telling how the product is better than the competing brands aims at making the ad: |
| A. | meaningful. |
| B. | distinctive. |
| C. | believable. |
| D. | remembered. |
| Answer» C. believable. | |
| 55. |
If Cheerios includes a free toy from a Disney movie in its cereal boxes as an incentive to purchase cereal, which of the following forms of sales promotion was used? |
| A. | samples |
| B. | premiums |
| C. | coupons |
| D. | price packs |
| Answer» C. coupons | |
| 56. |
According to the chapter, all of the following have promoted the importance of the media-planning function EXCEPT: |
| A. | media fragmentation. |
| B. | the development of the Internet. |
| C. | soaring media costs. |
| D. | more focused target marketing strategies. |
| Answer» C. soaring media costs. | |
| 57. |
All of the following would be considered to be major public relations tools EXCEPT: |
| A. | news. |
| B. | speeches. |
| C. | testifying. |
| D. | special events such as news conferences. |
| Answer» D. special events such as news conferences. | |
| 58. |
The largest U.S. advertising agency is ____________ with an annual gross income of $1.8 billion on billings. |
| A. | J. Walter Thompson |
| B. | Saatchi & Saatchi |
| C. | BBD&O Global |
| D. | McCann-Erikson Worldwide |
| Answer» E. | |
| 59. |
In terms of execution styles, which type of advertising makes no claim about the product except to suggest that the product is part of such feelings as love or beauty? |
| A. | slice of life |
| B. | lifestyle |
| C. | mood or imagery |
| D. | personality symbol |
| Answer» D. personality symbol | |
| 60. |
Setting the promotion budget so as to match the budgets of the competition is characteristic of which of the following budget methods? |
| A. | affordable method |
| B. | percentage-of-Sales method |
| C. | competitive-parity method |
| D. | objective-and-task method |
| Answer» D. objective-and-task method | |
| 61. |
Which of the following mass media forms has the disadvantages of long ad-purchase lead time, high cost, no guarantee of position? |
| A. | newspapers |
| B. | television |
| C. | magazines |
| D. | radio |
| Answer» D. radio | |
| 62. |
Media planners consider many factors when making their media choices. According to the text, all of the following factors would be considered EXCEPT: |
| A. | the fashionability of the media. |
| B. | the media habits of target consumers. |
| C. | the nature of the product. |
| D. | the type of message to be used. |
| Answer» B. the media habits of target consumers. | |
| 63. |
Advertising reaches almost all facets of business in the United States. It has been estimated that advertising runs an annual bill of ________________ in the United States alone. |
| A. | $2 billion |
| B. | $244 billion |
| C. | $25 billion |
| D. | $150 billion |
| Answer» C. $25 billion | |
| 64. |
Developing an effective message strategy begins with identifying customer ___________ that can be used as advertising appeals. |
| A. | demographics |
| B. | lifestyles |
| C. | psychographics |
| D. | benefits |
| Answer» E. | |
| 65. |
No matter how big the advertising budget, advertising can succeed only if commercials: |
| A. | are economically feasible. |
| B. | gain attention and communicate well. |
| C. | are acceptable on a global level. |
| D. | are artistically pleasing. |
| Answer» C. are acceptable on a global level. | |
| 66. |
All of the following are benefits of a standardization policy in global advertising EXCEPT: |
| A. | lower advertising costs. |
| B. | greater global advertising coordination. |
| C. | an attention to local differences in various global markets. |
| D. | more consistent worldwide image. |
| Answer» D. more consistent worldwide image. | |
| 67. |
_________________ combine(s) sight, sound, and motion; appeals to the senses; and, has a low cost per exposure as advantages. |
| A. | Newspapers |
| B. | Television |
| C. | Direct mail |
| D. | Radio |
| Answer» C. Direct mail | |
| 68. |
Marketing management must make four important decisions when developing an advertising program. All of the following would be among those decisions EXCEPT: |
| A. | setting advertising objectives. |
| B. | setting the advertising budget. |
| C. | setting procedures for an advertising culture audit. |
| D. | developing advertising strategy. |
| Answer» D. developing advertising strategy. | |
| 69. |
Advertising appeals should have three characteristics. All of the following are among those characteristics EXCEPT: |
| A. | be meaningful. |
| B. | be tasteful. |
| C. | be believable. |
| D. | be distinctive. |
| Answer» C. be believable. | |
| 70. |
Several factors have contributed to the rapid growth of sales promotion. All of the factors listed below have played a part in that growth EXCEPT: |
| A. | greater pressure to increase sales. |
| B. | more competition and a decline in differentiation of brands. |
| C. | a relaxing of government regulations governing sales promotion. |
| D. | advertising efficiency has declined. |
| Answer» D. advertising efficiency has declined. | |
| 71. |
No matter which form of direct marketing might be used by a promotional manager, all of the forms have several characteristics in common. Which of the following WOULD NOT be among those characteristics? |
| A. | nonpublic |
| B. | immediate |
| C. | producer controlled |
| D. | interactive |
| Answer» D. interactive | |
| 72. |
Manufacturers direct most of their sales promotional dollars toward which of the following groups? |
| A. | consumers |
| B. | retailers and wholesalers |
| C. | lobbyists |
| D. | publics such as shareholders |
| Answer» C. lobbyists | |
| 73. |
Which of the following promotional tools can reach many prospects who otherwise avoid salespeople and is received as news rather than as a sales-directed communication? |
| A. | advertising |
| B. | personal selling |
| C. | public relations |
| D. | sales promotion |
| Answer» D. sales promotion | |
| 74. |
Which of the following consumer-promotion tools is the most effective, but most expensive, way to introduce a new product? |
| A. | coupons |
| B. | price packs |
| C. | contests |
| D. | samples |
| Answer» E. | |
| 75. |
The promotional tool that marketers tend to underuse or use only as an afterthought is best described as being which of the following? |
| A. | advertising |
| B. | personal selling |
| C. | public relations |
| D. | sales promotion |
| Answer» D. sales promotion | |
| 76. |
Which of the following promotional tools is often the most effective tool at certain stages in the buying process, particularly in building up buyers preferences, convictions, and actions? |
| A. | advertising |
| B. | personal selling |
| C. | public relations |
| D. | sales promotion |
| Answer» C. public relations | |