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Selecting which groups an organization can serve profitably is called target marketing.

A) True
B) False

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Malcolm works as the campaign manager for a candidate for the U.S. Senate. He needs to learn as much as possible about the candidate's potential voters. With the information he digs up, he hopes to focus the campaign on the issues most important to voters. What does this best represent?


A) the use of marketing by a nonprofit organization
B) a nonprofit application of the production era strategy
C) the use of public service advertising to sell a political candidate
D) an extension of the profit orientation to a nonprofit organization

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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One of the social trends that marketers must monitor to maintain their close relationship with customers is the


A) increase in the number of competitors servicing the target market.
B) amount of unemployment in the target market.
C) number of people who can use computers with proficiency.
D) increase in the number of older Americans.

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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The marketing concept has three parts: (1) a consumer orientation, (2) a service orientation, and (3) an advertising orientation.

A) True
B) False

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The marketing concept emphasizes that everyone from the president of the firm to the delivery people should be customer oriented.

A) True
B) False

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Consumer decisions regarding the products they buy are often influenced by their nationality, religion, or ethnic origin. Marketers realize that the consumer decision-making process is impacted by the consumers'


A) subcultures.
B) four Ps.
C) cognitive behaviors.
D) market position.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Marketing research is a process that most firms complete once a year, in order to gather information for the firm's budgeting process.

A) True
B) False

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In B2B markets, sellers rely on wholesalers and retailers to efficiently distribute their products.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following correctly identifies why companies would use a market segmentation strategy?


A) They can avoid antitrust laws by selecting a small slice of a larger market.
B) This strategy enables a firm to identify common traits in different consumer groups.
C) With limited resources, firms can better satisfy the wants and needs of a smaller target market.
D) Government regulations require firms to maintain accurate records to show that the firm has not discriminated against a market segment.

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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In the evolution of marketing, the production era assumed an unlimited market.

A) True
B) False

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Getting the product from the producer to the consumer is a production-related process and not related to the marketing mix.

A) True
B) False

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Marketers are concerned with selling goods and services, and therefore are not involved in designing the products their firm will sell.

A) True
B) False

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In terms of the number and dollar volume of transactions, the B2B market is ________ the consumer market.


A) larger than
B) smaller than
C) the same size as
D) unrelated to

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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The four elements of the marketing mix are product, production, price, and predictability.

A) True
B) False

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Relationship marketing moves away from mass production and toward custom-made goods and services.

A) True
B) False

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There is much more emphasis on personal selling in the consumer markets than in the B2B markets.

A) True
B) False

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Several years ago, Canadian Sam Holman realized there may be a need for a stronger, more durable wood baseball bat. He went through the process of developing the SamBat, a maple bat of precise dimensions. He set a price with a reasonable margin, he decided to take special orders and sell bats directly from his garage, and he promoted the bat with sales calls to professional baseball camps, where ball players could sample the bat. In marketing terms, we recognize that Mr. Holman designed the


A) marketing process.
B) marketing mix.
C) marketing equity.
D) marketing distribution.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Compared to consumer markets, B2B markets


A) demand more promotional emphasis on radio and television in order to stimulate sales.
B) rely less on relationship marketing.
C) rely less on marketing intermediaries.
D) are characterized by buyers who behave less rationally.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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Which of the following describes individuals that want goods and services for personal consumption and have the resources to buy them?


A) secondary market
B) business-to-business market
C) market segmentation
D) consumer market

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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Designing a want-satisfying product is part of the marketing mix.

A) True
B) False

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