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  • A. horizontal mediation
  • B. multiple mediation
  • C. disinter mediation
  • D. vertical mediation

Explanation: Disintermediation occurs when established intermediaries are bypassed or displaced by newer channel arrangements, often allowing producers…

Correct answer: disinter mediation
  • A. differentiable segment
  • B. non-differentiable segments
  • C. intermarket segmentation
  • D. intramarket segmentation

Explanation: A segment is differentiable when different groups respond differently to the firm's marketing mix.

Correct answer: differentiable segment
  • A. Little fit
  • B. Strong fit
  • C. Good fit
  • D. Limited fit

Explanation: In the customer-relationship classification, strangers have both low loyalty and low profit potential, so the company's offering has…

Correct answer: Little fit
  • A. advertising messages
  • B. advertising budget
  • C. advertising strategy
  • D. advertising objective

Explanation: An advertising budget is the amount of money and resources assigned to a promotional or advertising programme.

Correct answer: advertising budget
  • A. Butterflies
  • B. Barnacles
  • C. True friends
  • D. Strangers

Explanation: Barnacles show high loyalty but low profitability, often because they buy too little or generate small margins.

Correct answer: Barnacles
  • A. purpose of buying the product
  • B. quantity of buying the product
  • C. quality of bought product
  • D. all of above

Explanation: The key distinction is the buyer's purpose: consumer products are bought for personal or household use, whereas industrial products are…

Correct answer: purpose of buying the product
  • A. Strangers
  • B. Butterflies
  • C. True friends
  • D. Barnacles

Explanation: Stock-market investors are commonly used as an example of butterflies because they may generate substantial value but are not necessarily…

Correct answer: Butterflies
  • A. sought specialty products
  • B. unsought consumer products
  • C. convenient specialty products
  • D. convenience products and services

Explanation: Convenience products and services are bought frequently with little effort and therefore require wide distribution and mass marketing.

Correct answer: convenience products and services
  • A. The product concept
  • B. The production concept
  • C. The selling concept
  • D. None of the above

Explanation: The product concept assumes customers favour products with superior quality, performance, and features, so the company continuously…

Correct answer: The product concept
  • A. specialty products
  • B. convenience services
  • C. augmented products
  • D. unsought industrial product

Explanation: Lamborghini automobiles are specialty products because buyers have strong brand preferences and are willing to make considerable effort to…

Correct answer: specialty products
  • A. attention
  • B. acquisition
  • C. use or consumption
  • D. all of above

Explanation: In marketing, a product is anything offered to a market to attract attention, acquire ownership, use, or consume, including goods…

Correct answer: all of above
  • A. persuasive advertising
  • B. reminder advertising
  • C. reminder advertising
  • D. all of above

Explanation: Advertising objectives commonly include informing, persuading, and reminding customers.

Correct answer: all of above
  • A. industrial accessory equipment
  • B. industrial office equipment
  • C. fixed equipment
  • D. installation

Explanation: Computers and fax machines used in offices are accessory equipment, a category of industrial products that supports business operations…

Correct answer: industrial accessory equipment
  • A. sought products
  • B. unsought products
  • C. industrial products
  • D. specialty products

Explanation: Specialty products have distinctive characteristics or strong brand identification, leading buyers to accept considerable effort and…

Correct answer: specialty products
  • A. Product offered by company
  • B. Benefits produced by products
  • C. Experiences associated with products
  • D. None of above

Explanation: Marketing myopia occurs when a company defines its business narrowly around the product instead of the customer need or benefit it…

Correct answer: Product offered by company
  • A. convenience products
  • B. shopping products
  • C. customer value
  • D. branding

Explanation: Convenience products are purchased frequently, quickly, and with minimal comparison or effort, such as routine household items.

Correct answer: convenience products
  • A. market offering
  • B. marketing mix
  • C. market segmentation
  • D. target market

Explanation: A market offering is the combination of products, services, information or experiences presented to satisfy a need or want.

Correct answer: market offering
  • A. specialty products
  • B. local goods
  • C. convenience products
  • D. industrial products

Explanation: Convenience products are bought frequently and with little comparison or buying effort, such as routine groceries.

Correct answer: convenience products
  • A. advertising agency
  • B. managing agency
  • C. research agency
  • D. rational agency

Explanation: An advertising agency develops, plans, implements and evaluates advertising campaigns for clients.

Correct answer: advertising agency
  • A. rational style
  • B. persuasive style
  • C. creative style
  • D. execution style

Explanation: Execution style describes how an advertising message is presented through its format, tone, wording and overall treatment.

Correct answer: execution style