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3421. Segmentation of international markets such as amount of bureaucracy in a country is an example of?
- A. geographic location
- B. cultural factors
- C. economic factors
- D. political and legal factors
Explanation: The amount of bureaucracy reflects a country's political and legal environment, including its regulations and administrative requirements.
Correct answer: political and legal factors- A. geographic segmentation
- B. demographic segmentation
- C. psychographic segmentation
- D. behavioral segmentation
Explanation: Usage rate is a behavioral variable because it classifies consumers by how frequently or heavily they use a product.
Correct answer: behavioral segmentation- A. contract manufacturing
- B. joint ownership
- C. management contracting
- D. investment ownership
Explanation: Management contracting occurs when a company supplies managerial expertise or services to a foreign business instead of exporting physical…
Correct answer: management contracting- A. geographic segmentation
- B. demographic segmentation
- C. psychographic segmentation
- D. behavioral segmentation
Explanation: Marital status is a demographic characteristic because it describes a measurable personal or household attribute.
Correct answer: demographic segmentation- A. mass marketing
- B. segmented marketing
- C. niche marketing
- D. micromarketing
Explanation: Toyota uses different brands to serve distinct customer segments, which is segmented, or differentiated, marketing.
Correct answer: segmented marketing3426. Segmentation of international markets on the basis of overall economic development is an example of?
- A. geographic location
- B. cultural factors
- C. economic factors
- D. political and legal factors
Explanation: A country's level of economic development reflects income, infrastructure, purchasing power, and industrial conditions, so it is an…
Correct answer: economic factors- A. geographic segmentation
- B. demographic segmentation
- C. psychographic segmentation
- D. behavioral segmentation
Explanation: Usage rate describes how consumers behave toward a product, making heavy-user and light-user groups examples of behavioral segmentation.
Correct answer: behavioral segmentation- A. straight product marketing
- B. product adaptation marketing
- C. standardized global marketing
- D. adapted global marketing
Explanation: Standardized global marketing uses the same product, price, promotion, and distribution approach across international markets.
Correct answer: standardized global marketing- A. contract manufacturing
- B. joint ownership
- C. management contracting
- D. investment ownership
Explanation: Joint ownership is formed when a domestic company and foreign investors share ownership in a locally created business.
Correct answer: joint ownership- A. geographic segmentation
- B. income segmentation
- C. psychographic segmentation
- D. behavioral segmentation
Explanation: Promoting soft-drink consumption specifically in the morning appeals to a product-use occasion, which is a behavioral segmentation…
Correct answer: behavioral segmentation3431. The segmentation of the market having similar buying behaviors but located in different countries?
- A. intermarket segmentation
- B. intramarket segmentation
- C. international market
- D. domestic markets
Explanation: Intermarket segmentation groups consumers with similar needs or buying behavior even when they live in different countries.
Correct answer: intermarket segmentation3432. The marketing strategy which focuses on 'common characteristics' of needs of consumers is called?
- A. mass marketing
- B. segmented marketing
- C. niche marketing
- D. micromarketing
Explanation: Mass marketing treats the market as broadly homogeneous and focuses on common customer needs with one general offer.
Correct answer: mass marketing- A. joint venturing
- B. licensing
- C. exporting
- D. importing
Explanation: Licensing allows a foreign company to use a firm's brand, technology, or production rights under an agreement in return for fees or…
Correct answer: licensing- A. product adaptation
- B. straight product extension
- C. product invention
- D. communication adaptation
Explanation: Straight product extension means selling the existing product in a foreign market without changing the product itself.
Correct answer: straight product extension- A. straight product marketing
- B. product adaptation marketing
- C. standardized global marketing
- D. adapted global marketing
Explanation: Adapted global marketing uses a different marketing mix for each international target market, allowing the firm to respond to local…
Correct answer: adapted global marketing- A. socio-economic community
- B. economic community
- C. geographical community
- D. geo-political community
Explanation: An economic community is a group of countries cooperating on economic matters, including trade policies and common commercial goals.
Correct answer: economic community- A. geographic segmentation
- B. demographic segmentation
- C. psychographic segmentation
- D. behavioral segmentation
Explanation: Readiness stage measures how prepared consumers are to purchase or adopt a product, making it a behavioral characteristic.
Correct answer: behavioral segmentation- A. mass marketing
- B. segmented marketing
- C. niche marketing
- D. micromarketing
Explanation: Selling several detergent brands lets Procter and Gamble target different consumer segments with distinct offerings, which is segmented or…
Correct answer: segmented marketing- A. segment size and growth
- B. segment structural attractiveness
- C. company objective and resources
- D. all of above
Explanation: A segment should be evaluated for its size and growth, structural attractiveness, and fit with the company's objectives and resources.
Correct answer: all of above- A. mass marketing
- B. segmented marketing
- C. niche marketing
- D. micromarketing
Explanation: Mass marketing ignores differences among market segments and presents one standard offering to the whole market.
Correct answer: mass marketing