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Question
(p.418)Personal selling is the most costly way to communicate with prospects because:
A.it is very labor intensive.
B.sales cannot occur without advertising.
C.it has an inflexible methodology.
D.sales quotas force the salesperson to use unethical means to close a sale.
E.it cannot be integrated easily into a company's marketing communications strategy.
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(p.418)What is the greatest strength of personal selling?
A.Its low cost
B.Its historically positive reputation
C.The fact that it is labor intensive
D.Its personal nature
E.The immediacy of the sale
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A.Infomercials
B.Word-of-mouth
C.Personal selling
D.Direct-response marketing
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A.trade promotion
B.direct sales promotion
C.interactive program
D.loyalty program
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(p.411)_____ is the oldest marketing method and it is growing incredibly fast today as a result of social and technological changes.
A.Direct marketing
B.Relationship marketing
C.Advertising
D.Interactive marketing
E.Direct selling
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(p.411)_____ advertising is always aimed at stimulating some action or response from its recipient.
A.Radio
B.Viral
C.Direct-response
D.Mass
E.Aerial
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(p.411)Which of the following statements about direct marketing is true?
A.Direct marketing is a measurable system of marketing.
B.Direct marketing is static.
C.Direct marketing is often called reminder advertising.
D.Direct marketing does not typically produce feedback.
E.Direct marketing as a form of promotion is ineffective in generating immediate sales.
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(p.414)List and describe the two direct selling strategies.
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(p.385)The cost of reaching target audiences is decreasing for all media.
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(p.390)What are the two ways to express message weight?
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(p.389)What are the two major components of media objectives?
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(p.402)List four reasons why media planners often use a mixed media approach.
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(p.398)Explain the purpose of media strategy.
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(p.394)What are the various factors that influence media strategy decisions?
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(p.392)Explain the importance of continuity.
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A.loyalty premium
B.long-term advertising message
C.continuity promotion
D.advertising specialty
E.take-one premium
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(p.376)Which of the following statements about mailing lists is true?
A.The normal commission that a list broker pays to a list renter is 20 percent.
B."Cleaning" occurs when two mailing lists are processed by a computer to remove the duplicate names, thereby ensuring that only one mailer goes to each name.
C.Mail-order advertisers cannot check the validity of a rented list.
D.The average mailing list changes by more than 40 percent per year.
E.Mailing lists should be updated once in four years in order to maintain validity.
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(p.375)An advertiser might choose to use some other advertising medium instead of direct-mail advertising because direct-mail advertising:
A.cannot be used for testing prospects' reactions to new products.
B.has a negative image.
C.has the highest cost per exposure of any medium.
D.has intensive coverage and extensive reach.
E.achieves the highest response of any advertising medium.
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(p.370)_____ describes the integration of advertising into the message delivery mechanism so efficiently that the product is being promoted while the audience is being entertained.
A.Entertainment advertising
B.Subliminal advertising
C.Surround advertising
D.Advertising integration
E.Immersive advertising
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(p.370)When an advertiser buys total bus, he/she:
A.has bought the services of the transit system to create, manufacture and distribute its ad.
B.has bought all the inside space on a group of buses.
C.expects a 100 percent reach.
D.has bought all of the exterior space on a bus.
E.has bought a full showing.
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(p.368)One, two and three-sheet ______ are used as advertising media in many bus, subway and commuter train stations.
A.geographic bulletins
B.primary panels
C.terminal posters
D.mini-panels
E.transportation bulletins