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Chapter Nineteen - Direct and On-line Marketing



Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Which of the following is NOT one of the key issues for success in direct marketing?
a.
Interaction.
c.
Context.
b.
Targeting.
 

 2. 

Targeting specific TV audiences with a particular interest is called:
a.
Broadcasting.
c.
Target transmissions.
b.
Narrowcasting.
 

 3. 

A list of individually-addressable customers is called:
a.
A customer base.
c.
A marketing base.
b.
A database.
 

 4. 

Which of the following is NOT a source of information for a customer list?
a.
Sales promotions.
c.
Press stories.
b.
Complaints.
 

 5. 

Which of the following is not true?
a.
If data requirements are clearly defined and unlikely to change, a sequential database is most suitable.
c.
If initial cost is an important factor, a relational database is most suitable.
b.
If the market structure is complex and subject to change, a relational database is most suitable.
 

 6. 

Which of the following is not true?
a.
Computers are good at combining and manipulating databases.
c.
Computers are good at storing databases.
b.
Computers are good at cleaning databases.
 

 7. 

What is junk mail?
a.
Direct mailings which advertise products.
c.
Direct mailings which are wrongly-targeted.
b.
Direct mailings which are thrown away.
 

 8. 

Approximately how many pieces of mail are returned each year in the UK marked ‘gone away’ or ‘return to sender’?
a.
20 million.
c.
100 million.
b.
50 million.
 

 9. 

Which European country has the highest amount of direct mail per head of population?
a.
UK.
c.
France.
b.
Belgium.
 

 10. 

Which of the following is not a real regulatory organisation?
a.
The Telephone Preference Service.
c.
The Board of Trade No-Call register.
b.
The Federal Trade Commission Do-Not-Call list.
 

 11. 

What distinguishes direct response advertising from ordinary advertising?
a.
Direct response advertising contains a call to action.
c.
Direct response advertising contains a full description of the product.
b.
Direct response advertising contains a means by which potential customers can contact the company.
 

 12. 

What does DRTV stand for?
a.
Double Response Transfer Vehicle.
c.
Direct Readership Test Volume.
b.
Direct Response Television.
 

 13. 

Which of the following is not true?
a.
The Internet is unregulated.
c.
The Internet is likely to take over from traditional retailers.
b.
The Internet is unreliable as an information source.
 

 14. 

A product which has no physical existence and can be sold on the Internet for direct download is called:
a.
A virtual product.
c.
An Internet product.
b.
An intangible product.
 

 15. 

Experienced Internet users who seek convenience and low prices are called:
a.
Simplifiers.
c.
Routiners.
b.
Bargainers.
 

 16. 

Which of the following is true?
a.
French people have more credit cards than Germans.
c.
Britons have more credit cards than French people.
b.
Germans have more credit cards than Britons.
 



 
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