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Chapter 5 - Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning



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

 1. 

What is segmentation?
a.
The process of choosing which products to make.
c.
The process of avoiding competitors.
b.
The process of dividing customers into groups with similar needs.
 

 2. 

Which of the following is NOT one of the tests of a good segment?
a.
Measurability.
c.
Profitability.
b.
Accessibility.
 

 3. 

What is an identifier segmentation variable?
a.
One which identifies which customers belong in the segment.
c.
One which helps categorize customers after we have started doing business with them.
b.
One which helps categorize customers before any business has been done with them.
 

 4. 

What is a response profile?
a.
A method of identifying which customers belong in the segment.
c.
A method of categorizing customers after we have started doing business with them.
b.
A method of categorizing customers before any business is done.
 

 5. 

What is NAICS?
a.
The North American Industrial Classification System.
c.
The New American Intelligent Coding System.
b.
The North Atlantic Industry Coding Society.
 

 6. 

Which of the following is NOT part of Freytag and Clarke’s segment selection process?
a.
Future attractiveness.
c.
Competitive position.
b.
Firm strategy.
 

 7. 

What is undifferentiated marketing?
a.
Trying to do exactly what the competitors do.
c.
Trying to serve one market segment only.
b.
Trying to serve all market segments with the same marketing mix.
 

 8. 

What is positioning?
a.
Developing a theme which provides a meaningful distinction for customers.
c.
Ensuring that the product is in the right markets.
b.
Ensuring that the product is in the right distribution chain.
 

 9. 

When would a firm undertake re-positioning?
a.
When the product is in the wrong distribution chain.
c.
When the product is in the decline phase of the product lifecycle.
b.
When competitor pressure or customer indifference dictates.
 

 10. 

What is concentrated marketing?
a.
Concentrating on a specific marketing campaign.
c.
Concentrating on one segment.
b.
Concentrating on a narrow product range.
 



 
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