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chapter 1



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

 1. 

Marketing communications is used by which type of organisation?
a.
business-to-business organisations
b.
consumer marketing organisations
c.
not-for-profit organisations
d.
None of these are correct.
e.
All of these are correct.
 

 2. 

Which of the following is NOT a change in marketing communication practices?
a.
increased reliance on outside suppliers, or specialized services
b.
reduced dependence on mass media advertising
c.
increased reliance on highly targeted communication methods
d.
heightened demands on suppliers
e.
increased efforts to assess communications’ return on investment
 

 3. 

From the marketer’s standpoint, marcom’s objective is to ultimately affect ____.
a.
brand equity
b.
brand awareness
c.
brand image
d.
sales volume and revenue
e.
investment
 

 4. 

Which of the following is NOT one of the major factors that is credited for contributing to the rise of advertising?
a.
the rise of capitalism
b.
the industrial revolution
c.
the demise of socialism
d.
the rise of modern mass media
 

 5. 

Which is NOT a relative advantage of television advertising?
a.
one-on-one reach
b.
low absolute cost
c.
ability to demonstrate a product in use
d.
ability to generate excitement
e.
intrusion value
 

 6. 

The rise of capitalism is linked to the origins of advertising in that:
a.
the competition for resources involves stimulating demand for an organization's goods or services.
b.
capitalism is exploitive and so is advertising.
c.
advertising is the main building block of a capitalist "tool" perspective.
d.
capitalism creates needs and advertising is necessary to create needs.
 

 7. 

Manufacturers developed brand names so that consumers could
a.
transfer the power to the retailer.
b.
focus their attention on a clearly identified item.
c.
decrease distribution channels.
d.
find the similarities between products.
 

 8. 

Which of the following types of advert depictions were not part of 1950's advertising?
a.
mythic nuclear families
b.
well-behaved children
c.
minorities and women in prominent roles
d.
our “friend” the atom.
 

 9. 

In the interactive/wireless/broadband revolution,:
a.
advertising is no longer one of the primary marketing mix tools used to stimulate demand.
b.
advertising is still a paid, mass-mediated attempt to persuade.
c.
no change will occur in the advertising prepared and delivered to the target audience.
d.
advertising is no longer a tool that contributes to nurturing brand loyalty.
 

 10. 

In the age of interactive media,:
a.
established companies like Proctor & Gable will only use traditional media.
b.
target audiences do not have to be broadly defined by age or geographic groups.
c.
more and more time will be spent by viewers on watching broadcast television.
d.
newspaper circulations will increase.
 



 
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