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Kelly Ch 16



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

 1. 

The marketing mix describes a set of variables that an organisation can control in order to appeal to the target market. Select the item not normally regarded as one of those variables
a.
Product
d.
Price
b.
Place
e.
Production
c.
Promotion
 

 2. 

The international marketing process is concerned with how work is done to create marketing strategies and plans. There are three essential stages in the process - select the option that shows the correct stages in the correct sequence
a.
Analysis, planning and the development of the marketing programme
b.
Analysis, planning and strategy
c.
Analysis, choice and the development of the marketing programme
d.
Analysis,strategy and planning 
 

 3. 

The international marketing process is concerned with how work is done to create marketing strategies and plans. There are three essential stages in the process which includes analysis.  Analysis focuses on the four Cs - select the option that is NOT one of those “Cs”
a.
Customers
d.
Competitors
b.
Causal-environment
e.
Capabilities
c.
Channels
 

 4. 

Select the option that correctly shows the research process
a.
Approach, problem definition, research design, data gathering, analysis and report
b.
Research design, problem definition, approach, data gathering, analysis and report
c.
Problem definition, approach, research design, data gathering, analysis and report
d.
Problem definition, research design, approach,  data gathering, analysis and report
 

 5. 

The Ansoff Growth matrix is a tool to help organizations determine their product and market growth strategy, select the strategy described below:

“a strategy of increasing sales of current products in current markets”
a.
Geographic expansion
c.
Market penetration
b.
Diversification
d.
Product development
 

 6. 

Identify the argument that is NOT for product adaptation
a.
Markets becoming more homogeneous
c.
More difficult to copy
b.
Closer match to requirements
d.
Legal differences
 

 7. 

the Boston Matrix (Also called the BCG Matrix, the Growth-Share Matrix and Portfolio Analysis) is a well known tool for the marketing manager. Developed by the large US consulting group, it is an approach to product portfolio planning. The matrix analyses the success of a company’s products or services by looking at the percentage of sales they have in the market and how fast the sales are growing. Which of the following is NOT a label for one of the matrix quadrants/
a.
Cash Cow
c.
Cat
b.
Star
d.
Question Mark
 

 8. 

the Boston Matrix (Also called the BCG Matrix, the Growth-Share Matrix and Portfolio Analysis) is a well known tool for the marketing manager. Which quadrant of the matrix is described below?

“Products with a dominant share of the market but low prospects for growth”
a.
Cash Cow
c.
Cat
b.
Star
d.
Question Mark
 

 9. 

The Product Life Cycle (PLC), see figure, is a theory based upon the biological life cycle (we first considered it in chapter 2 when discussing industries); it is a marketing tool for evaluating products - a model that provides a framework for thinking in detail about product policy, product introduction and product elimination. Which option identifies the correct stages in the correct sequence?
a.
Growth, maturity, stability and decline
b.
Introduction, growth, maturity and decline
c.
Introduction, maturity, growth, and decline
d.
Introduction, growth, expansion and maturity
 

 10. 

The Adoption Process was first described almost fifty years ago but remains an important marketing tool. This extension of the product life cycle was developed by Rogers in 1962 and simply looks at who adopts products at the different stages of the life cycle. It describes the behaviour of consumers as they purchase new products and services. Select the category that is not normally associated with this process
a.
Early majority
c.
Innovators
b.
Laggards
d.
Dogs
 

 11. 

Select the item that would not be an argument for adapting International marketing communications
a.
Wider recognition
c.
Message may be misinterpreted
b.
Cultural sensitivity
d.
Humour used may not be understood
 

 12. 

Select the item not listed as a pricing strategy in Kelly (2009)
a.
Bait pricing
d.
Demand-based pricing
b.
Penetration pricing
e.
Arbitrary pricing
c.
Cost plus pricing
f.
Prestige pricing
 

 13. 

Select the label for the pricing strategy described

“a pricing strategy of setting a price below the prices of competing brands in order to penetrate a market and produce a larger unit sales volume”
a.
Bait pricing
d.
Demand-based pricing
b.
Penetration pricing
e.
Arbitrary pricing
c.
Cost plus pricing
f.
Prestige pricing
 

 14. 

Consider the research process shown in the diagram below

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Select the item that corresponds with step 5
a.
Research design
d.
Data analysis
b.
Approach
e.
Problem definition
c.
Data gathering
f.
Report
 

 15. 

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With reference to the Ansoff matrix shown above, select the option with the correct text for box “B”
a.
Diversification
c.
Development
b.
Expansion
d.
Penetration
 



 
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