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Business Communication explores the principles, strategies, and practical skills required to communicate effectively in professional environments. The course covers various forms of business correspondence, including emails, reports, proposals, presentations, and interpersonal interactions. Emphasis is placed on clarity, conciseness, tone, and the adaptation of messages for diverse audiences. Students will develop critical thinking and problem-solving abilities related to workplace communication, while also learning about intercultural communication, digital tools, and ethical considerations. Through written assignments, oral presentations, and case studies, learners will gain the confidence and competence needed to succeed in todays global business landscape.
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Contemporary Marketing 16th Edition by Louis E. Boone
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Chapter 1: Marketing: The Art and Science of Satisfying Customers
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Q1) Which of the following refers to marketing myopia?
A) A companywide consumer orientation with the objective of achieving long-run success
B) A market in which there are more buyers for fewer goods and services
C) A management's failure to recognize the scope of its business
D) A market in which there are more goods and services than people willing to buy them
Answer: C
Q2) Relationship marketing tries to rebuild damaged relationships and rejuvenate unprofitable customers.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Marketing is the organizational function that refers to all forms of selling from institutional sales to personal selling.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Strategic Planning in Contemporary Marketing
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Q1) The number of suppliers available to a manufacturer or retailer affects the bargaining power of buyers.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) The chief executive officer (CEO)and vice president of marketing spend a greater proportion of their time on operational planning than do managers at all other organizational levels.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
Q3) The planning process is an intermittent process held after substantial intervals.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
Q4) Good relationships with customers can equip a firm with vital strategic weapons. A)True
B)False Answer: True
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Chapter 3: The Marketing Environment, Ethics, and Social Responsibility
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Q1) Public and private consumer interest groups and self-regulatory organizations are part of the legal environment.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Laura decided to quit her job and travel for a year.She can be considered a part of the population that is unemployed.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) The airline industry in a particular country has only four dominant players.Large capital investments and government regulations often prevent new players from entering the market.Based on this information,the structure of the airline industry in this country is _____.
A) a duopoly
B) perfectly competitive
C) an oligopoly
D) a monopoly
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Social Media: Living in the Connected World
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Q1) An online community manager is the primary decision maker who runs the firm's social media program.
A)True
B)False
Q2) MarkPro Solutions is developing a social media marketing plan for an automobile company in order to help it market its products through social networking sites.MarkPro Solutions has designed a marketing campaign,and is currently in the process of documenting the goals and strategies of the plan together with the implementation and monitoring methods.Which of the following sections of the SMM plan is being developed by MarkPro Solutions in the above scenario?
A) The overview of the plan
B) The competitive analysis
C) The body of the plan
D) The executive summary
Q3) Social media marketing seeks to control the content and message received by the audience.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What are the different rules of engagement in social media marketing?
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Chapter 5: E-Business: Managing the Customer Experience
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Q1) The strategic process of creating,distributing,promoting,and pricing goods and services to a target market over the Internet or through digital tools is called:
A) electronic marketing.
B) online trading.
C) digital servicing.
D) Web economics.
Q2) The click-through rate is a measure of the:
A) number of clicks performed by an average user when searching for information through a search engine.
B) number of ads served up to a user on a search engine per query.
C) percentage of people presented with a banner ad who click on it.
D) number of Web pages viewed by a user after clicking through an ad.
Q3) Majority of e-marketing activities are business-to-consumer transactions.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Majority of the online sales is through mobile retail.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What is meant by e-business? Name the five broad categories of e-business.
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Chapter 6: Consumer Behavior
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Q1) Who are opinion leaders? Why are they important to marketers?
Q2) In the area of self-concept theory,the real self is:
A) the self which has achieved self-actualization.
B) the way the individual thinks other people see him or her.
C) the individual's personal set of objectives to which he or she aspires.
D) the objective view of the total person.
Q3) When a product is unique or difficult to categorize,the thought process involved in a purchase decision is known as:
A) research analysis.
B) extensive buying analysis.
C) limited problem solving.
D) extended problem solving.
Q4) The single group within society that is most vulnerable to reference group influence is:
A) the older consumer who feels somewhat left out of things.
B) unmarried women, many of whom feel a need for stability in their lives.
C) new immigrants who want to capture the American dream.
D) children, who base most of their buying decisions on outside influences.
Q5) Discuss the four components of self-concept and explain how marketers can utilize this information.
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Chapter 7: Business-to-Business (B2B)Marketing
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Q1) Which of the following service sectors was newly created by the NAICS to better reflect the economy of the 21st century?
A) Healthcare and social assistance
B) Finance, insurance, and real-estate services
C) Public administration
D) Wholesale and retail trade
Q2) A negotiation process wherein each marketer develops its offer,including a price that will satisfy the criteria determined by the customer's problem,need,or opportunity,is known as:
A) competitive bidding.
B) decentralized buying.
C) collective underwriting.
D) systems integration.
Q3) The primary purchasing need of an organization is meeting the demands of its own customers.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What are the different criteria involved in the selection of a vendor in a business buying process?
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Chapter 8: Global Marketing
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Q1) What is importing? What are the factors that marketers need to consider while making import decisions?
Q2) Which of the following factors is most likely to be included in political environment?
A) Inflation levels in different countries
B) Labor conditions in different countries
C) Exchange rate fluctuations in a country
D) Level of natural resources in a country
Q3) In a countertrade,products of one country are exchanged for products of another instead of cash.
A)True
B)False
Q4) ISO 9000 standards of the International Organization for Standardization sets requirements for:
A) quality in goods and services.
B) production operations.
C) worker compensation.
D) operations that minimize harm to the environment.
Q5) What are the different product and promotion strategies that can be used by global marketers?
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Chapter 9: Market Segmentation, Targeting, and Positioning
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Q1) Segmentation by benefits sought is a product-related segmentation approach that:
A) determines the marketer's effectiveness in satisfying the consumer.
B) measures brand loyalty and consumer perception.
C) re-evaluates customer reactions post-consumption.
D) focuses on the attributes that people seek in a product.
Q2) Primary metropolitan statistical areas (PMSAs)are identified within areas of 1-million-plus populations.
A)True
B)False
Q3) _____ is the largest metropolitan area in the world.
A) New York
B) Tokyo
C) Mexico City
D) London
Q4) A micropolitan statistical area is an area that:
A) includes a set a counties within an area of 1-million-plus population.
B) has a urban center of 50,000 or more inhabitants.
C) includes two or more primary metropolitan statistical areas.
D) has at least one town of 10,000 to 49,999 people.
Q5) Write a note on the VALS segmentation system.
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Chapter 10: Marketing Research and Sales Forecasting
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Q1) The size and organizational form of the marketing research function is usually independent of the structure of the company.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is the most commonly used quantitative forecasting technique?
A) Trend analysis
B) Exponential smoothing
C) Test markets
D) Survey of buyer intentions
Q3) Telephone surveys have relatively high response rates and are effective at drawing appropriate responses.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A marketing related problem can be identified by evaluating the firm's marketing mix elements and target market.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe the different sources of internal data within firms.
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Chapter 11: Relationship Marketing and Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
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Q1) Widgets have become popular marketing tools as they can be easily passed on from one person to another through social networking sites.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The grassroots marketing approach relies on marketing strategies that are:
A) traditional.
B) conventional.
C) expensive.
D) flexible.
Q3) A successful customer relationship management system reorganizes the business processes to deliver superior value to the customers by:
A) decentralizing the marketing data.
B) bringing down a firm's reliance on expensive word-of-mouth marketing.
C) expanding the response time for customer queries to increase their satisfaction.
D) empowering customers to find information they need to manage their own orders.
Q4) What is a strategic alliance? Explain the two ways in which strategic alliances are structured.
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Chapter 12: Product and Service Strategies
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Q1) Beaux,a clothing boutique store,specializes in high-end evening wear for women.Most of their dresses are custom-made for their elite customers.Beaux is an example of a store offering _____ products.
A) impulse
B) convenience
C) shopping
D) specialty
Q2) Define line extension.Give examples
Q3) Sound systems,batteries,and tires that are included in the manufacturing of a car are examples of:
A) installations.
B) accessory equipment.
C) component parts and materials.
D) supplies.
Q4) SUVs produced by different automobile companies constitute a single product line.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Define product line.Discuss some of the reasons why firms develop product lines.
Q6) Describe the three categories of supplies.
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Chapter 13: Developing and Managing Brand and Product Categories
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Q1) At the _____ stage of brand loyalty,marketers use advertising as a means to increase consumer awareness of a brand.
A) brand recognition
B) brand preference
C) brand insistence
D) brand equity
Q2) The _____ strategy seeks to increase sales of existing products in existing markets.
A) product development
B) market innovation
C) product diversification
D) market penetration
Q3) More than 90 percent of cereal is consumed at breakfast,but ads for Kellogg's Cracklin' Oat Bran say that it tastes like oatmeal cookies and makes "a great snack anytime." Kellogg's is implementing a strategy of _____ with this product.
A) market penetration
B) market development
C) product development
D) product diversification
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Chapter 14: Marketing Channels and Supply Chain Management
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Q1) Which of the following terms represents transporters that provide service solely for internally generated freight?
A) Common carriers
B) Contract carriers
C) Private carriers
D) Regional carriers
Q2) Common carriers cannot conduct their operations without permission from the appropriate regulatory authority.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Define direct channel and direct selling.Describe the party plan as a direct selling strategy.Give an example of a firm that sells its products using the party plan.
Q4) When a producer decides to advertise products on its website and sell them online,while continuing to distribute products to its current retailer customer base,the decision is likely to result in horizontal channel conflict.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe the role of distribution channels in a firm's marketing strategy.
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Chapter 15: Retailers, Wholesalers, and Direct Marketers
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Q1) Limited-line retailers cater to the needs of people who want to select from complete lines in purchasing particular products.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Chain stores are groups of retail outlets that operate under central ownership and management and handle the same product lines.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Direct-mail marketing relies heavily on database technology to manage lists of names and segment them according to the objectives of the promotional campaign.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Chain stores usually obtain merchandise at lower prices from manufacturers compared to their independent rivals.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Identify and describe four types of limited-function merchant wholesalers.
Q6) What are the different types of agents and brokers?
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Chapter 16: Integrated Marketing Communications,
Advertising, and Public Relations
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Q1) Maria sees an ad for a new service offered by the U.S.Postal Service to make shipping packages during the holidays easier.This ad is an example of institutional advertising.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A newly opened spa uses a print ad to promote the service packages it offers to customers.This is an example of _____ advertising.
A) retail
B) product
C) institutional
D) corporate
Q3) Sam watches an ad on TV for a new laptop from Sony.This ad is an example of product advertising.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Cooperative advertising campaigns originated to take advantage of the media's practice of offering lower rates to local advertisers than to national ones.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 17: Personal Selling and Sales Promotion
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Q1) A bonus pack is an item given free or at a reduced cost with purchases of other products.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Field selling is more expensive than other selling options and often requires considerable technical expertise.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Salespeople usually face difficulties in:
A) approaching potential buyers.
B) precall planning.
C) closing the sale.
D) following up after the sale.
Q4) Describe the three major personal selling approaches.
Q5) New sales personnel often find prospecting frustrating because it:
A) can only be accomplished during certain times of the year.
B) can be done in a variety of ways.
C) is subject to a number of laws and regulations.
D) usually offers no immediate payback.
Q6) What is a follow-up? Why is follow-up an important step in the sales process?
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Chapter 18: Pricing Concepts
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Q1) The supply side of the pricing equation focuses on revenue curves.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A profit-maximizing price rises to the point at which further increases will cause disproportionate decreases in the number of units sold.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Mignon d'Armitage manufactures jewelry.This firm is planning to introduce a new necklace and is trying to determine how many units it must sell in order to break even.Fixed costs are $100,000 and variable costs for each unit will be $20.At the price of $45 each,the number of units that must be sold in order to break even is:
A) 2,500.
B) 4,000.
C) 5,000.
D) 7,500.
Q4) The breakeven point is the point at which total revenue equals total cost.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss the benefits of modified breakeven analysis.
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Chapter 19: Pricing Strategies
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Q1) A negative cash discount is an attempt by sellers to improve their liquidity positions,reduce their bad-debt losses,and cut collection expenses.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Discuss the relationship between price and consumer perceptions of quality.
Q3) For the purpose of transfer pricing,any part of the organization to which revenue and controllable costs can be assigned,such as a department,is referred to as a:
A) sales department.
B) revenue center.
C) controllable costs center.
D) profit center.
Q4) Product line pricing is the practice of marketing merchandise at variable prices negotiated between buyer and seller.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What is a bot? How does it influence the online pricing of products?
Q6) Define cannibalization and give an example.
Q7) Differentiate between the list price and market price of a product.
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Chapter 20: Your Career in Marketing
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Q1) The three basic formats used to prepare a résumé are the chronological résumé,the functional résumé,and the combined résumé.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Explain the three basic formats used in preparing a résumé.
Q3) List the elements of an effective letter of recommendation.
Q4) Marketing expenses figure into the total cost of the product.
A)True
B)False
Q5) A successful interview represents a mutual exchange of information.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Who among the following oversees account services,creative services,and media services departments?
A) Sales manager
B) Advertising manager
C) Promotion manager
D) Category manager
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Chapter 21: Developing an Effective Marketing Plan
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Q1) What are the reasons a company should develop a marketing plan?
Q2) The need for a business plan is more acutely felt in a small company than in a large multinational company.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following components of the marketing mix focuses on deciding the goods and services a firm should offer in order to meet the needs of its customers?
A) Product strategy
B) Distribution strategy
C) Promotional strategy
D) Pricing strategy
Q4) A marketing plan is a detailed description of the resources and actions needed to achieve stated marketing objectives.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe the different components of a business plan.
Q6) An exit strategy is a plan for a firm to leave the market.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 22: Financial Analysis in Marketing
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Q1) The gross profit margin is the percentage of each sales dollar that a firm earns in profit after all expenses have been paid.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In the context of financial statements,which of the following represents the systematic reduction over time in the value of certain company assets?
A) Depreciation
B) Attrition
C) Recession
D) Deduction
Q3) Receivables are collected credit sales.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The difference between assets and liabilities of a company is referred to as owner's equity.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Explain the difference between an income statement and a balance sheet.
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