Marketing Analytics
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Course Introduction
Marketing Analytics is a course designed to equip students with the quantitative skills and analytical techniques necessary to make data-driven marketing decisions. The curriculum covers essential topics such as customer segmentation, predictive modeling, marketing mix analysis, attribution modeling, and campaign performance evaluation. By utilizing real-world data sets and industry-standard software tools, students learn to interpret and visualize data, measure marketing effectiveness, and optimize strategies for customer acquisition, retention, and profitability. Upon completion, students will be able to apply analytical approaches to solve complex marketing challenges and drive evidence-based decision-making in dynamic business environments.
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Business Marketing Management B2B 11th Edition by Michael
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Chapter 1: A Business Marketing Perspective
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Q1) Carefully compare and contrast the marketing strategy patterns and buying considerations for a $3 million air conditioning system to be used in a large factory versus photocopying paper for use in an office.
Answer: Not answer
Q2) Personal computers and light factory equipment such as portable drills provide examples of industrial goods that would be classified as accessory equipment.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) When purchasing microprocessors from Intel Corporation to be incorporated into Dell's line of personal computers,IBM would be classified as:
A)a user.
B)an original equipment manufacturer (OEM).
C)an institutional buyer.
D)a dealer.
E)a distributor.
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Organizational Buying Behavior
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Q1) The four groups of forces that have an impact on organizational buying behavior are environmental,organizational,strategic,and individual.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) The buying center becomes larger and comprises members with higher levels of organizational status and authority as perceived risk increases.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) In the purchase of a new papermaking machine,what role would the firm's manufacturing superintendent assume in the buying center?
A)influencer
B)decider
C)gatekeeper
D)any or all of the above.
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Customer Relationship Management Strategies for Business Markets
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Q1) There is a gravitational pull that moves buyers toward the transactional side of the exchange spectrum because:
A)competitors are continually working to attract the best customers away.
B)customer requirements and expectations keep changing.
C)customers can freely explore new options in real time on the Internet.
D)all of the above
E)(a)and (b)only
Answer: D
Q2) Collaborative relationships:
A)are emphasized by buying firms when the purchase is deemed important to the organization.
B)are emphasized by buyers when the complexity is high.
C)are more likely to involve operational linkages.
D)all of the above
E)(a)and (b)only
Answer: D
Q3) The most profitable customers are those that have a high____________________and a low____________________.
Answer: Net margin realized,Cost-to-serve
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Chapter 4: Segmenting the Business Market and Estimating
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Q1) Which of the following is a benefit of effective segmentation?
A)The mere attempt to segment business market forces the marketer to become more attuned to the unique needs of customer segments.
B)Knowledge of the needs of particular market segments helps the business appropriately train and deploy the salesforce.
C)It allows the business marketer to focus on product development efforts.
D)all of the above.
E)(b)and (c)only.
Q2) Time series techniques are especially appropriate when management believes that sales will behave differently in the future than they have in the past.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The cycle component in a time series indicates the long term general movement in the data in one direction.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Provide an illustration of a situation where value-in-use segmentation would seem to be especially appropriate.
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Chapter 5: Business Marketing Planning: Strategic Perspectives
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Q1) In the hierarchy of strategies,_____ strategy centers on how a firm will compete in a given industry and will position itself against its competitors.
A)functional
B)corporate
C)business-level
D)product
E)divisional
Q2) The balanced scorecard provides managers with a performance measurement system that can be linked to a company's business marketing strategies. Identify and briefly describe the four perspectives of performance in the balanced scorecard. Next,explain how each perspective can help business marketers with their business strategies.
Q3) The composition or functional area representation of the strategy center evolves during the marketing strategy development process,varies from firm to firm,and varies from one strategy situation to another.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The____________________determines how the firm chooses to compete.
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Chapter 6: Business Marketing Strategies for Global Markets
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Q1) Joint ventures assume a very prominent role in the global strategy of many business marketing firms like Dow Chemical and Xerox. While offering significant benefits,joint ventures often fall short of expectations or dissolve. Why?
Q2) An industrial firm's first foray into an overseas market usually involves____________________because it requires the least commitment and risk.
Q3) The need for a global strategy is determined by the nature of international competition in a particular industry.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Successful global companies achieve unified action by:
A)establishing a strategies that are independent across countries.
B)developing accounting systems that are country specific.
C)encouraging personal relationships and the transfer of learning among subsidiary managers across locations.
D)all of the above.
Q5) In China's steel industry,their main source of competitive advantage is due not to cheap labor,but rather massive government energy ____________________.
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Chapter 7: Managing Products for Business Markets
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Q1) The four dimensions of a product market definition are customer function,environmental,technological,and value-added system.
A)True
B)False
Q2) During the tornado phase of the adoption life cycle,the business marketing strategist should:
A)focus on market segmentation.
B)extend distribution channels.
C)drive to the next lower price point.
D)all of the above.
E)(b)and (c)only.
Q3) Strategy experts suggest that a company's product or service is competitively superior if,at a price equal to the price of competing products,customers always choose it. With this in mind,consider the spectacular growth of Dell Computer-a firm that sells direct to organizations and individuals who can place orders by phone or through the Internet. Using the value-in-use concept,describe the costs and benefits a customer faces in buying a computer directly from Dell. On what dimensions would local computer dealers and retailers enjoy an edge over Dell? Overall,what are the critical factors that shape the product strategy followed by Dell?
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Chapter 8: Managing Innovation and New Industrial
Product
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Q1) A benchmarking study sought to uncover the critical success factors that drive a firm's new product performance. The results indicate that successful firms:
A)center development efforts on clearly-defined market and technology domains.
B)seldom "kill" a project once the new product development process has been initiated.
C)emphasize low-price strategies to penetrate a mass market.
D)all of the above.
E)(b)and (c)only.
Q2) According to research,major drivers of a firm's new product performance include:
A)Resource commitment.
B)Profitability relative to competition.
C)Success rate of new products.
D)All of the above.
E)Only a and c.
Q3) Cross-functional teams appear to work best when the products are familiar,such as product modifications.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Managing Services for Business Markets
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Q1) In the marketing of business services,items such as logos,uniforms,guarantees,and color schemes are examples of physical evidence of the actual service.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The service offer is linked with the service concept and also:
A)spells out in more detail the service offering.
B)when and to whom they will be provided.
C)how they will be presented.
D)All of the above.
Q3) From the following list,identify the item that is least likely to be considered a pure service.
A)market research
B)security and protection services
C)after-sales equipment repair and maintenance
D)insurance
E)consulting
Q4) Instances where the customer has direct contact with either the product or service itself or with representatives of it by a third party,such as a channel partner are known as____________________.
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Chapter 10: Managing Business Marketing Channels
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Q1) The industrial distributor:
A)takes title to the product sold.
B)occasionally does some assembly and manufacturing work.
C)provides delivery.
D)all of the above
E)(a)and (b)only
Q2) Manufacturers' representatives sell noncompeting but complementary products.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A business marketer that serves many different market segments would likely use a direct channel.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A source of conflict between business marketers and their manufacturers' representatives centers on the size of inventory levels reps maintain.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Channel____________________refers to the number of channel levels,the number and types of intermediaries and the linkages among channel members.
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Chapter 11: Supply Chain Management
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Q1) Supply chains should manage _____ in an integrated manner across organizational borders.
A)relationships
B)information
C)material flow
D)all of the above.
E)(b)and (c)only.
Q2) As a controllable element in the logistics system,_____ ensures that information exchanged in the distribution process guides the activities of the logistics system.
A)customer service
B)order processing
C)logistics communications
D)inventory control
E)production planning
Q3) When designing the supply chain,firms should concentrate on creating____________________processes for functional products and____________________processes for innovative products.
Q4) SCM requires____________________not only among departments within the organization but also with external partners.
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Chapter 12: Pricing Strategy for Business Markets
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Q1) Raw materials are an example of indirect traceable costs.
A)True
B)False
Q2) If the business marketer's product input assumes an insignificant role in the final product's total cost,demand is likely:
A)elastic.
B)price sensitive.
C)inelastic.
D)small.
Q3) Buyers tend to be price sensitive when they can switch from one supplier to another without incurring additional costs.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Price elasticity of demand is not the same at all prices.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The first component in the Price-Setting Decision Process is____________________.
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Chapter 13: Business Marketing Communications:
Advertising and Sales Promotion
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Q1) In evaluating the effectiveness of a business-to-business advertising program,the manager should center on:
A)changes in the target market's purchase rate.
B)changes in the target market's product awareness.
C)changes in the target market's product knowledge.
D)both (b)and (c)
E)none of the above
Q2) Concerning business-to-business advertising media,_____ publications are directed at a specific task,technology,or function,whatever the industry.
A)common
B)specialty
C)horizontal
D)vertical
E)target
Q3) Recent research indicates that follow-up sales efforts generate higher sales productivity when customers have already seen a company's products at a trade show.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Business Marketing Communications:
Managing the Personal Selling Function
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Q1) Relationship____________________captures the ability of an interfirm relationship to achieve desired objectives.
Q2) The second phase of for selecting key accounts:
A)considers the degree to which the transactions with potential customer will complement the economies of the seller's business.
B)identifies those customer accounts that have unique support requirements.
C)centers on the profit potential of a customer.
D)none of the above.
Q3) If the territory is geographically dispersed,sales will probably be lower due to time wasted in travel by the salesperson.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Salesperson job satisfaction decreases when there is increased uncertainty about expectations and the length of the product line increases.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe the factors that appear to influence the salesperson's satisfaction with the job and the work environment.
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Chapter 15: Marketing Performance Measurement
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Q1) The primary levels of marketing control include:
A)strategic control.
B)annual plan control.
C)efficiency and effectiveness control.
D)profitability control.
E)All of the above.
Q2) The____________________coupled with the balanced scorecard provides a valuable framework by describing the strategy,detailing objectives for the processes that create value and the organizational assets needed to support them.
Q3) The level of marketing control that examines whether the strategy is being implemented as planned and whether it produces the intended results is termed:
A)strategic control.
B)annual plan control.
C)strategic component control.
D)profitability control.
E)incremental control.
Q4) The portion of the total purchases in a product and service category that a customer makes from the firm is known as ____________________.
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