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Marketing Communications explores the strategic role of communicating value to customers and stakeholders through a variety of channels and tools. This course examines the integration of advertising, public relations, sales promotion, direct marketing, digital media, and personal selling into cohesive communication strategies that support organizational objectives. Students will analyze how target audiences are identified, how key messages are crafted, and how media platforms are selected to maximize engagement and impact. Through case studies and practical projects, learners develop skills in planning, executing, and evaluating comprehensive marketing communication campaigns in both traditional and digital environments.
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Social Media Marketing 3rd Edition by
Tracy L. Tuten
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Chapter 1: The Social Media Environment
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Q1) Which of the following is not one of the four Social Publishing use groups?
A)Individual users.
B)Independent professionals.
C)Professional contributors associated with organizations.
D)Educational publications.
E)Brands.
Answer: D
Q2) Which of the following completes the sentence,'A person who shares their views about a product or service,even though they are not affiliated with the company,is referred to as ______'?
A)a citizen journalist
B)a digital native
C)an advertiser
D)a netizen
E)a citizen advertiser
Answer: E
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Chapter 2: Social Consumers
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Q1) Which of the following microblog user types defined by Pew Research Center is characterized by highly interconnected people such as hobbyists,fans,or professional groups?
A)Polarized Crowds.
B)Tight Crowds.
C)Community Clusters.
D)Broadcast Networks.
E)Support Networks. Answer: B
Q2) According to Forrester's Social Technographics Model a ______ score reflects whether social media is a valued channel for customer support.
A)Discover.
B)Explore.
C)Use.
D)Ask.
E)Engage. Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Network Structure and Group Influences in Social Media
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Q1) Which of the following terms refers to when a piece of information triggers a sequence of interactions?
A)Meetups.
B)Cascades.
C)Norms.
D)Flows.
E)Impressions.
Answer: B
Q2) Which online community characteristic specifies that virtual communities need norms in order to operate?
A)Conversations.
B)Presence.
C)Democracy.
D)Standards of behavior.
E)Level of participation.
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Social Media Marketing Strategy
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Q1) Which of the following does not represent a typical marketing objective that social media marketers pursue?
A)Generate sales leads.
B)Improve search engine rankings.
C)Improve brand or product reputation.
D)Reduce customer acquisition and support costs.
E)None of these.
Q2) What are the three components of a social media policy?
A)That standards of conduct be put in place which require that all online statements about the business must be honest and transparent.
B)Each employee must disclose that they are affiliated with the organization when posting in online communities.
C)Organizations keep all intellectual property and private financial information confidential.
D)Poster uses hashtags to disclose the nature of relationships reflected in the posts.
E)All of these.
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Chapter 5: Tactical Planning Execution
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Q1) Which of these editorial calendar elements helps you ensure that every piece of content you create is aligning with your company's marketing goals?
A)Visuals.
B)Topic categories.
C)Keywords and other meta-data.
D)URLs.
E)Calls to action.
Q2) Which of the following questions is not useful when developing a persona focused on guiding social media tactics?
A)What social media channels are they actively using?
B)What is their social technographic category?
C)What type of social media user are they?
D)What kinds of products have they purchased in the past?
E)What are their favorite types of social content?
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Chapter 6: Social Community
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Q1) Which of the following completes the sentence,'Research suggests that ______ brand knowledge and emotion ______ the perceived value of the brand in the mind of the consumer'.
A)increasing,decreases
B)decreasing,increases
C)decreasing,decreases
D)increasing,increases
E)none of these
Q2) It is useful to compare social networks and to understand how their defining dimensions affect our ability to market brands within the social space.This is particularly relevant as users utilize more social channels for ______.
A)Commercial purposes.
B)Specialized purposes.
C)Social purposes.
D)Professional purposes.
E)None of these.
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Chapter 7: Social Publishing
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Q1) Which of the following characterizes content in terms of originality and substance?
A)Golden triangle.
B)Value ladder.
C)Editorial calendar.
D)Protest site.
E)Social bookmarking site.
Q2) Whereas ______ is all about increasing the prominence of a site on search lists using on-site and off-site tactics,______ is a process that makes it more likely for content on a specific,social media platform to be visible and linkable in online communities.
A)Search engine optimization,social media optimization.
B)Social media optimization,search engine optimization.
C)Search engine optimization,platform optimization.
D)Social media optimization,platform optimization.
E)None of these.
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Chapter 8: Social Entertainment
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Q1) The organic development of Twitter communities around programming like The Walking Dead has allowed people to converse about shows in real time.This is an example of how marketers are using which of the following to share brand messaging?
A)Social TV.
B)Social games.
C)Social music.
D)Social celebrity.
E)None of these.
Q2) Which of the following completes the sentence,'______ gamers value realism in the game's contextual clues and challenge in the game's activities,while ______ gamers value ease of use and immediate gratification'?
A)Hardcore;core
B)Core;social
C)Social;casual
D)Casual;core
E)None of these
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Chapter 9: Social Commerce
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Q1) When a consumer expends just enough effort to make a decision that is acceptable but not necessarily optimal,this is called what?
A)Information overload.
B)Heuristics.
C)Cognitive bias.
D)Satisfice.
E)None of these.
Q2) What type influence is being used when car dealerships advertise that they are the #1 dealer in the area?
A)Social proof.
B)Authority.
C)Affinity.
D)Scarcity.
E)Consistency.
Q3) Which of the following scenarios is not likely to make us conform?
A)Living in a culture that emphasizes individuality.
B)Believing that the group will apply sanctions to nonconforming behaviors.
C)Being strongly committed to the group.
D)Being in a powerful group.
E)Being highly susceptible to interpersonal influence.
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Chapter 10: Social Media Analytics
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Q1) Which of the following can be applied to predict the likelihood of engagement,purchase conversion,and referral behaviors?
A)Propensity models.
B)Cluster analysis.
C)Filtering models.
D)Social intelligence models.
E)All of these.
Q2) Analyzing product reviews to obtain insight into the mix of features people want,and the product's strengths and weaknesses is a way marketers use which of the following?
A)Content analysis.
B)Experimental research.
C)Netnography research.
D)Focus group research.
E)Sentiment analysis.
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Chapter 11: Social Media Metrics
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Q1) Which of the following best completes the sentence,'______ are essentially made up of all the ways in which users can participate in a social media relationship with the brand.'?
A)Activities.
B)Relationships.
C)Interactions.
D)Returns.
E)None of these.
Q2) Which of the following best completes the sentence,'If the organization has set SMART objectives,______ tracking should already be in place.'?
A)Forward.
B)Coincident.
C)Reverse.
D)Indirect.
E)None of these.
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