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WGU D077 Concepts in Marketing, Sales, and Customer Contact Exam Study Guide TIna worked with a packaging company, Company X, to create a new method for processing mixed paper waste into recyclable product for resale. Another packaging company, Company Y, a competitor of Company X, has also approached and offered to help Ana develop recyclable product for resale. Ana knows that helping Company Y will automatically reveal the newly learned techniques to its competitor, Company X. Which ethical dilemma does this raise for this owner? -Nondisclosure What is the main function of marketing? -Bringing value to customers Which set of connections is created by marketers to generate value? -Between customers and products Business cycle phases -expansion, peak, contraction, and trough The director plans to post the menu for the day by 5:00 each morning. This information will include the nutrition facts associated with breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and describe the standards used in the meal preparation. Which activity is the community center using to create value through its menu marketing? - Creating awareness of fresh meals The community center is the first in the city to offer freshly prepared meals in partnership with the food warehouse. Which stage of the product life cycle do the meals represent to the community? -Introduction The director plans to design and implement a marketing campaign. Which example describes the director's primary goal for the marketing campaign? -Promoting awareness of its food offerings What is one example of an uncontrollable element of the community center's marketing environment? - Citizen participation in meals The director researches the reason for the community's food insecurity and learns that companies closed during the recent recession and left individuals without jobs. This unemployment has created significant food insecurity among those who remain without stable incomes. Which element of the PEST analysis is the community center responding to by creating its meal program? -Economic needs of community citizens Which ethical consideration in marketing is illustrated by the community center's meal program? - Offering food to everyone During a meeting, a marketing department describes the sales goals for the year, the target markets selected, and the actions the department will undertake to reach these goals. Which portion of the marketing planning process was discussed during this meeting? -Marketing strategy SWOT Analysis -examines the internal (controllable) and external (uncontrollable) factors that impact the organization and its strategies. SWOT internal factors -strengths and weaknesses, controllable. ex: financial resources, technical resources, human resources, product lines. SWOT external factors -opportunities and threats, uncontrollable. ex: tech innovations, competition, economy, government policies, legal judgements, social trends. two benefits of SWOT analysis -it encourages realistic planning, and it improves an organization's ability to forecast future events. The BCG matrix considers two different aspects of a business unit or product: -What is the current market share? and What is the market's growth potenti