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Chapter 2 h Developing Marketing Strategies and Plans h h h h
B) strategic marketing plan h h
C) corporate tactical plan h h
D) corporate 1) The task of any business is to
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A) create customer needs h h
B) differentiate in terms of cost of production h h h h h h
C) deliver customer value at a profit
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D) reduce competition h
E) communicate similar value as provided by competitors h h h h h h h
Answer: C
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2.1: How does marketing affect customer value?
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AACSB: Reflective thinking h
2) What is the traditional view of marketing?
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A) Firms should just focus on production because if the products are good thenth
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ey will automatically sell.
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B) Firms should just focus on production and selling because marketing occurs as apa
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rt of the selling process.
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C) Firms should have a proper marketing team that can increase consumers'a
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wareness of their products and rouse their interest in them.
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D) Firms should price their products as low as possible so that marketing thembe
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comes easy. h
E) Firms should remember that promotion is the most important of the four Ps.A
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nswer: B
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2.1: How does marketing affect customer value?
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3) The value delivery process can be divided into three phases, out of which"c
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hoosing the value" implies
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, which is the essence of strategic marketing.
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A) segmentation, developing, and delivering
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B) targeting, positioning, and communicating
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C) targeting, positioning, and delivering
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D) segmentation, targeting, and positioning
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E) researching, developing, and delivering
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Answer: D
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2.1: How does marketing affect customer value?
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AACSB: Reflective thinking h
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4) Apex Corporation is one of the best in its industry in terms of costs and perfor
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mance. Many companies in its industry will probably consider Apex as a
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A) pioneer
B) benchmark
C) target for acquisition h h
D) future supplier h
E) sounding board for ideas h h h h
Answer: B
Diff: 1 h
LO:
2.1: How does marketing affect customer value?
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AACSB: Application of knowledge h h
5) James Frank has been put in charge of gathering marketing intelligence, disse
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minating it within his organization, and eventually directing action on the inform
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ation. Mr. Frank's task is best described as part of the
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A) market-sensing
B) new-offering realization h
C) customer acquisition h
D) customer relationship management h h
E) fulfillment management h h
Answer: A
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LO:
2.1: How does marketing affect customer value? AA
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CSB: Analytical thinking; Application of knowledge h h h h
6) When a customer places an order at BookBox.com, the company processes thec
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ustomer's payment information, sends the order to the nearest warehouse, and ships
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the order via FedEx. This is best described as the
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A) market-sensing
B) customer acquisition h
C) customer relationship management h h
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