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Each year representatives of college activities boards throughout the U.S.gather at regional National Association of College Activities (NACA) conventions to listen,talk to,and hire acts for the upcoming school year.Auburn Moon from Philadelphia is one of the agencies that attends the NACA conventions.The owner of this agency prepares a CD that contains two or three songs by each of the acts she represents and gives them out to students at the conventions.Students can listen to the CDs at their leisure and share the music with other decision makers on campus.With the CDs,Auburn Moon is _____ about its entertainers and their abilities.


A) Motivating its customers
B) Positioning its customers
C) Managing the customer mix
D) Defining its customers' jobs
E) Educating its customers

F) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

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Even though some service providers would like to reduce customer participation in the service delivery,it cannot be done.

A) True
B) False

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What are the overall goals of a customer participation strategy?

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To increase productivity and c...

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The process of managing multiple and sometimes conflicting market segments is known as yield management.

A) True
B) False

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When Tony got in line to pay for his groceries,he picked the line in which he was required to scan the prices of his groceries and bag them himself.He was pleased with his use of a(n) _______ because he could take extra care in getting his eggs home unbroken without the risk of a store bagger dropping a melon on top of them.


A) Promotable differentiator
B) Ergonomic layout
C) SST
D) ISP
E) Robot

F) B) and C)
G) C) and E)

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The process of managing multiple and sometimes conflicting customer segments is known as _____ management.


A) Relationship
B) Compatibility
C) Demand mix
D) Position
E) Targeted

F) C) and D)
G) None of the above

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Landis was pleasantly surprised to find a "No Smoking" sign at his favorite pub.He had to limit his visits because he is allergic to cigarette smoke.Now he can visit as often and for as long as he likes.Landis was afraid the sign might hurt the pub's business,but he was pleased to discover how many of the pub's regulars felt the same way he did.The "No Smoking" sign served to:


A) Enhance customer compatibility
B) Decrease customer participation
C) Turn the customers of the pub into productive resources
D) Allow the customer to co-create the service
E) Maintain the drama metaphor

F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

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Lorenzo attended his first antique auction last night.When he asked about bidding,he was told to get a bidder's number and that no bid would be accepted unless it was made by raising the card with the number on it.What kind of on-site orientation was Lorenzo being given?

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The Detroit Tigers,a professional baseball team,prohibits the sale and consumption of alcohol in the "Family Section" of Tiger Stadium.The Detroit Tigers are:


A) Rewarding customers
B) Positioning customers
C) Managing the customer mix
D) Defining customers' jobs
E) Educating customers

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Moderate customer participation is required with marriage counseling.

A) True
B) False

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Patients sitting in dental chairs are part of the _____ element of the services marketing mix.


A) People
B) Product
C) Place
D) Promotion
E) Physical evidence

F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

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Individual differences exist in customers' desire to participate in the service process.

A) True
B) False

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Instead of having a hair stylist color her hair,Chandris prefers to dye her own hair.Which of the following roles is Chandris performing?


A) Customer mix manager
B) Competitor
C) Productive resource
D) Contributor to quality and satisfaction
E) Recruiter

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Restaurants with salad bars view customers as productive resources.

A) True
B) False

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Lorenzo attended his first antique auction last night.After examining the merchandise,he noticed several signs posted around the building."All sales are final"."All merchandise sold on an 'as-is' basis"."We are not responsible for any merchandise left overnight".In terms of customer participation,what was the purpose of those signs?

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To educate...

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Compatibility management:


A) Is unrelated to the implementation of customer participation strategies
B) Does not coalesce well with the drama metaphor used to describe services
C) Is a process for managing the customer mix
D) Is only of value in internal marketing
E) Creates a homogeneous employee pool

F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

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Defined as a combination of personal motivation,ability,and role clarity,________ is a major factor in determining whether customers will try a new self-service option.


A) Customer reliability
B) Service competence
C) Customer attitude
D) Customer readiness
E) Service inclination

F) All of the above
G) C) and D)

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Compatibility management is LEAST important in which of the following services?


A) Airplane flights
B) Movie theater
C) College basketball game
D) Theme park
E) Long distance telephone service

F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

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Whether a household or a firm chooses to produce a particular service for itself or contract externally for the service depends upon a non-economic factor that is referred to as:


A) Intuitive bonuses
B) Extraordinary incentives
C) Incentives for amelioration
D) Psychic rewards
E) Altruism

F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

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Rewarding customers has no effect on their likelihood of performing their roles effectively.

A) True
B) False

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