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Which of the products listed below would be the best candidate for full-scale market testing?


A) totally free checking account from Bank One
B) household frequent flyer program from Delta Airlines
C) mid-priced luxury sedan made in America by Mazda
D) new iced coffee beverage from Starbucks
E) slimmer iMac computer

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

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Cars and appliances are classified as


A) reusable goods.
B) nondisposable goods.
C) imperishable goods.
D) reliable products.
E) durable goods.

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

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Among business products, which of the following would most likely be considered an installation?


A) a factory
B) roof tiles
C) a cleaning service
D) a photocopier
E) a drill press

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

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Briefly define what is meant by a product. Explain the characteristics that would define a product, good, service, and an idea. Give an example of each.

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A product is a good, service, or idea co...

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The Vermont Teddy Bear Company sells handmade Teddy bears designed to be given as gifts for almost every occasion imaginable. For the Vermont Teddy Bear Company, Teddy bears are an example of a


A) product class.
B) product mix.
C) SKU.
D) marketing category.
E) product line

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

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The emphasis of a marketing strategy for a dynamically continuous innovation would include


A) advertising to generate awareness.
B) obtaining widespread distribution.
C) advertising to explain points of difference and benefits.
D) setting a low price.
E) using personal selling.

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

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A product line is a group of product or service items that are closely related because they satisfy a class of needs, are used together, __________, are distributed through the same type of outlets, or fall within a given price range.


A) are made of similar components
B) require high levels of R&D
C) are sold to the same customer group
D) made from the same formulations
E) have one SKU number

F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

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To help consumers assess and compare services, marketers try to make them __________ or show the benefits of using the service.


A) intangible
B) consistent
C) tangible
D) timely
E) measurable

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

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Burberry makes fine raincoats, clothing, and other items, many that feature the company's distinctive plaid. Originally found only in Great Britain, Burberry has opened a limited number of exclusive shops in leading cities around the world to reach customers who value its name and quality. Burberry is selling which classification of consumer product?


A) convenience product
B) shopping product
C) discretionary product
D) unsought product
E) specialty product

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

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What is the difference between intangibility and inseparability of services?

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A product that has tangible attributes that a consumer's five senses can perceive is referred to as a(n)


A) good.
B) service.
C) product concept.
D) new idea.
E) artifact.

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

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Sterile Feral, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that catches wild or stray cats. It then neuters, vaccinates, and releases them back into the wild. In recent years, nonprofit organizations such as Sterile Feral have turned to marketing to help it


A) receive additional government funding.
B) expand its business to stray dogs.
C) maintain its nonprofit status.
D) to achieve its goals of better serving the communities in which it operates.
E) compete with other similar organizations.

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

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A local band performed on campus during a pre-graduation party. The students enjoyed the performance, and some of them were interested enough to buy tickets to see another show at a club downtown. But when they went to that concert, the quality of the performance was much poorer than they had heard and seen on campus. The students' disappointment was the direct result of which characteristic of services?


A) inconsistency
B) impressionability
C) intangibility
D) invisibility
E) uniqueness of the service

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

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With respect to promotion, which of the following strategies would most likely be used for unsought products?


A) offering consumer and trade sales promotions
B) establishing the uniqueness and status of the brand
C) generating awareness
D) differentiating the brand from competitive brands
E) stressing price and availability in advertising

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

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An external evaluation with consumers that consists of preliminary testing of a new-product idea rather than the actual product is referred to as


A) new-product strategy development.
B) idea generation.
C) crowdsourcing.
D) market testing.
E) a concept test.

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

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Recently, many nonprofit organizations such as The American Red Cross


A) were eager to use marketing practices but were not permitted to do so since they were 501C3 organizations as classified by the IRS.
B) worried that marketing would limit their profitability as nonprofit organizations.
C) could not afford marketing activities.
D) have increased their use of marketing practices to improve communication with constituents.
E) thought that marketing activities would harm demand.

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

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Services can be classified according to whether they are delivered by people or equipment, whether they are for profit or nonprofit organizations, and whether they are __________.


A) government agencies
B) a national organization or a global organization
C) privately owned or publicly owned
D) performed by independent contractors
E) owned by individuals or corporations

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

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Occasionally, a firm's Stage 1 product development activities can be blind-sided by a revolutionary new product or technology that completely disrupts its business, which is sometimes called a __________.


A) marketing opportunity
B) disruptive innovation
C) business threat
D) crowdsourcing
E) concept test

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

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If a firm used IRI's BehaviorScan service to track sales of a new product made to a panel of consumers and assess the effectiveness of advertising and other promotion tactics, what type of test market is this?


A) laboratory test market
B) concept test market
C) simulated test market
D) controlled test market
E) standard test market

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

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The stage of the new-product process that defines the role for a new product in terms of the firm's overall objectives is referred to as __________.


A) distinctive competency determination
B) new-product strategy development
C) strategic marketing process
D) strategic invention process
E) product protocol definition

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

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