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MBA Advertising and Sales Promotion Mcq Set 8
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1
`Waste circulation´ means;
A
The readers of a publication who are not prospects for the product or service being advertised
B
The newspapers printed more than the subscribers need to increase readership
C
Circulation details of a publication having no authenticity
D
The ratio of circulation of a newspaper with its total readership
2
Which among the options is an attitude change theory that postulates, consumers act to relieve the discomfort that occurs as a result of conflict in believes?
A
Cultivation Theory
B
Magic Bullet Theory
C
Cognitive Dissonance Theory
D
Diffusion of Innovations Theory
3
The Traditional Marketing style involves
A
Telemarketing
B
Digital Marketing
C
Indirect Marketing
D
Direct Marketing
4
________ describes changes in an individual's behavior arising from experience.
A
Modeling
B
Motivation
C
Perception
D
learning
5
_______ is the process of evaluating each market segment's attractiveness and selecting one or more segments to enter.
A
Mass marketing
B
Market segmentation
C
Market targeting
D
Market positioning
6
The purpose of strategic planning is to find ways in which the company can best:
A
Overcome losses
B
Use its strengths to take advantage of attractive opportunities in the environment
C
Avoid paying taxes
D
Avoid the expense of costly research and development while still getting the benefits
7
_____ is a strategy of using a successful brand name to launch a new or modified product in a new category.
A
Duo-branding
B
Line extension
C
Brand extension
D
Multi-branding
8
An unbound booklet consists of a single sheet of paper that is printed on both sides and folded in half, in thirds, or in fourths is a __________
A
Pamphlet
B
Handbill
C
Poster
D
Flier
9
The strategy whereby a company stocks its products in as many outlets as possible is called:
A
Intensive distribution
B
Exclusive distribution
C
Selective distribution
D
Closed distribution
10
Animated screens, often ads that pop up momentarily as the computer searches for or downloads information for a requested web page is an example of,
A
Flash Ads
B
Interstitial
C
Pop ups
D
GIF Animations
11
One of the processes that changes attitudes, beliefs, opinion or behavior of receivers are refer to:
A
Attending
B
Persuasion
C
Perception
D
Presenting
12
_______ are goods offered either free or at low cost as an incentive to buy a product.
A
Rebates
B
Premiums
C
Price packs
D
Gimmicks
13
No matter how big the advertising budget, advertising can succeed only if commercials:
A
are economically feasible
B
gain attention and communicate well
C
are acceptable on a global level
D
are artistically pleasing
14
Advertising agencies were first developed for, and still serve, the purpose of
A
Increasing the amount of research and decision-making clients need to do
B
Mystifying ad purchasing so that clients do not attempt it on their own
C
Pushing clients to make rapid decisions
D
Simplifying and speeding the purchasing of ads for their clients
15
The purpose of strategic planning is to find ways in which the company can best:
A
Overcome losses
B
Use its strengths to take advantage of attractive opportunities in the environment
C
Avoid paying taxes
D
Avoid the expense of costly research and development while still getting the benefits
16
Which of these is not a sales promotion technique?
A
Coupon
B
Questionnaire
C
Bonus pack
D
Loyalty card
17
The highest possible rate for advertising time or space.
A
Gross rate
B
Consumer rate
C
Ad rate
D
Cost
18
A/An ______________ made up of the company´s own advertising staff may provide full services or a limited range of services.
A
Intrafirm agency
B
In-house agency
C
Promotional department
D
Full-service agency
19
One reason for using magazines as an advertising medium is
A
Their ability to target specific audiences
B
The short lead time needed to place an ad
C
Their low cost
D
The lack of noise associated with the use of magazines in the communication channel
20
An opportunity to deliver an advertising element to a Website visitor,
A
Snippet
B
Banner ads
C
Pop-up ads
D
Ad request
21
The `hierarchy of human needs´ is a valuable guide in the process of Ad. copy formulation. Who devised it?
A
Abraham H. Maslow
B
Philip Lesley
C
Paul Lazarsfeld
D
Leon Festinger
22
Most advertising messages are made up of two types of elements. They are
A
Functional and persuasive
B
Expository and persuasive
C
Informational and persuasive
D
Informational and creative
23
Infomercials often resemble other types of television shows, including
A
Talk shows
B
Live, audience-participation shows
C
News shows
D
All of these
24
Awareness, ______, ______, preference, ________ and purchase are the stages consumers move through in terms of buyer-readiness.
A
Post-purchase, knowledge, liking
B
Liking, attitude, conviction
C
Knowledge, liking, conviction
D
Knowledge, liking, attitude
25
Which type of promotional tool is non-public, immediate, customized, and interactive?
A
Segmented advertising
B
Direct marketing
C
Brand contacts
D
Public relations
26
Which one of the following is a good example of direct advertising?
A
Display cards
B
Display panels on vehicles
C
Window display
D
A brochure
27
Promotional material located in and around retail outlets is known as
A
Retail Advertising
B
Direct Advertising
C
POP advertising
D
Personal Advertising
28
"Advertising is any paid form of non-personal presentation and promotion of idea, goods or services by identified sponsors." Whose definition is this?
A
Michael Schudson
B
Russed Colley
C
George Powell
D
American Marketing Association
29
______ is the advertisement, facing editorial pages in magazines and newspapers
A
Facing matter
B
Advertorial
C
Op-Ed Ads
D
Edit page ads
30
Who coined the term USP?
A
Mashall McLuhan
B
Rosser Reeves
C
Michael Schudson
D
Russed Colley
31
Image advertising is a/an,
A
Advertising strategy
B
Advertising standard
C
Advertising firm
D
A type of advertisement
32
Advertisements from organizations, sending message intended to influence a targeted audience is called,______
A
Image Advertising
B
Product oriented advertising
C
Advocacy advertising
D
Agenda setting ads
33
ASCI stands for:
A
Advertising Standards Council of India
B
Indian Council for Advertising Standards
C
American Standards Council for Institutions
D
Association of Standards Council in India
34
______is a relatively new form of advertising medium that blurs conventional distinctions between what constitutes advertising and what constitutes entertainment.
A
Infotainment
B
Branded content
C
Brand distinction
D
Content selection
35
The word `advertising´ is originated from;
A
Latin
B
French
C
German
D
Greek
36
A copywriter is a person who,
A
Writing text for an ad
B
Copying text from other ads
C
Editing the raw text
D
Making an ad meaningful
37
Advertising offers a reason to buy, sales promotion offers a/an ______________ to buy.
A
Inclination
B
Motive
C
Competitive advantage
D
Incentive
38
An organisation with a ______________ orientation assumes that customers will resist purchasing products not deemed essential. The job of marketers is to overcome this resistance through personal selling and advertising
A
Production
B
Marketing
C
Relationship
D
Sales
39
Which of the following is NOT an element of the marketing mix?
A
Distribution
B
Product
C
Target market
D
Pricing
40
Market expansion is usually achieved by:
A
More effective use of distribution
B
More effective use of advertising
C
By cutting prices
D
All of the above are suitable tactics
41
An online advertising strategy, which analyse a web page and displaying ads according to the meaning of the content of that site is called;
A
Semantic Ads
B
Syntactical Ads
C
Strategic Ads
D
Semiotic Ads
42
Who heads the ad team?
A
Creative director
B
Market researcher
C
Copywriter
D
Film director
43
Who is a media planner ?
A
One who selects the clients
B
One who selects the advertising media
C
One who selects the ad egency
D
One who selects the research team
44
Corporate strategy is:
A
More specific and practical than marketing strategy
B
Reactive to short-term competitive activity
C
The implementation of plans to achieve long-term aims
D
Decided by functional marketing strategy
45
______ is quoted as "everyone lives by selling something."
A
Bill Gates
B
Robert Louis Stevenson
C
Arthur Miller
D
Henry Ford
46
In a Selling Process,
A
Only standard products are sold
B
No customization required
C
The seller need not have product knowledge
D
The seller should aim at customer satisfaction
47
In evaluating messages for advertising, telling how the product is better than the competing brands aims at making the ad:
A
Meaningful
B
Distinctive
C
Believable
D
Remembered
48
What is the name of the first ad agency established in India?
A
Ogilvy and Mather
B
Indian Advertising Agency
C
Modern Publicity Company
D
India´s Advertising Company
49
Expand GRP;
A
Group Rating Points
B
Group Rating Programme
C
Gross Rating Points
D
Gross Ratio Points
50
A short and striking or memorable phrase used in advertising is called,
A
Logo
B
Brand image
C
Slogan
D
Sign
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