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1. A firm's in-house creative department develops marketing communications to highlight the firm's product. In this role, the creative department is considered the _______ of the marketing communication.

transmitter

channel

sender

decoder

2. _______ means converting the sender's ideas into a message, which could be verbal, visual, or both.

Decoding

Encoding

Channeling

Messaging

3. When Lowe's advertises on ESPN and in Sports Illustrated, the television channel and magazine act as _______.

transmitters

decoders

communication channels

encoders

4. _______ refers to the process by which the receiver interprets the sender's message.

Transmitting

Decoding

Encoding

Feedback

5. The ______ is the person who reads, hears, or sees and processes the information contained in the message and/or advertisement.

sender

receiver

encoder

transmitter

1. Harley Davidson has ________ if a consumer responds "Harley" when asked about American-made motorcycles.

primary awareness

top-of-mind awareness

limited recall

aided recall

2. ________ is when consumers indicate they know the brand when the name is presented to them.

Top-of-mind awareness

Limited recall

Lagged effect

Aided recall

3. After the firm has piqued the interest of its target market, the goal of subsequent IMC messages should move the consumer from "I like it" to "_______."

I am aware of it

I need more information

I want it

I know what it is

4. The third stage in the AIDA model is ________.

desire

discussion

deliberation

decision-making

5. The ultimate goal of any marketing communication is to drive the receiver to ______.

awareness

action

interest

deliberation

1. _______ is the organizational function that manages the firm's communications to achieve a variety of objectives, including building and maintaining a positive image, handling or heading off unfavorable stories or events, and maintaining positive relationships with the media.

Advertising

Public relations

Personal selling

Direct marketing

2. Coupons, rebates, contests, free samples, and point-of-purchase displays are all examples of _______.

direct marketing

personal selling

sales promotions

advertising

3. The two-way flow of communication between a buyer and a seller that is designed to influence the buyer's purchase decision is referred to as ________.

advertising

public relations

personal selling

direct marketing

4. Omaha Steaks sending e-mail coupons for items customers have purchased previously, and mailing slick pictures of gourmet steaks and meal packages to addresses that have received orders in the past is an example of _______.

sales promotion

direct marketing

personal selling

advertising

5. All of the following are examples of social media EXCEPT _______.

Facebook

Twitter

YouTube

company websites

1.Limitations of the _______ budgeting method include not allowing firms to exploit the unique opportunities or problems they confront in a market. If all competitors use this method to set communication budgets, their market shares will stay approximately the same over time.

percentage-of-sales

objective-and-task

available budget

competitive parity

2.The _______ method determines the budget required to undertake specific tasks to accomplish communication objectives.

percentage-of-sales

objective-and-task

competitive parity

available budget

3.Marketers at Dare to Dream designs use the ______ method since the communication budget is a fixed percentage of forecasted sales.

available budget

percentage-of-sales

objective-and-task

competitive parity

4. When marketers at Walmart first establish a set of communication objectives, then determine which media best reaches the target market and how much it will cost to run the number and types of communications necessary to achieve the objectives, they are using which budgeting method?

Rule-of-thumb

Competitive parity

Percentage-of-sales

Objective-and-task

5.A limitation of the _______ budgeting method is the assumption that communication expenses do not stimulate sales and profit.

percentage-of-sales

available budget

objective-and-task

competitive parity

1. Marketing communications managers usually state their media objectives in terms of ________, which represents reach multiplied by frequency.

impressions

return on investment

gross ratings points

click-through rate

2. Marketers measure the _______ of exposure, which is how often the audience is exposed to a communication within a specified period of time.

frequency

relevance

reach

impressions

3. _______ is a type of Web advertising whereby companies pay for keywords that are used to catch consumers' attention while browsing a search engine.

Web-based media

Google Analytics

Search engine marketing

Click-through rate

4. If a sponsored link was delivered 100 times and 10 people clicked on it, then the number of impressions is 100, the number of clicks is 10, and the click- through-rate (CTR) would be _______.

100%

10%

1%

0%

5. Google provides a measure of ________ through its AdWords system using a Quality Score.

impressions

relevance

reach

frequency

Explanation / Answer

1. A firm's in-house creative department develops marketing communications to highlight the firm's product. In this role, the creative department is considered the _______ of the marketing communication.

transmitter

channel

sender

decoder

2. _______ means converting the sender's ideas into a message, which could be verbal, visual, or both.

Decoding

Encoding

Channeling

Messaging

3. When Lowe's advertises on ESPN and in Sports Illustrated, the television channel and magazine act as _______.

transmitters

decoders

communication channels

encoders

4. _______ refers to the process by which the receiver interprets the sender's message.

Transmitting

Decoding

Encoding

Feedback

5. The ______ is the person who reads, hears, or sees and processes the information contained in the message and/or advertisement.

sender

receiver

encoder

transmitter

1. Harley Davidson has ________ if a consumer responds "Harley" when asked about American-made motorcycles.

primary awareness

top-of-mind awareness

limited recall

aided recall

2. ________ is when consumers indicate they know the brand when the name is presented to them.

Top-of-mind awareness

Limited recall

Lagged effect

Aided recall

3. After the firm has piqued the interest of its target market, the goal of subsequent IMC messages should move the consumer from "I like it" to "_______."

I am aware of it

I need more information

I want it

I know what it is

4. The third stage in the AIDA model is ________.

desire

discussion

deliberation

decision-making

5. The ultimate goal of any marketing communication is to drive the receiver to ______.

awareness

action

interest

deliberation

1. _______ is the organizational function that manages the firm's communications to achieve a variety of objectives, including building and maintaining a positive image, handling or heading off unfavorable stories or events, and maintaining positive relationships with the media.

Advertising

Public relations

Personal selling

Direct marketing

2. Coupons, rebates, contests, free samples, and point-of-purchase displays are all examples of _______.

direct marketing

personal selling

sales promotions

advertising

3. The two-way flow of communication between a buyer and a seller that is designed to influence the buyer's purchase decision is referred to as ________.

advertising

public relations

personal selling

direct marketing

4. Omaha Steaks sending e-mail coupons for items customers have purchased previously, and mailing slick pictures of gourmet steaks and meal packages to addresses that have received orders in the past is an example of _______.

sales promotion

direct marketing

personal selling

advertising

5. All of the following are examples of social media EXCEPT _______.

Facebook

Twitter

YouTube

company websites

1.Limitations of the _______ budgeting method include not allowing firms to exploit the unique opportunities or problems they confront in a market. If all competitors use this method to set communication budgets, their market shares will stay approximately the same over time.

percentage-of-sales

objective-and-task

available budget

competitive parity

2.The _______ method determines the budget required to undertake specific tasks to accomplish communication objectives.

percentage-of-sales

objective-and-task

competitive parity

available budget

3.Marketers at Dare to Dream designs use the ______ method since the communication budget is a fixed percentage of forecasted sales.

available budget

percentage-of-sales

objective-and-task

competitive parity

4. When marketers at Walmart first establish a set of communication objectives, then determine which media best reaches the target market and how much it will cost to run the number and types of communications necessary to achieve the objectives, they are using which budgeting method?

Rule-of-thumb

Competitive parity

Percentage-of-sales

Objective-and-task

5.A limitation of the _______ budgeting method is the assumption that communication expenses do not stimulate sales and profit.

percentage-of-sales

available budget

objective-and-task

competitive parity

1. Marketing communications managers usually state their media objectives in terms of ________, which represents reach multiplied by frequency.

impressions

return on investment

gross ratings points

click-through rate

2. Marketers measure the _______ of exposure, which is how often the audience is exposed to a communication within a specified period of time.

frequency

relevance

reach

impressions

3. _______ is a type of Web advertising whereby companies pay for keywords that are used to catch consumers' attention while browsing a search engine.

Web-based media

Google Analytics

Search engine marketing

Click-through rate

4. If a sponsored link was delivered 100 times and 10 people clicked on it, then the number of impressions is 100, the number of clicks is 10, and the click- through-rate (CTR) would be _______.

100%

10%

1%

0%

5. Google provides a measure of ________ through its AdWords system using a Quality Score.

impressions

relevance

reach

frequency