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4) Competitive parity and task methods are considered when making decisions about ________.
A) sales objectives
B) budget
C) message structure
D) media selection
E) metrics
Answer: B
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AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-1
Difficulty: Easy
5) An advertising objective is classified by its primary purpose, which is to inform, persuade, or
________.
A) reciprocate
B) compete
C) remind
D) explain
E) suggest
Answer: C
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AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
6) Which of the following is most likely an objective of informative advertising?
A) build brand preference
B) change customer perceptions of brand value
C) encourage customers to switch brands
D) suggest new uses for a product
E) keep the brand in customer minds during off-seasons
Answer: D
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AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
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7) When Procter & Gamble (P&G) developed the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser, the company needed
to explain how the product cleans grime from walls without removing paint. What type of
campaign was most likely used by P&G for the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser?
A) informative advertising
B) persuasive advertising
C) reminder advertising
D) developmental advertising
E) comparative advertising
Answer: A
Page Ref: 437
AACSB: Reflective Thinking Skills
Skill: Application
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Hard
8) When the advertising objective is to build primary demand for a new product category,
________ advertising will most likely be used.
A) persuasive
B) informative
C) comparative
D) patronage
E) institutional
Answer: B
Page Ref: 437
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
9) Which of the following is an objective of persuasive advertising?
A) communicate customer value
B) correct false impressions
C) describe available services and support
D) keep the brand in a customer's mind during off-seasons
E) change customer perceptions of product value
Answer: E
Page Ref: 437
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
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10) ________ becomes more important as competition increases. With this type of advertising, a
company's objective is to build selective demand.
A) Institutional advertising
B) Informative advertising
C) Reminder advertising
D) Covert advertising
E) Persuasive advertising
Answer: E
Page Ref: 438
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
11) Persuasive advertising becomes ________ advertising when a company directly or indirectly
compares its brand with one or more other brands.
A) informative
B) reminder
C) attack
D) covert
E) institutional
Answer: C
Page Ref: 438
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
12) Comparative advertising is also known as ________ advertising.
A) attack
B) institutional
C) covert
D) reminder
E) informative
Answer: A
Page Ref: 437
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
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13) When Verizon Wireless began offering the iPhone, it used its "Can you hear me now?"
slogan to attack AT&T's rumored spotty service. This example best illustrates ________.
A) informative advertising
B) reminder advertising
C) comparative advertising
D) covert advertising
E) institutional advertising
Answer: C
Page Ref: 438
AACSB: Analytic Skills
Skill: Application
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
14) Encouraging customers to switch brands is most likely the objective of ________
advertising.
A) informative
B) reminder
C) covert
D) persuasive
E) institutional
Answer: D
Page Ref: 438
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
15) Which of the following types of advertising will most likely result in an advertising war?
A) covert advertising
B) institutional advertising
C) informative advertising
D) comparative advertising
E) reminder advertising
Answer: D
Page Ref: 438
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
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16) Describing available services and support is most likely a goal of ________ advertising.
A) reminder
B) competitive
C) covert
D) attack
E) informative
Answer: E
Page Ref: 440
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
17) Keeping the brand in a customer's mind during off-seasons is most likely a goal of ________
advertising.
A) reminder
B) attack
C) informative
D) covert
E) competitive
Answer: A
Page Ref: 440
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
18) Which of the following is one of the primary goals of reminder advertising?
A) maintain customer relationships
B) build brand preference
C) correct false impressions
D) inform the market of a price change
E) restore company image
Answer: A
Page Ref: 438
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
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19) A product in the maturity stage will most likely require ________ advertising.
A) informative
B) comparative
C) persuasive
D) reminder
E) covert
Answer: D
Page Ref: 438
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
20) After determining its advertising objectives, a company's next step in developing an
advertising program is to ________.
A) set an advertising budget
B) determine the media vehicle
C) use cash rebate offers
D) evaluate the advertising campaign
E) develop a message strategy
Answer: A
Page Ref: 438
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
21) Which of the following most likely requires the smallest advertising budget?
A) products in competitive markets
B) undifferentiated brands
C) new products
D) low-share brands
E) mature brands
Answer: E
Page Ref: 438
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
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22) Which of the following brands most likely requires heavy advertising in order to be set apart
from similar products?
A) undifferentiated brands
B) specialty brands
C) international brands
D) mature brands
E) high-share brands
Answer: A
Page Ref: 439
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
23) Brands in a market with many competitors and high advertising clutter must ________.
A) have very high prices compared to competitors
B) be advertised only through print and social media
C) be advertised more heavily to be noticed in the marketplace
D) never be advertised using informative advertising
E) be advertised only during the mature stage of the product life cycle
Answer: C
Page Ref: 439
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
24) Which of the following would be the most likely result of slashing ad spending for a
product?
A) increased popularity
B) reduced long-term market share
C) improved brand image
D) increased short-term sales
E) increased long-term market share
Answer: B
Page Ref: 439
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
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28) The aim of ________ is to make an advertisement so useful or entertaining that people want
to watch it.
A) branded entertainment
B) advertainment
C) viral marketing
D) buzz marketing
E) word-of-mouth advertising
Answer: B
Page Ref: 441
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
29) Product placement in television programs and movies is an example of ________.
A) branded entertainment
B) advertainment
C) direct marketing
D) buzz marketing
E) sales promotion
Answer: A
Page Ref: 441
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
30) Coca-Cola cups prominently featured on episodes of American Idol are an example of
________.
A) advertainment
B) buzz marketing
C) personal selling
D) sales promotion
E) product placement
Answer: E
Page Ref: 442
AACSB: Analytic Skills
Skill: Application
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
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31) Which term refers to the general idea that will be communicated to consumers through an
advertisement?
A) advertising appeal
B) message strategy
C) consumer-generated message
D) creative concept
E) message execution
Answer: B
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AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
32) Developing an effective message strategy begins with identifying ________ that can be used
as advertising appeals.
A) consumer trends
B) competitors' weaknesses
C) competitors' strengths
D) customer benefits
E) consumer emotions
Answer: D
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AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
33) ________ tend to be straightforward outlines of benefits and positioning points that the
advertiser wants to stress.
A) Promotion mix plans
B) Message strategy statements
C) Creative concept strategies
D) Advertainment statements
E) Branded entertainment plans
Answer: B
Page Ref: 442
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
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34) After creating a message strategy statement, the advertiser must develop a compelling
________ that will bring the message strategy to life in a distinctive and memorable way.
A) creative concept
B) customer strategy
C) customer benefit
D) execution style
E) media vehicle
Answer: A
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AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
35) The first step in creating effective advertising messages is ________.
A) selecting specific media vehicles
B) planning a message strategy
C) determining return on advertising investment
D) choosing media timing
E) executing the message
Answer: B
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AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
36) Which of the following are the three characteristics that an advertising appeal should have?
A) engaging, informative, and stylish
B) trendy, compelling, and appealing
C) meaningful, believable, and distinctive
D) unique, emotional, and entertaining
E) humorous, memorable, and interesting
Answer: C
Page Ref: 442
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
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37) In its advertisements, Timex promotes its affordable and sturdy watches. Fossil emphasizes
style and fashion in its advertisements, and Rolex stresses luxury and status. These are all
examples of ________ appeals.
A) rational
B) reminder
C) believable
D) entertainment
E) distinctive
Answer: E
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AACSB: Analytic Skills
Skill: Application
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
38) Which message execution style depicts average people using a product in an everyday
setting?
A) lifestyle
B) scientific evidence
C) slice of life
D) personality symbol
E) testimonial evidence
Answer: C
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AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
39) An ad for a new convection oven shows a busy professional woman using the convection
oven to cook dinner for her family. Which of the following message execution styles is
illustrated in this example?
A) testimonial evidence
B) slice of life
C) fantasy
D) scientific evidence
E) mood or image
Answer: B
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AACSB: Analytic Skills
Skill: Application
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
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40) An ad for Athleta active wear shows a woman in a complex yoga pose and states: "If your
body is your temple, build it one piece at a time." This ad uses the ________ execution style.
A) slice-of-life
B) lifestyle
C) fantasy
D) scientific evidence
E) personality symbol
Answer: B
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AACSB: Analytic Skills
Skill: Application
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
41) Which of the following message execution styles focuses on the company's skill and
knowledge in making the product?
A) endorsement
B) scientific evidence
C) slice of life
D) technical expertise
E) testimonial evidence
Answer: D
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AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
42) A pharmaceutical ad features a world-renowned heart surgeon describing the benefits of the
medication. Which of the following message execution styles is illustrated in this example?
A) mood or image
B) fantasy
C) personality symbol
D) musical
E) testimonial evidence
Answer: E
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AACSB: Analytic Skills
Skill: Application
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
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43) An IKEA ad shows consumers creating fanciful room designs with IKEA furniture, such as
"a bedroom for a queen made by Bree and her sister, designed by IKEA." Which of the following
message execution styles is illustrated in this example?
A) mood or image
B) musical
C) fantasy
D) lifestyle
E) personality symbol
Answer: C
Page Ref: 443
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
44) Skoda used a hard rock version of Julie Andrews' track "My Favorite Things" by the band
Sound Tree to promote the new model of Fabia. Which of the following message execution
styles is illustrated in this example?
A) personality symbol
B) musical
C) fantasy
D) lifestyle
E) slice of life
Answer: B
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AACSB: Analytic Skills
Skill: Application
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
45) The advertisements which use the AFLAC duck or Tony the Tiger are using the message
execution style of ________.
A) lifestyle
B) technical expertise
C) testimonial evidence
D) slice of life
E) personality symbols
Answer: E
Page Ref: 443
AACSB: Analytic Skills
Skill: Application
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
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46) Taco Bell used a Chihuahua, a small dog, to represent its product. Which of the following
message execution styles was used by Taco Bell?
A) mood or image
B) fantasy
C) personality symbol
D) technical expertise
E) musical
Answer: C
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AACSB: Analytic Skills
Skill: Application
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
47) Which message execution style involves presenting survey data indicating that a brand is
better than other brands?
A) scientific evidence
B) testimonial evidence
C) endorsement
D) technical expertise
E) slice of life
Answer: A
Page Ref: 443
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
48) Which of the following message execution styles features a highly believable or likable
source endorsing the product?
A) musical
B) mood or image
C) testimonial evidence
D) lifestyle
E) slice of life
Answer: C
Page Ref: 443
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
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49) Maybelline used Sarah Michelle Gellar, an actress, to endorse a new range of cosmetics. This
message execution style is referred to as ________.
A) lifestyle
B) testimonial evidence
C) image
D) technical expertise
E) personality symbol
Answer: B
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Skill: Application
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
50) The McDonald's fast-food restaurant chain uses Ronald McDonald, a clown character, as its
primary mascot. Which message execution style is used by McDonalds?
A) technical expertise
B) lifestyle
C) personality symbol
D) image
E) slice of life
Answer: C
Page Ref: 443
AACSB: Analytic Skills
Skill: Application
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
51) An illustration, a headline, and a copy are the three ________ elements of an advertisement.
A) tone
B) mood
C) format
D) reach
E) frequency
Answer: C
Page Ref: 443
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
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52) What is the first element that a reader most likely notices in a print ad?
A) copy
B) illustration
C) headline
D) slogan
E) tone
Answer: B
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AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
53) The main block of text in a print ad is referred to as the ________.
A) copy
B) testimonial evidence
C) headline
D) slogan
E) message strategy statement
Answer: A
Page Ref: 443
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
54) Which of the following is illustrated by an amateur 30-second video, developed by a
consumer, telling the story of an online crafts marketplace, Etsy.com?
A) personal selling
B) consumer-generated messages
C) consumer ethnocentrism
D) sales promotion
E) consumerism
Answer: B
Page Ref: 444
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
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58) The number of times an average person in the target market is exposed to a message is
known as the ________ of the message.
A) quantitative value
B) reach
C) frequency
D) exposure rate
E) turnover rate
Answer: C
Page Ref: 446
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
59) Which term refers to the qualitative value of message exposure through a given medium?
A) reach
B) turnover rate
C) media impact
D) efficiency
E) frequency
Answer: C
Page Ref: 446
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
60) Which of the following is a media measure?
A) consumer price index
B) GDP per capita
C) wholesale price index
D) click-through rate
E) human development index
Answer: D
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AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
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61) Which of the following is a new digital medium that is used by advertisers to reach
consumers directly?
A) mobile phone
B) direct mail
C) newspapers
D) billboards
E) television
Answer: A
Page Ref: 447
AACSB: Use of Information Technology
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
62) Television, as a medium of advertisement, is characterized by ________.
A) high audience selectivity
B) low absolute costs
C) poor mass-marketing coverage
D) fleeting exposure
E) high cost per exposure
Answer: D
Page Ref: 447
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
63) You want to advertise your new product. You want good mass marketing coverage and low
cost per exposure. You also want to combine sight, sound, and motion and make the
advertisement appealing to the senses. You should choose ________ as your advertising media.
A) newspaper
B) radio
C) magazines
D) television
E) direct mail
Answer: D
Page Ref: 447
AACSB: Analytic Skills
Skill: Application
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
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64) Snappy Cameras is launching a new advertising campaign to demonstrate the high quality of
its digital cameras. Which media option would give the audience the most control over exposure
to the ads and interactive capabilities?
A) the Internet
B) newspaper
C) TV
D) radio
E) billboard
Answer: A
Page Ref: 447
Skill: Application
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Hard
65) Which of the following is an advantage of using newspapers as an advertising medium?
A) long life
B) good reproduction quality
C) large pass-along audience
D) broad acceptability
E) no ad competition within the same medium
Answer: D
Page Ref: 447
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
66) Which of the following statements about magazines as an advertising medium is true?
A) Magazines have long ad purchase lead times.
B) Magazines cannot offer high geographic selectivity.
C) Magazines lack credibility.
D) Magazines provide better local coverage than newspapers.
E) Magazines have poor reproduction of images.
Answer: A
Page Ref: 447
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
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67) Which of the following is a disadvantage of using direct mail as an advertising medium?
A) low audience selectivity
B) no flexibility
C) severe ad competition
D) relatively high cost per exposure
E) lack of personalization
Answer: D
Page Ref: 447
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
68) Franklin & Marshall College wishes to contact high school seniors at independent schools in
Pennsylvania. Which of the following media would be most effective and efficient?
A) a Facebook page for the college
B) local newspapers ads throughout the state
C) radio ads throughout the state
D) a direct mail piece sent to selected students
E) billboards throughout the state
Answer: D
Page Ref: 447
AACSB: Reflective Thinking Skills
Skill: Application
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Hard
69) Which of the following statements is most likely true about radio as an advertising medium?
A) Radio advertising is typically quite expensive.
B) Radio ensures good attention from the target audience.
C) Radio offers very low audience selectivity.
D) Radio prohibits the use of segmentation strategies.
E) Radio advertising is characterized by good local acceptance.
Answer: E
Page Ref: 447
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
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73) 30 Rock and BusinessWeek are both examples of ________specific media within each
general media type.
A) alternative media
B) major media
C) media vehicles
D) media multitaskers
E) micromedia
Answer: C
Page Ref: 449
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
74) When selecting a media vehicle, the media planner looks both at the total cost of using a
medium and at the ________.
A) cost per thousand persons reached
B) cost of premium offers
C) cost of the magazine it is using
D) profit margin
E) continuity cost
Answer: A
Page Ref: 449
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
75) When a media planner determines whether an advertisement for diapers should be placed in
Parents magazine or Sports Illustrated, the planner is evaluating the media vehicle's ________.
A) profit margin
B) flexibility
C) rate of depreciation
D) audience quality
E) cost per exposure
Answer: D
Page Ref: 449
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
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76) Audience quality, audience engagement, and editorial quality are most likely to be
considered when a media planner ________.
A) decides on media timing
B) selects an execution style
C) selects a media vehicle
D) evaluates return on investment
E) measures the communication effects of an advertisement
Answer: C
Page Ref: 449
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
77) In the context of media timing, ________ means scheduling ads unevenly over a given time
period.
A) routing
B) continuity
C) sequencing
D) narrowcasting
E) pulsing
Answer: E
Page Ref: 449
AACSB: Analytic Skills
Skill: Application
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
78) In the context of media timing, ________ means scheduling ads evenly within a given
period.
A) sequencing
B) narrowcasting
C) continuity
D) routing
E) pulsing
Answer: C
Page Ref: 449
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
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79) In the context of media timing, the idea behind ________ is to advertise heavily for a short
period to build awareness that carries over to the next advertising period.
A) continuity
B) pulsing
C) shuffling
D) sequencing
E) segmenting
Answer: B
Page Ref: 449
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
80) Which of the following is most likely true about using a pulsing schedule for an ad?
A) The ads would achieve maximum awareness.
B) The costs of advertising would be low.
C) The only effective medium would be radio.
D) The ads would negatively affect the image of the brand.
E) The ads would lack flexibility.
Answer: B
Page Ref: 449
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
81) To measure the ________ effects of an ad after it has aired, the advertiser can evaluate how
the ad affected consumer recall, product awareness, and preference.
A) sales
B) profit
C) communication
D) continuity
E) associativity
Answer: C
Page Ref: 450
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
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85) One of the functions performed by a PR department is ________, which involves building
and maintaining relations with legislators and government officials to influence legislation and
regulation.
A) direct marketing
B) press relations management
C) investor relations management
D) lobbying
E) public affairs management
Answer: D
Page Ref: 454
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-3
Difficulty: Easy
86) One of the functions performed by a PR department is ________, which involves working
with donors or members of nonprofit organizations to gain financial or volunteer support.
A) direct marketing
B) press relations management
C) investor relations management
D) development
E) lobbying
Answer: D
Page Ref: 454
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-3
Difficulty: Easy
87) The National Pork Board developed "Pork. The Other White Meat" campaign. The campaign
provided nutritional information and pork recipes in an attempt to encourage people to view pork
as a tasty alternative to poultry and fish. Which of the following functions was the goal of this
public relations campaign?
A) influencing government regulations on pork
B) gaining financial support for pork producers
C) creating newsworthy information about pork
D) maintaining relationships with pork producers
E) rebuilding consumer interest in pork
Answer: E
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AACSB: Analytic Skills
Skill: Application
Objective: 15-3
Difficulty: Hard
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88) Which of the following statements is most likely true of public relations?
A) It requires participating companies to pay for media space or time.
B) It can have the same impact on public awareness as advertising at much lower costs.
C) It is always handled by a third-party agency hired by the firm.
D) It forms a huge portion of the overall marketing budget of most large firms.
E) It plays an insignificant role in brand-building with the increasing popularity of advertising.
Answer: B
Page Ref: 454
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-3
Difficulty: Moderate
89) Which of the following best explains why public relations is often overlooked as a tool for
supporting product marketing objectives?
A) Public relations departments are typically large divisions within corporations.
B) The time and costs associated with public relations prohibit its extensive use.
C) Public relations specialists lack the skills necessary to work with marketing experts.
D) Many public relations professionals see their jobs as communicating not brand building.
E) The public relations department handles stockholders and legislators but not employees.
Answer: D
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AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-3
Difficulty: Moderate
90) Which of the following is a major tool used by PR professionals?
A) standardized global advertising
B) market penetration
C) news
D) bait-and-switch strategy
E) product packaging
Answer: C
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AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-4
Difficulty: Easy
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91) News conferences, press tours, and grand openings are examples of ________, a type of tool
commonly used by public relations professionals.
A) public service activities
B) special events
C) social networking
D) development
E) investor relations
Answer: B
Page Ref: 456
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-4
Difficulty: Easy
92) Which of the following would most likely be included in the written materials prepared by
PR professionals to reach and influence target markets?
A) employee code of conduct
B) annual reports
C) memorandum of association
D) advertisement jingles
E) white papers
Answer: B
Page Ref: 456
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-4
Difficulty: Easy
93) Which of the following is an example of an audiovisual material used by PR professionals?
A) blogs
B) logos
C) vision statements
D) brochures
E) online videos
Answer: E
Page Ref: 456
AACSB: Use of Information Technology
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-4
Difficulty: Moderate
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94) Logos, uniforms, brochures, and company trucks are all examples of ________ materials that
can be used to help a company create a visual image which the public can immediately
recognize.
A) direct marketing
B) social marketing
C) public service
D) corporate identity
E) buzz marketing
Answer: D
Page Ref: 456
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-4
Difficulty: Easy
95) In an attempt to set the company apart from its competitors, Central Parcel Service (CPS) has
its employees wear brown uniforms and drive brown trucks. What type of public relations tool is
being used by CPS?
A) buzz marketing
B) corporate logos
C) corporate identity materials
D) product publicity
E) public service materials
Answer: C
Page Ref: 456
AACSB: Analytic Skills
Skill: Application
Objective: 15-4
Difficulty: Moderate
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98) The owner of Second Avenue wants to establish a community clothing drive to collect
clothes for a local children's shelter. The owner is planning to set up collection barrels outside
Second Avenue. In this case, which of the following public relations tools is being used by the
owner?
A) press relations
B) product publicity
C) lobbying
D) development
E) public affairs
Answer: E
Page Ref: 454
AACSB: Analytic Skills
Skill: Application
Objective: 15-3
Difficulty: Hard
99) Advertising is the least used of the major promotion tools, although it has great potential for
building consumer awareness and reference.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 436
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-1
Difficulty: Moderate
100) A specific communication task to be accomplished with a specific target audience during a
specific period of time is called an advertising objective.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 437
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
101) Informative ads are used primarily in the growth stage of the product life cycle.
Answer: FALSE
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AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
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102) The most important objective of a reminder advertising is telling the market about a new
product.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 438
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
103) Persuasive advertising aims to build a selective demand.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 439
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
104) The aim of advertainment is to make ads so entertaining or useful that people want to watch
them.
Answer: TRUE
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
105) The most common form of advertainment is product placement.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 440
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
106) A brief glimpse of the latest LG phone on Grey's Anatomy will be an example of an
advertainment.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 440
AACSB: Analytic Skills
Skill: Application
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
107) Branded entertainment (or brand integrations) involves making the brand an inseparable
part of some other form of entertainment.
Answer: TRUE
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
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108) Professional athletes such as Peyton Manning and Maria Sharapova are featured in
advertisements for Gatorade. According to this information, Gatorade is utilizing branded
entertainment.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 441
AACSB: Analytic Skills
Skill: Application
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
109) The purpose of advertising is to get consumers to think about or react to the product or
company in a certain way.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 442
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
110) The message execution style of personality symbol involves creating a character that
represents the product.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 443
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
111) In an endorsement style of execution, the endorsers can be ordinary people saying how
much they like a given product.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 443
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
112) Reach is a measure of how many times the average person in the target market is exposed to
the message.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 444
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
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113) Although television advertising has high absolute costs, its cost per exposure is relatively
low.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 447
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
114) The direct mail medium has very low cost per exposure.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 447
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
115) A pulsing schedule involves scheduling ads unevenly over a given time period.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 450
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
116) The communication effects of advertisements and ad campaigns are more difficult to
measure than the sales and profit effects.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 450
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
117) Agencies bring an outside point of view to solving a company's problems, along with lots of
experience from working with different clients and situations.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 452
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
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118) Recently, the increased use of online social networks and video sharing has reduced the
need for advertising standardization with global brands.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 453
AACSB: Dynamics of the Global Economy
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
119) Standardization of advertising leads to lower advertising costs, greater global advertising
coordination, and a more consistent worldwide image.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 453
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
120) Advertising media costs and availability differ vastly from country to country.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 454
AACSB: Dynamics of the Global Economy
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
121) Companies use PR to build good relations with consumers, investors, the media, and their
communities.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 454
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-3
Difficulty: Easy
122) PR can have a strong impact on public awareness at a much lower cost than advertising can.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 455
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-3
Difficulty: Easy
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123) When using public relations, the company pays for space and time in the media.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 455
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-3
Difficulty: Easy
124) Corporate identity materials help create a corporate identity that the public immediately
recognizes.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 456
AACSB: Communication Abilities
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-4
Difficulty: Moderate
125) A company's Web site can be an important public relations vehicle.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 457
AACSB: Use of Information Technology
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-4
Difficulty: Easy
126) Marketing management must make four important decisions when developing an
advertising program. List and describe these four decisions.
Answer: Marketing management should first set advertising objectives, which can be classified
by primary purpose: to inform, persuade, or remind. Next, the advertising budget needs to be
determined, which will often depend on the product's stage in the product life cycle. The third
step is to develop an advertising strategy, which involves message decisions and media
decisions. The last step is to evaluate the effectiveness of the advertising campaign.
Page Ref: 437
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-1
Difficulty: Moderate
127) What are the three characteristics that advertising appeals should have?
Answer: Advertising appeals should be meaningful, believable, and distinctive. Meaningful
appeals point out benefits that make the product more desirable or interesting to consumers.
Believable appeals lead consumers to believe that the product or service will deliver the
promised benefits. Finally, distinctive appeals should tell how the product is better than the
competing brands.
Page Ref: 442
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
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131) List any four major media types and identify some of the strengths and weaknesses of each
of them.
Answer: Students' answers may include any four of the following.
Television: Advantages are good mass marketing coverage, low cost per exposure, and appeals to
the senses; weaknesses are high total costs and high clutter.
Newspapers: Strengths are timeliness, good local market coverage, and high believability;
weaknesses are short life and poor reproduction quality.
Direct mail: Strengths are flexibility and capacity for personalization; weaknesses are relatively
high cost per exposure and "junk mail" image.
Magazines: Strengths are high audience selectivity, credibility, and good pass-along readership;
weaknesses are high costs and long lead times.
Radio: Strengths are good local acceptance and low cost; weaknesses are low attention and
fleeting exposure to messages.
Outdoor: Strengths are flexibility, low cost, and low message competition; weaknesses are low
audience selectivity and creative limitations.
Internet: Strengths include high selectivity, low cost, and interactive capabilities; weaknesses are
audience control of exposure and potentially low impact.
Page Ref: 447
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
132) Advertisers should regularly evaluate two types of advertising results: the communication
effects and the sales and profit effects. How are these two results measured?
Answer: Measuring the communication effects of an ad or ad campaign tells whether the ads
and media are communicating the ad message well. Individual ads can be tested before or after
they are run. Before an ad is placed, the advertiser can show it to consumers, ask how they like
it, and measure message recall or attitude changes resulting from it. After an ad is run, the
advertiser can measure how the ad affected consumer recall or product awareness, knowledge,
and preference. Pre-and post-evaluations of communication effects can be made for entire
advertising campaigns as well. Sales and profit effects of advertising are often much harder to
measure. Sales and profits are affected by many factors other than advertisingsuch as product
features, price, and availability. One way to measure the sales and profit effects of advertising is
to compare past sales and profits with past advertising expenditures. Another way is through
experiments. For example, to test the effects of different advertising spending levels, a company
could vary the amount it spends on advertising in different market areas and measure the
differences in the resulting sales and profit levels. More complex experiments could be designed
to include other variables, such as differences in the ads or media used.
Page Ref: 450
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
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133) What is an advertising objective? What are the three primary types of advertising
objectives?
Answer: An advertising objective is a specific communication task to be accomplished with a
specific target audience during a specific period of time. Advertising objectives can be classified
by primary purposewhether the aim is to inform, persuade, or remind.
Page Ref: 437
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
134) Describe the main objectives of informative advertising.
Answer: The main objectives of informative advertising are:
1. Communicating customer value
2. Building a brand and company image
3. Telling the market about a new product
4. Explaining how a product works
5. Suggesting new uses for a product
6. Informing the market of a price change
7. Describing available services and support
8. Correcting false impressions
Page Ref: 437
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Easy
135) When would a marketer most likely use a comparative ad?
Answer: Comparative ads are a type of persuasive ad in which a company directly or indirectly
compares its brand with one or more other brands. This type of ad is used as competition
increases within a category.
Page Ref: 438
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
136) Describe the main objectives of reminder advertising.
Answer: The main objectives of reminder advertising are:
1. Maintaining customer relationships
2. Reminding consumers that the product may be needed in the near future
3. Reminding consumers where to buy the product
4. Keeping the brand in a customer's mind during off-seasons
Page Ref: 438
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
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137) How has clutter in television and other advertising media created an increasingly hostile
advertising environment?
Answer: The majority of Americans believe there are too many television commercials, and they
are faced with almost 20 minutes of commercials for each hour of prime-time television; viewers
are increasingly using technologies to skip past commercials.
Page Ref: 440
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
138) Discuss the concepts of advertainment and branded entertainment.
Answer: This merging of advertising and entertainment takes one of two forms: advertainment
or branded entertainment. The aim of advertainment is to make ads themselves so entertaining,
or so useful, that people want to watch them.
Branded entertainment (or brand integrations) involves making the brand an inseparable part of
some other form of entertainment. The most common form of branded entertainment is product
placementsembedding brands as props within other programming.
Page Ref: 442-443
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
139) Give an example of a slice-of-life message execution style.
Answer: Students' examples may vary. Slice-of-life examples show one or more typical people
using a product in a normal setting. A McDonald's ad featuring a family eating burgers and fries
on a family outing is a slice-of-life message execution.
Page Ref: 442
AACSB: Analytic Skills
Skill: Application
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
140) How does a personality symbol impact a brand?
Answer: A personality symbol is a character who represents the product and with whom the
consumer can relate; the personality symbol helps a consumer connect with the product.
Page Ref: 443
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-2
Difficulty: Moderate
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149) Explain why a public relations campaign can be a more cost-effective option for
corporations than an advertising campaign.
Answer: Public relations can have a strong impact on public awareness at a much lower cost
than advertising can. The company does not pay for the space or time in the media. Rather, it
pays for a staff to develop and circulate information and to manage events. If the company
develops an interesting story or event, it could be picked up by several different media, having
the same effect as advertising that would cost millions of dollars. And it would have more
credibility than advertising.
Page Ref: 454-455
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-3
Difficulty: Moderate
150) Public relations specialists use several tools. Identify three of these tools and describe how
they can help a company communicate with the public.
Answer: Students' answers may include any three of the following.
PR professionals find or create favorable news about the company and its products or people.
Sometimes news stories occur naturally, and sometimes the PR person can suggest events or
activities that would create news.
Speeches can also create product and company publicity. Increasingly, company executives must
field questions from the media or give talks at trade associations or sales meetings, and these
events can either build or hurt the company's image.
Another common PR tool is special events, ranging from news conferences, press tours, grand
openings,and fireworks displays to laser shows, hot air balloon releases, multimedia
presentations, or educational programs designed to reach and interest target publics.
Public relations people also prepare written materials to reach and influence their target markets.
These materials include annual reports, brochures, articles, and company newsletters and
magazines.
Audiovisual materials, such as slide-and-sound programs, DVDs, and online videos are being
used increasingly as communication tools.
Corporate identity materials can also help create a corporate identity that the public immediately
recognizes. Logos, stationery, brochures, signs, business forms, business cards, buildings,
uniforms, and company cars and trucksall become marketing tools when they are attractive,
distinctive, and memorable.
Companies can improve public goodwill by contributing money and time to public service
activities.
Page Ref: 456
Skill: Concept
Objective: 15-4
Difficulty: Moderate
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