1. Which type of differentiation is used to gain competitive advantage through the way a firm designs its distribution coverage, expertise and performance ?
- Channel differentiation
- Services differentiation
- People differentiation
- Product differentiation
2. Which one of the following is the most likely result of a marketing strategy that attempts
to serve all potential customers ?
- All customers will be delighted.
- Customer-perceived value will be increased.
- The company will need to follow up with a demarketing campaign.
- Not all customers will be satisfied.
3. Which of the following is not a primary activity in Michael Porter’s value chain ?
- Inbound logistics
- Operations
- Outbound logistics
- Procurement
4. Assertion (A) : Too many stimuli make a person accommodated to those sensations. Sensory adaptation is a problem that concerns many advertisers, which is why they try to change their advertising campaigns regularly.
Reason (R) : To cut through advertising clutter and to ensure that consumers perceive advertisement, marketers try to increase sensory input.
Codes :
- (A) is right and (R) is wrong.
- (A) is wrong and (R) is right
- Both (A) and (R) are right but (R) does not explain (A)
- Both (A) and (R) are right and (R) explains (A).
5. Which of the following is not a determinant of service quality ?
- Reliability
- Responsiveness
- Sensitivity
- Assurance
6. Which of the following requires consumers to interpret ambiguous stimuli ?
- Focus group method
- Projective techniques
- Rejective techniques
- Semantic differential scales
7. Which of the following passes through the four stages of distinctiveness, emulation, mass
fashion and decline ?
- Style
- Fashion
- Fad
- Style and Fashion
8. Which of the following positioning strategies is adopted by marketers to position their
product in two categories simultaneously?
- Point of Difference
- Point of Parity
- Straddle Positioning
- Emotional Positioning
9.
Statement (I) : Marketing is the process by which a firm profitably translates customer needs into revenue.
Statement (II) : Marketing is the messages and/or actions that causes messages and/or actions.
Codes:
- (I) is correct but (II) is not correct.
- (II) is correct but (I) is not correct.
- (I) and (II) both are correct.
- (I) and (II) both are incorrect.
10. Name the process in which a buyer posts its interest in buying a certain quantity of item and sellers compete for the business by submitting lower bid until there is only one seller left.
- Internet
- Reverse auction
- B2B market place
- B2C market place