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1. INS means;
International Newspaper Society
Indian National Services
Indian Newspaper Society
Indian Newspaper Services
2. An advertising message usually focuses on
The models in the ad.
Advantages of the product over competing ones
Availability of the product
Key benefits of the product that are important to the buyer
3. Brand names and identity advertising are methods that advertisers use to encourage consumers to
Reach their demographic potential
Perceive hidden messages
Make distinctions among products that are actually very similar
Satisfy subconscious motivations
4. Which of the following is not an aspect of the promotion mix?
Strategic positioning
Direct marketing
Advertising
Public relations
5. Developing an effective message strategy begins with identifying ______________ that can be used as advertising appeals.
advertising specialties
emotions
customer benefits
Sales promotions
6. The `heart and soul´ of an Ad. Agency is
Media department
Account department
Creative service department
Finance department
7. TGR means,
Tele Group Rating
Television Gain Rating
Target Group Rating
Television Gross Rating
8. Advertising is considered to be an art; as well as a science. The statement is, _____
True
False
Former is true, but latter is false
Former is false, but latter is true
9. Marketing techniques that use social networks and other technologies to produce increases in brand awareness or to achieve other marketing objectives through self-replicating processes is called,
Virus Advertising
Viral Advertising
Vital Advertising
Virtual Advertising
10. Digital convergence enabled to use GPS in advertising schemes; what is GPS?
Global Positioning System
Geographic Positioning System
Geographic Projection System
General Production System
11. ______ refers to the images in advertising that depict stereotypical gender roles and displays
Male female ratio
Gender Ads
Gender Images
Stereotypes
12. The job to make observations and predictions in changes of new or existing cultural trends for advertisements is,
Cultural Research
Trend setting
Culture hunting
Cool hunting
13. Skilled craftsman placed their individual marks on goods vessels, pottery, leather goods etc, is called______
Image
Trade Mark
Sign
Icon
14. ____ is a specialized field of marketing research that determines an ad´s effectiveness based on consumer responses, feedback, and behavior
Copy tasting
Copy testing
Feedback analysis
Response Analysis
15. Mobile marketing means;
Marketing on or with a mobile device
Using any mobile medium as a means of marketing communication
Marketing activity conducted through a ubiquitous network
All of the above
16. _______ or out of home advertising is a broad category including many creative and unexpected forms to grab
Billboard advertising
TV advertising
Place advertising
Point of purchase advertising
17. The selection of appropriate media is based upon which of the following factors?
Nature of the product
Media habits of target consumers
Cost
All of the above
18. An online ad which moves across the user's screen or floats above the content is,
Pop-up Ad
Banner Ad
Expanding Ad
Floating ad
19. According to Maslows Hierarchy of Needs theory, the need for fulfilment, for realizing one´s own potential, and for fully using one´s talents and capabilities are examples of ______________ needs.
Self-actualization
Physiological
Social
Esteem
20. ______ are generic terms describing the most common forms of online advertising, the 468x60 image or rich media ad displayed at the top of many commercial web sites.
Banner Ads
Floating Ads
Pop-ups
Flash ads
21. The number or percentage of individuals or households that are exposed to a medium or to an advertising campaign is termed as;
Ad rate
Coverage
Exposure
Bleed
22. The consistent preference and /or purchase of one brand in specific product is called:
Brand Consistency
Brand Loyalty
Brand Coverage
Objectivity
23. In an ad campaign, the researchers evaluate the promotion effort while it is running in the market place. This process is called;
Concept testing
Market Analysis
Concurrent Testing
Consumer Evaluation
24. Which of the following statements are not true of market challengers?
They often direct their competitive activity at smaller firms
They tend to use penetration pricing strategies as a way of expanding their existing business
They carry out flanking activities
They have a vested interest in the status quo
25. When an international seller sells a plant, equipment, or technology to another country and agrees to take payment in the resulting products, it is called:
Barter
Buy-back
Counter purchase
Like-value exchange
26. A price reduction to buyers who buy in large volumes is called a(n):
Quantity discount
Cash discount
Seasonal discount
Trade discounts
27. When producers, wholesalers, and retailers act as a unified system, they comprise a:
Marketing system
Power-based marketing system
Horizontal marketing system
Vertical marketing system
28. Costs that do not vary with production or sales levels are called:
Fixed costs
Variable costs
Standard costs
Independent costs
29. Very long TV commercials providing detailed information about a product or service. Such programmes are called,
Infotainments
Infomercials
Commercials
Paid Programmes
30. The marketing effects or outcomes that accrue to a product with its brand name compared with those that of the same product did not have the brand name is called,
Brand Equity
Brand Identity
Brand Expansion
Brand Image
31. Group of people who are NOT necessarily part of a particular organization is referring to:
External publics
Internal publics
International publics
Local publics
32. The cost of advertising for most products is especially high during ____
Peak seasons
Morning news shows
Prime-time programs
Late-night programming
33. Keeping consumers thinking about the product is the objective for which type of advertising?
Informative advertising
Psychological advertising
Reminder advertising
Persuasive advertising
34. According to Rossiter and Percy samples can be delivered by how many different methods:
8
7
5
16
35. ______ is a set of moral principles that guide actions and create a sense of responsible behavior.
Social responsibility
Ethics
Self-regulation
Self-discipline
36. Advertising that is set in small type and arranged according to categories or interests
Display ads
Classified ads
Testimonial ads
Banner ads
37. The first printed advertisements were single sheets, printed on one side, that today would be called
Fliers
Barrages
Flights
Brochures
38. Sampling is an appropriate strategy for which type of products?
Products which are classified as shopping goods
Products in the decline stage of their product life cycle
Commodity products like salt, sugar, and baking soda
products which are in the introductory stage of the product life cycle
39. Which of the following statements about newspapers as an advertising medium is true?
Newspapers have excellent local reach potential
National companies rarely use newspapers except in conjunction with local distributors of their products
Color reproduction is not very good
All of the above
40. Action advertising is also termed as,
Quick response advertising
Direct response advertising
Advocacy advertising
Short term advertising
41. Three commonly used trade promotions are
Coupons, rebates, and discounts
Allowances and discounts, cooperative advertising, and training of distributor's sales forces
Cooperative advertising, merchandise allowances, and points-of-purchase displays
Allowances and discounts, consumer promotions, and merchandise allowances
42. Frequency is defined as the
Number of different advertisements, sales promotions, or publicity events in a promotional campaign of a marketing program
Total number of times an advertisement is broadcast on network and cable television or radio
Number of times an advertisement must be shown before a given percentage of the audience can recall key points of information
Average number of times a person in the target audience is exposed to an advertisement
43. Gross rating points (GRPs) are
Reach multiplied by frequency
Reach multiplied by rating
Rating multiplied by frequency
Cost divided by reach
44. Advertising agencies were first developed for, and still serve, the purpose of
Increasing the amount of research and decision-making clients need to do
Mystifying ad purchasing so that clients do not attempt it on their own
Pushing clients to make rapid decisions
Simplifying and speeding the purchasing of ads for their clients
45. What is the name of the promotional tool aimed at building good relations with a company and its publics?
Publicity
Public relations
Advertising
promotion
46. Corporate advertising concentrates on:
Recruitment
Organisational personality
Brand personality
Product personality
47. Most of the advertising of the Central Government in India is handled by
PIB
HMC
Private agencies
DAVP
48. The term used to describe the unique added values and appeal of the brand in relation to other brands in the same market is,
Brand positioning
Brand filling
Coverage
Brand value
49. The total number of a target group from which researchers take samples is called,
Stratified group
Universe
Public
Internal Public
50. Price, ______________ , ______________ and Physical distribution are the four main elements in marketing.
Product, Sales
Sales, Advertising
Product, Promotion
Promotion, Purchasing
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