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AMA PCM - Professional Certified Marketer

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Total 316 questions

Peltz, a chewing gum manufacturer, markets chewing gum in a variety of flavors. The company also sells cardamom- and clove-flavored chewing gum under the Peltz brand. Five years after the introduction of the cardamom and clove flavors, the name Peltz is synonymous with cardamom- and clove-flavored chewing gum. Which of the following aspects of the Peltz brand is exemplified in this scenario?

A.

Brand awareness

B.

Perceived value

C.

Brand parity

D.

Brand loyalty

E.

Brand extension

Shane, a fan of Zmob mobile phones, wants to buy Zmob's new device, Detop, based on a new operating system. Despite critics panning the device in favor of competitors' offerings, Shane buys a Detop. Pleasantly surprised by Detop's quality, Shane advices his friends, Jana and Raul, to buy the device. Jana and Paul examine Shane's Detop, and Jana decides to buy one for herself, while Paul decides to wait for the prices to drop. In this scenario, Shane is one among the _____.

A.

early adopters

B.

innovators

C.

early majority

D.

late majority

E.

laggards

Blogs provide companies with the opportunity to

A.

transfer control to the customer.

B.

enable customers to experience services.

C.

educate and engage their customers.

D.

excite their customers.

E.

enable customers to experience the product.

_____ appeals help consumers make purchase decisions by offering factual knowledge that encourage consumers to evaluate the brand favorably on the basis of the key benefits they provide.

A.

Informational

B.

Push

C.

Pull

D.

Emotional

E.

Mass

Which of the following is a feature of extreme-value retailers?

A.

They exclusively offer health and personal grooming merchandise.

B.

They offer deep but narrow assortments and sales associate expertise.

C.

They offer a limited merchandise assortment.

D.

They buy from manufacturers who have limited merchandise.

E.

They use a predominantly self-service approach.

A consumer goods manufacturer, Ankam, is accused of manufacturing substandard goods. The complainants claim that the products break down before the expiration of their warranty but the warranty is void because the parts that malfunction are not covered by the warranty. Ethan, an independent investigator, is looking into the matter. What should he do first?

A.

Check whether the warranty issued by Ankam clearly specifies that certain parts are not covered by the warranty.

B.

Collect information on all malfunctions and check the list of malfunctioning parts against the warranty to verify if the complaint is true.

C.

Conduct tests of Ankam's products under various conditions and identify the conditions under which they break down.

D.

Interview each of the complainants to find out about their use of Ankam's products.

E.

Advise Ankam on the measures it could adopt until the investigation is complete.

Zippy manufacturers pens in the U.S. Zero Point, Zippy's latest ball point pen, is three months old and yet to grab a significant market share. Since the demand for ball point pens is high, Zippy believes that Zero Point will benefit from increased advertisement and promotions. Zippy's marketing strategies are aimed at increasing the market share of Zero Point, significantly, during the current quarter. In this scenario, Zero Point is a _____.

A.

dog

B.

cash cow

C.

star

D.

question mark

E.

loss leader

By setting appropriate service standards and measuring service performance, firms can attempt to close a __________ gap.

A.

seniority

B.

knowledge

C.

standards

D.

delivery

E.

communication

_____ is the two-way flow of communication between a buyer and a seller that is designed to influence the buyer’s purchase decision.

A.

Advertising

B.

Direct marketing

C.

Public relation

D.

Sales promotion

E.

Personal selling

Which of the following would a firm be likely to do at the implementation stage of its marketing strategy?

A.

Introduce ethical statements in the firm’s mission or vision statements

B.

Use the company's mission statement to guide the SWOT analysis for the firm

C.

Evaluate its choice of target market and advertisements to ensure that it does not encounter ethical issues

D.

Evaluate managerial actions from the standpoint of ethics

E.

Check whether potential ethical issues identified during the planning stage have been addressed