Question 1

Laurie owns a 2002 Honda Accord, which is the third Honda vehicle that she and her husband have owned. They describe themselves as a "Honda" family and intend to purchase another Honda automobile when their daughter gets her driver's license. They know and trust Hondas. Which key concept of marketing does this illustrate?

Accepted Answer

This illustrates branding meaning, as the family associates trust and reliability with the Honda brand.

Question 2

Harpo Enterprises maintains the Oprah Winfrey show, a Web site, and O magazine. Because Harpo Enterprises practices integrated marketing communications, these different brand contacts all maintain ________ in design and tone.

Accepted Answer

Consistency is the key characteristic of integrated marketing communication, where all the different brand contacts maintain the same design and tone to create a cohesive brand image.

Question 3

What is the difference between a supply chain and a distribution chain?

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Question 4

Refer to the following passage to answer the questions below.
Johnson & Johnson manufactures health and beauty aid products under several brand names. The company sells its products to end consumers through retail stores such as grocery, drug, and discount stores. J&J employs a sales force that calls on intermediaries, such as wholesalers and retailers, and spends part of the promotion budget on trade deals to influence intermediaries to carry the company's brands. The remainder of J&J's promotion budget is spent on mass advertising and sales promotions, such as coupons, targeted toward consumers.
-J&J also markets its Tylenol brand of pain relievers to hospitals. What type of market is that?

Accepted Answer

Selling to hospitals is an example of the institutional market, where products are marketed to organizations rather than individual consumers.

Question 5

Of the following, which method of adding value to a product is mostly psychological?

Accepted Answer

Branding is mostly a psychological method of adding value to a product. It involves creating a unique name, design, or symbol that consumers associate with quality and reliability. Branding can enhance perceived value and differentiate a product from its competitors.

Question 6

An apparel marketer is planning to launch an existing brand name into a new product category. Which brand development strategy is being implemented?

Accepted Answer

Brand extension involves introducing an existing brand name into a new product category, which is the strategy being employed in this scenario. Co-branding involves partnering with another brand, ingredient branding involves highlighting a key component within a product, brand licensing involves giving another company the rights to use a brand name, and rebranding involves changing the name or image of an existing brand.

Question 7

How are services and goods different? How are they similar?

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Question 8

Consider such brand names as A1 Steak Sauce, 409, A & D Ointment, A & W Root Beer, and Super 8. Why might such names with alphanumeric characters aid in brand name selection?

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Question 9

You just graduated from college and started working at a consumer packaged goods manufacturer. Your first assignment is to develop the marketing strategy for a new product extension of an existing brand. Where do you begin?

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Question 10

Which of the following is an advantage offered by co-branding?

Accepted Answer

Co-branding allows a company to enter a new product category by leveraging the strength of an established brand, thereby reducing the risk and cost associated with building a brand from scratch. This expands the reach of the company's brand, leading to increased sales and profits.

Question 11

Refer to the following passage to answer the questions below.
Johnson & Johnson manufactures health and beauty aid products under several brand names. The company sells its products to end consumers through retail stores such as grocery, drug, and discount stores. J&J employs a sales force that calls on intermediaries, such as wholesalers and retailers, and spends part of the promotion budget on trade deals to influence intermediaries to carry the company's brands. The remainder of J&J's promotion budget is spent on mass advertising and sales promotions, such as coupons, targeted toward consumers.
-Which promotion strategy is J&J pursuing?

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Question 12

Andy has conducted extensive research in the marketing process. What should be his next two steps?

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Question 13

You just interviewed for a job with Dial, Inc. and learned that they are looking for someone who will call on grocery, drug, and convenience stores to sell and service Dial's health and beauty aid items to these types of retailers. What type of personal selling does this represent?

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Question 14

What is the difference between a consumer and a customer?

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Question 15

Intel manufactures computer chips that are part of several personal computer manufacturers' finished products. Intel and the computer manufacturers realized that customers valued Intel computer chips due to their superior quality and reliability and began asking whether or not the computer they were considering purchasing contained an Intel computer chip. As a result, Intel and computer manufacturers started communicating through advertising and other promotional tools that there's "Intel Inside." This is an example of ________.

Accepted Answer

"Intel Inside" is an example of ingredient branding, where a component or ingredient of a finished product (in this case, the Intel chip inside a computer) is branded and promoted separately to add value and differentiate the product from others in the market.

Question 16

Blenco, Inc. is a manufacturer of frozen breakfast products, such as biscuits, pancakes, and waffles. Blenco does not spend any money on consumer advertising or promotions, but rather concentrates its promotion budget on intermediaries in the channel of distribution. What promotion strategy is Blenco pursuing and which promotion tools are most appropriate for implementing this strategy?

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Question 17

What is the last step of the marketing planning process? Why is this step important?

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Question 18

Management of a company that adheres to the principle of integrated marketing communications is most likely to believe which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Integrated marketing communications is all about using a variety of communication channels to promote a brand or product in a cohesive manner. The management of a company that adheres to this principle would believe that using multiple channels is advantageous to reach a wider audience and create a consistent brand message.

Question 19

When Tylenol brand of pain relief capsules were tampered with, resulting in the death of several consumers, the manufacturer pulled all of its products from store shelves, redesigned packaging to resist tampering, and reintroduced noncapsule forms of the product. This was very expensive for Tylenol to do, but the company knew that the reputation, meaning, and value that its brand name had acquired over time held financial value. Today, Tylenol brand medications have the reputation of being high-quality products. The reputation, meaning, and value that the Tylenol brand name has acquired over time is known as ________.

Accepted Answer

The reputation, meaning, and value that the Tylenol brand name has acquired over time is known as brand equity. It is the value that a brand adds to a product beyond the functional benefits, and it includes intangible assets such as brand awareness, loyalty, and associations. The actions taken by Tylenol to protect its brand reputation after the tampering incident is an example of protecting brand equity.

Question 20

What kind of control does a company have over the meaning of one of its brands?

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Quiz 2: Integrated Brand Communication