Exam 15: Sales Promotion Point-Of-Purchase Advertising and Support Media

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In the world of promotion today, payments in the form of slotting fees, cash allowances, and incentives are becoming more popular due to the growing power of .

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Scenario 15-6 Ted's grocery store is extremely popular in a small neighborhood.Pretzels, a crisps company, has provided scratch cards inside each packet of crisps with the hope of a prize for the winner.Pretzels being a relatively new company had to pay Ted's grocery to sell its products.Quads, a blender manufacturer, has provided its customers with a chance to receive 10% of their money back by mailing them and filling in the required details.It also stated that employees who sell two blenders would receive a bonus.Quad had sent the owner of Ted's grocery an expensive hand crafted wooden sculptor. -(Scenario 15-6) Employees receive a bonus from Quad for selling two or more blenders.This is an example of:

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advertising is a close cousin to billboard advertising, and in many instances it is used in tandem with billboards.

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The oldest form of advertising is the .

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According to a classic quote, which of the following has been described as "the last five seconds of marketing?"

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The advantage that sales promotions have over advertising is that they offer great rewards with little or no risk.

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What are the two main categories of Point-of-Purchase promotions? List and describe any five P-O-P formats available to retailers.

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Scenario 15-1 One of the nation's most popular times for sales promotions was a great deal longer than usual in 2010.Black Friday, which typically takes place the Friday following Thanksgiving, started in October for a number of retailers and was also scheduled to occur throughout the month of November.Sears and Walmart, who had been experiencing a continuous decline in sales recently, were the biggest names behind the move.Executives from a number of companies began to realize that consumers respond to the word "sale," regardless of the time of year, so they decided to simply stretch the period of time in which their biggest sales ran.Companies designed new sale flyers and circulars, and began to promote the various sales on their websites.Other companies such as Target were also implementing a similar strategy-by emphasizing savings earlier in the season and for a longer period of time, company executives hoped their brand would be the first, second, and last choice for consumers during the holiday season. (Stephanie Clifford, "Stores Push Black Friday Into October." The New York Times, October 28, 2010.) -(Scenario 15-1) Because companies realize consumers will be visiting stores more frequently during the holiday season, several toy manufacturers are paying direct cash to retailers in exchange for placing their brand in the most visible locations.These cash payments are known as .

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The great thing about sales promotions is that it is inexpensive, simple, and, well-timed.

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From the consumer's viewpoint, directories like the Yellow Book have some disadvantages as promotional tools. One particular problem is that it:

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Today's marketers use a number of sales promotion techniques aimed at consumers including coupons, price­off deals, premiums, contests and sweepstakes, samples and trial offers, phone and gift cards, rebates, and frequency programs.

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One advantage of using sweepstakes and contests is that they can quickly and easily communicate the brand message through the game.

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A phone directory like the Yellow Book provides a strong link to consumer buying allowing people to follow through on their decisions to buy in a practical way.

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Some airlines ran into big trouble when they tried to increase the mileage levels needed to earn awards in their frequent-flyer programs.Which of the follwoing risks associated with promotions have their actions demonstrated?

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A display rack that stocks cigarettes is placed above the cash register so the cashier can reach the product for the consumer.The rack has signage on the front advertising the cigarette brand.This is called an overhead merchandiser.

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Historically, more money has been budgeted for mass media advertising than for sales promotion.

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The primary role for consumer sales promotion is to:

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Which of the following are the three basic forms of sales promotion?

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A discount retailer has been doing very well over the years, and can now expect to get cash payments from manufacturers and suppliers if they want their products on the retailer's shelves.Therefore, it regularly receives these payments known as:

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Which of the following is true of Point-of-Purchase displays?

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