Question 1

Give an example of a cognitive social marketing campaign.

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Question 2

Which of the following is true regarding cause-related marketing?

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A)  The positive impact of cause-related marketing can be increased through sporadic involvement with numerous causes. 
B)  Many companies focus on multiple causes to simplify execution and maximize impact. 
C)  Limiting support to a single cause increases the pool of stakeholders who can transfer positive feelings from the cause to the firm. 
D)  Most firms choose causes that fit their corporate or brand image and matter to their employees and shareholders. 
E)  In order to avoid public backlash, firms are advised to adopt a hard-sell approach to their cause efforts.

Question 3

What is sustainability? How is it related to the concept of greenwashing?

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Question 4

The annual plan control process begins with measuring performance.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Merging involves ________.

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A)  reducing the number of organizational levels to get closer to the customer 
B)  removing barriers that separate organizational departments 
C)  partnering with fewer but better value-adding suppliers 
D)  working more closely with customers to add value to their operations 
E)  acquiring firms in the same or complementary industries

Question 6

Because of insincere firms jumping on the "green" bandwagon, consumers bring a healthy skepticism to environmental claims, but they are also unwilling to sacrifice product performance and quality.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

One opportunity for designing a cause program so the sponsoring company is not overlooked among other corporate sponsors is to support a(n) ________, or a disease that afflicts fewer than 200,000 people.

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A)  orphan cause 
B)  overlooked calamity 
C)  behavioral campaign 
D)  social marketing plan 
E)  value campaign

Question 8

Often the more committed a company is to sustainability and environmental protection, the more dilemmas that can arise.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

________ refers to the ability to meet humanity's needs without harming future generations.

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A)  Greenwashing 
B)  Sustainability 
C)  Ecological footprinting 
D)  Scalability 
E)  Legal practice

Question 10

As long as finance focuses on short-term profit, it will oppose major investments designed to build satisfied, loyal customers. Which of the following steps that a marketing CEO can take to create a market- and customer-focused company can help a CEO overcome this challenge?

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A)  Empower the employees. 
B)  Get outside help and guidance. 
C)  Install a modern marketing planning system. 
D)  Change the company's reward measurement and system. 
E)  Develop strong in-house marketing training programs.

Question 11

Repurchase rate is a sales metric that is used to evaluate the performance of marketing plans.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following should be done to increase the likelihood that social marketing programs will be successful?

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A)  Choose target markets that are the least ready to respond. 
B)  Promote multiple, doable behaviors in clear, simple terms. 
C)  Make it easy to adopt the behavior. 
D)  Adopt a soft sell approach, as opposed to attention grabbing messages. 
E)  Explain the benefits in an exaggerated manner.

Question 13

Some business practices, such as deceptive advertising, exclusive dealing, and predatory competition, sharply divide critics regarding whether they are clearly unethical or illegal.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

________ software provides a set of Web-based applications that automate and integrate project management, campaign management, budget management, asset management, brand management, customer relationship management, and knowledge management.

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A)  Annual plan control 
B)  Profitability control 
C)  Efficiency control 
D)  Strategic control 
E)  Marketing resource management (MRM)

Question 15

Corporate philanthropy as a whole is on the rise.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Companies must adopt and disseminate a written code of ethics, build a company tradition of ethical behavior, and hold their people fully responsible for observing ethics and legal guidelines if they wish to demonstrate ethical behavior.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Cause marketing has a particularly interested audience in civic-minded ________.

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A)  Millennial consumers 
B)  baby boomers 
C)  Gen Xers 
D)  Gen Yers 
E)  shadow boomers

Question 18

Cash donations are the most productive contribution that businesses can make to a nonprofit or community group.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The cost of operating the common manufacturing facility is a(n) ________ cost.

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A)  opportunity 
B)  traceable 
C)  nontraceable 
D)  sunk 
E)  differential

Question 20

What skills and competencies will marketers need to succeed in the future?

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Exam 23: Managing a Holistic Marketing Organization for the Long Run

Give an example of a cognitive social marketing campaign.

Which of the following is true regarding cause-related marketing?

What is sustainability? How is it related to the concept of greenwashing?

The annual plan control process begins with measuring performance.

Merging involves ________.

Because of insincere firms jumping on the "green" bandwagon, consumers bring a healthy skepticism to environmental claims, but they are also unwilling to sacrifice product performance and quality.

One opportunity for designing a cause program so the sponsoring company is not overlooked among other corporate sponsors is to support a(n) ________, or a disease that afflicts fewer than 200,000 people.

Often the more committed a company is to sustainability and environmental protection, the more dilemmas that can arise.

________ refers to the ability to meet humanity's needs without harming future generations.

As long as finance focuses on short-term profit, it will oppose major investments designed to build satisfied, loyal customers. Which of the following steps that a marketing CEO can take to create a market- and customer-focused company can help a CEO overcome this challenge?

Repurchase rate is a sales metric that is used to evaluate the performance of marketing plans.

Which of the following should be done to increase the likelihood that social marketing programs will be successful?

Some business practices, such as deceptive advertising, exclusive dealing, and predatory competition, sharply divide critics regarding whether they are clearly unethical or illegal.

________ software provides a set of Web-based applications that automate and integrate project management, campaign management, budget management, asset management, brand management, customer relationship management, and knowledge management.

Corporate philanthropy as a whole is on the rise.

Companies must adopt and disseminate a written code of ethics, build a company tradition of ethical behavior, and hold their people fully responsible for observing ethics and legal guidelines if they wish to demonstrate ethical behavior.

Cause marketing has a particularly interested audience in civic-minded ________.

Cash donations are the most productive contribution that businesses can make to a nonprofit or community group.

The cost of operating the common manufacturing facility is a(n) ________ cost.

What skills and competencies will marketers need to succeed in the future?