Question 1

What is the difference between a coupon and a deal?

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The answer of What is the difference between a coupon...

Question 2

Advertisers use a mix of media forms and vehicles to maximize the exposure of the message to the target audience while at the same time minimizing

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A) reach. 
B) frequency. 
C) costs. 
D) ratings. 
E) cost per share point.

Question 3

One of the disadvantages associated with television as an advertising medium is that it

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A) requires a long exposure time. 
B) cannot target specific audiences. 
C) must use print for effect. 
D) cannot be used to convey complex messages. 
E) has an unlimited amount of advertising time available.

Question 4

What are the two conflicting goals that advertisers face when choosing advertising media? What is the relationship of reach and frequency to these goals?

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Question 5

Two of the largest portals for Internet advertising are

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A) Google and AOL. 
B) Google and Tubenet. 
C) Google and Ask. 
D) Google and Yahoo! 
E) Google and Snapchat.

Question 6

A reinforcement ad

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A) reinforces previous knowledge of a product. 
B) assures current users they made the right choice. 
C) promotes a specific brand's features and benefits. 
D) tells people what a product is, what it can do, and where it can be found. 
E) shows one brand's strengths relative to those of competitors.

Question 7

As traditional media have become more expensive and cluttered, advertisers have been attracted to a variety of nontraditional advertising options-in airports, doctors' offices, health clubs, or theaters, which are referred to as

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A) remote media. 
B) electronic advertising. 
C) product placements. 
D) cooperative advertising. 
E) place-based media.

Question 8

An advantage of online advertising such as offered through Google is that it is __________, which allows it to immediately assess its __________.

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A) objective; measurability 
B) measurable; effectiveness 
C) unbiased; impartiality 
D) detached; measurability 
E) independent; traceability

Question 9

A Budweiser ad, as part of its "Responsibility Matters" campaign, promotes responsible drinking by encouraging the use of designated drivers. This ad is an example of __________ advertisement.

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A) a pioneering 
B) a competitive 
C) a reminder 
D) a political 
E) an advocacy

Question 10

Methods for obtaining nonpersonal presentation of an organization, product, or service without direct cost, such as news releases, news conferences, and public service announcements, are referred to as

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A) promotional strategies. 
B) cooperative advertising. 
C) public promotions. 
D) market-oriented promotions. 
E) publicity tools.

Question 11

Geico ads that feature a talking pig, cavemen, and a gecko are using which type of advertising appeal?

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A) reminder 
B) fear 
C) humor 
D) sex 
E) cognitive

Question 12

There are five common approaches to posttests: aided recall, unaided recall, __________, inquiry tests, and sales tests.

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A) exposure tests 
B) attitude tests 
C) performance tests 
D) jury tests 
E) comparison tests

Question 13

Sampling is an appropriate strategy for which type of products?

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A) products that are classified as shopping goods 
B) new products 
C) commodity products such as salt, sugar, and baking soda 
D) products that are perishable 
E) products that are classified as specialty goods

Question 14

Advertisements that focus on selling a product or service and that can take three forms-pioneering (or informational), competitive (or persuasive), and reminder-are referred to as

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A) product advertisements. 
B) service advertisements. 
C) persuasive advertisements. 
D) institutional advertisements. 
E) cooperative advertisements.

Question 15

One disadvantage of using magazines as an advertising medium is

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A) the inability to target specific audiences. 
B) the long lead time needed to place an ad. 
C) the extremely low cost. 
D) the antagonism with environmentalists. 
E) the lack of noise associated with their use in the communication channel.

Question 16

TransWave International is a small company that has developed a system that uses the Internet and patented electronic sensors as an early-warning device for pipeline leaks. Pipeline safety is becoming a big issue in the United States as more natural gas lines are being laid near population centers. The timing is right for this company to be extremely successful, but it must use __________ advertising so oil companies will know of its product's existence.

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A) reminder 
B) competitive 
C) pioneering 
D) institutional 
E) objective

Question 17

Information and persuasive content can be combined to form

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A) sex, fear, and humor appeals. 
B) guilt, financial risk, and self-esteem appeals. 
C) sex, fear, and self-worth appeals. 
D) demographic, psychographic, and lifestyle appeals. 
E) gender, ethnicity, and reference group appeals.

Question 18

An ad for Allegra allergy medicine highlights the competitive advantage of Allegra over its primary competitors Benadryl, Tylenol, and Chlor-Trimeton. This is ad is an example of __________ advertising.

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A) reinforcement 
B) persuasive 
C) comparative 
D) informative 
E) reminder

Question 19

A reminder ad

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