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Amazon.com was the first company to use _____, which is technology that sorts through customer purchasing patterns to create personalized site content.

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Collaborative filtering

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What are the two main goals of marketing?

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to obtain an immediate response and build a lasting customer relationship

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Modern direct marketers rely heavily on database technologies and the Internet, while early direct marketers primarily used direct mailers, telemarketing, and _________.

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catalogs

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Amazon.com, eBay, and GEICO employ ______ as the only method of doing business with customers.

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direct marketing

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Direct marketing is continuing to become more ______ oriented.

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Web

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All of the following are benefits of direct marketing for buyers EXCEPT?

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guaranteed low prices

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All of the following are benefits of direct marketing for sellers EXCEPT?

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mass reach and frequency

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One of the advantages of direct marketing for sellers is that direct marketing _______.

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offers access to buyers outside local markets

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Which of the following is essential for direct marketing to be effective?

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a good customer database

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A customer database is an organized collection of geographic, demographic, psychographic, and _______ data about individual customers or prospects.

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behavioral

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Information about a customer's age, income, and family make-up is in the ______ category of a customer database.

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demographic

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Psychographics data in a customer database used by direct marketers includes information regarding a customer's _______ and ______.

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activities; opinions

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All of the following are common uses for a direct marketing customer database except __________.

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gathering marketing intelligence about competitors

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How does database marketing benefit customers?

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companies match customer needs and interests with products and services

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All of the following are forms of direct marketing EXCEPT __________.

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public relations

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Which kind of marketing involves sending an offer, announcement, reminder, or other item to a person at a particular address?

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direct-mail marketing

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Catalogs, brochures, CDs, and DVDs are all examples of which type of marketing?

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direct-mail marketing

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Which of the following reasons is LEAST likely to explain why direct-mail marketing drives more than a third of all U.S. marketing sales?

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less expensive than TV and magazine ads

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The use of which of the new forms of direct-mail marketing is booming?

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e-mail

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Most companies that create print catalogs now also provide _______ catalogs to eliminate production, printing, and mailing costs?

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Web-based

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Which of the following is an advantage of printed catalogs over digital catalogs?

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a stronger emotional connection with customers

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Marketers use ______ telephone marketing to receive orders from television ads and catalogs.

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inbound

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Which of the following is an advantage of a well-designed and targeted telemarketing plan?

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purchasing convenience for customers

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How has the National Do Not Call Registry changed the telemarketing industry?

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Telemarketers are more effectively managing relationships with existing customers

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Why are historically online shops such as Zappos.com and JohnandKiras.com adding catalogs to their marketing method?

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to attract the attention of new customers

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Which of the following is the most accurate name for a 30-minute television advertising program marketing a single product?

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infomercial

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What are two major forms of direct-response television marketing?

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home shopping channels and infomercials

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Direct-response advertisements always contain ______, making it easier for marketers to gauge the effectiveness of their sales pitches.

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a 1-800 number or Web address

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Why have direct-response television commercials seen an increase in popularity in recent years?

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The ability to track phone calls and Web-site hits make it easy to measure the return on advertising investment.

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A television program or entire channel dedicated to selling goods and services is known as a(n) _________.

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home shopping channel

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Firms such as Kodak and Fuji, are placing ______ in stores, airports, and other locations to provide people with information about products and services to enable customers to place orders.

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kiosks

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Ring-tone giveaways, mobile games, and text-in contests are all examples of _________ marketing.

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mobile phone

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Marketers view mobile phones as the next big marketing medium for all of the following reasons EXCEPT _________.

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Unlike telemarketing, mobile phone marketing is initially appealing to most cell phone users.

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Which of the following enables consumers to download files from the Internet to a handheld device.

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podcasting

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________allows consumers to gain additional information about a product through the use of a remote control.

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Interactive television

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What is the fastest growing form of direct-marketing?

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online marketing

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The internet gave birth to _________, which only operate on the Internet.

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click-only companies

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As one of the first _________, Amazon.com changed the rules of marketing and set the bar high for the online customer experience.

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e-tailers

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New York Times on the Web, ESPN.com, and Encyclopedia Britannica Online are known as _______ because they provide financial, research, and other information.

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content sites

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_____ is the term used to describe a company that does not use online marketing.

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Brick-and-Mortar

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The growth of the internet caused many brick-and-mortar firms to ________ in response to customer demands and a changing marketplace.

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become click-and-mortar firms

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Which of the following is NOT one of the four major online marketing domains?

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B2R (business-to-retailer)

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The popular press has paid the most attention to _______ online marketing, which is the online selling of goods and services to final consumers.

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B2C

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B2B uses all of the following online resources to reach new business customers EXCEPT _______.

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social networks

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The online exchange of good and information between final consumers is called _________.

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C2C

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Amazon.com, eBay, and Craigslist.com are popular market spaces that facilitate the online exchange of goods and information and are examples of ______ online marketing.

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C2C

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What is the benefit to companies of using blogs as marketing tools?

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Blogs are an inexpensive yet personal way to reach a fragmented audience.

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Which of the following is a potential drawback to advertising on a blog?

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The content of blog is difficult to control

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______ online marketing sites are online exchanges in which consumers search out sellers, learn about their offices, and initiate purchases.

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C2B

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When customers can drive transactions with businesses, what type of online marketing is being used?

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consumer-to-business

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For most companies, the first step in conducting online marketing is to _______.

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create a Web site

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What is the main purpose of a corporate Web site?

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to build customer goodwill

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_____ are designed to build customer goodwill and to supplement other sales channels, rather than to sell the company's products directly.

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Corporate Web sites

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_____ are designed to engage consumers in interactions that will move them closer to a direct purchase or other marketing outcome.

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Marketing Web sites

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To attract new visitors and to encourage revisits, online marketers should pay close attention to the seven Cs of effective Web site design. Which of the following is NOT one of the seven Cs?

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customer: the way the customer is given incentives to use the website.

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Of the seven Cs of effective Web site design, _______ refers to the ways that the site enables user-to-user communication.

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community

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According to the seven Cs of effective Web site design, a Website's capability to enable commercial transactions is its level of ______.

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commerce

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______ are online ads that appear between screen changes on a Web site, especially while a new screen is loading.

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Interstitials

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Which of the following types of ads can users block through the use of applications developed by Web browser providers?

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pop-ups

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Display ads that use eye-catching techniques such as float, fly, and snapbacks are called ______.

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rich-media ads

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A large percentage of online advertising expenditures goes towards __________, which are text-based ads and links that appear alongside search engine results.

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contextual advertisements

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When companies work with each other online and offline to promote each other, they are creating _______.

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alliance and affiliate programs

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What does the term viral marketing mean?

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It refers to word-of-mouth marketing that occurs online.

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Which of the following is a primary disadvantage of viral marketing?

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Marketers have little control over who receives the viral message.

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All of the following are examples of online social networks EXCEPT __________.

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interstitials

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Online communities where people socialize or exchange information and opinions are called _____.

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online social networks

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Which of the following is a challenge of marketing through online social networks?

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Users often resent an intrusive marketing message.

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What characteristic of niche sites makes the medium MOST appealing to marketers?

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audiences of people with similar interests

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Unsolicited and unwanted commercial e-mail is known as ________.

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spam

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According to your textbook, what is the most likely future for online marketing?

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Online marketing will remain an important approach in an integrated marketing mix.

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In an attempt to take advantage of impulsive buyers, heat merchants use ______ to deceive customers.

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direct-mail marketing

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Which of the following is a type of identity theft that uses deceptive e-mails and fraudulent web sites to fool consumers into revealing their personal data?

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phishing

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Which of the following is NOT a deception or fraud concern for Internet users and marketers?

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viral marketing

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What happened in direct response to the FTC finding that many Web sites were collecting personal information from children without disclosure or parental permission.

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Congress passed the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.

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All of the following are the likely result of direct marketing abuses EXCEPT _______.

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requests for more Internet oversight and legislation

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Adams Cutlery has always relied upon advertising to market its products to final customers. However, the marketing team at Adams Cutlery now wants to begin a direct marketing campaign consisting of a company Web site, e-mails to current customers, and an online catalog. Which of the following would the marketing team expect to gain as a result of implementing this direct marketing plan?

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the ability to learn more about their customers and tailor offerings to fit their needs.

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Financial services provider USAA sends materials about teaching teenagers how to drive safely to USAA customers who have children approaching driving eligibility age. USAA is using _____ information from a customer database to determine which customers should receive the materials.

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demographic

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Fiona Lambrech is the marketing director of a charity that raises funds to help provide the educational services to children and families in developing countries. Fiona wants to reach a select market of individuals who have recently donated to international charities. Which of the following types of direct marketing will Fiona most likely use?

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direct-mail marketing

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Organic designs is a small, successful chain of stores offering stylish clothes made of all-organic materials for infants, toddlers, and young children. Most of the Organic Designs stores are located in urban areas. Now Organic Designs is considering using direct marketing to reach potential customers who live outside of the company's existing markets, with the goal of creating emotional connections and long-term relationships with a new group of customers. Which of the following methods of direct marketing would most likely be effective in accomplishing this goal?

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catalog marketing

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Gutter Guys is a gutter installation company in Southern California that used to generate most of its sales through telemarketing but now uses direct mail to reach prospective customers. Which of the following explains the reason that Gutter Guys switched from telemarketing to direct mail?

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National Do Not Call Registry

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Neal Murphy sells his company's unique gift items on television programs and entire channels dedicated to selling goods and services. Neal is using _____.

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direct-response television advertising

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A producer of beverages and snack foods wants to market its products to the 18-34-year old demographic by providing incentives to respond instantly to time-sensitive offers. Which of the following forms of direct marketing would this producer most likely choose?

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mobile phone

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Company X began as a brick-and-mortar company. Which of the following statements MUST be true?

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By adding online marketing options, Company X would become a click-and-mortar company

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Office Depot is a click-and-mortar company. Which of the following is LEAST likely to be an advantage that Office Depot has over click-only competitors.

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Office Depot focuses on large accounts through its online presence and small businesses through its retail stores.

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Green Gardens is a click-and-mortar seller of gardening and landscaping goods and equipment, but the marketing department wants to promote the Green Gardens Web site. When customers are unable to find a product they need on the shelves of their local Green Gardens, the marketing department wants them to search the product on the Green Gardens Web site. Which of the following marketing devices is the best match for this goal?

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kiosks

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ABC Company sells directly to final consumers and avoids intermediaries, while catering to a broad group of demographic segments. This marketer falls under with online marketing domain?

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B2C

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Jane Cheatham, a stay-at-home mother, regularly posts new entries on a widely read blog. In these entries, she often reviews consumer products that she uses during the course of her day. Jane participates in _______.

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C2C online marketing

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By using Priceline.com potential buyer can bid for airline tickets, hotel rooms, rental cars, cruises, and vacation packages. It is then up to the seller to decide whether or not to accept an offered bid. This is an example of _________.

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C2B marketing

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Converse has a website that welcomes consumers to "the Converse Century," invites readers to post their Converse stores, and offers a wide variety of Converse shoes for direct purchase. The site even allows customers to individually design their own shoes. The Converse site is most accurately categorized as which of the following types of Web sites?

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a marketing site

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Oscar Aviation has a corporate Web Site. Prospective customers are most likely to do all of the following EXCEPT ________.

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purchase products

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In attempting to design an effective Web site, Company A tried to address all of the seven Cs. The site, however, has a weak layout and design. Which C does this represent?

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context

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You are looking up airline schedules on the Internet. A bar at the top of the screen reads, "Stay at Holiday Inn and get a 25 percent discount!" This is a(n) _______.

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banner

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You have accessed fare information on Northwest Airlines' Website. You want to compare it with United Airlines' fares. In between screen changes, an ad appears from Alamo Car Rental. This is a(n) ________.

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interstitial

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Uptown Cleaning Crew is a company that provides house cleaning services in a major urban and suburban areas. Marketers at Uptown Cleaning Crew developed a short, humorous video promoting the company's services, and they hope that customers who see the video will be so entertained that they will pass it on to their friends and colleagues. The marketers at Uptown Cleaning are using _________.

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viral marketing

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Runners can compare performances, set up profiles, and meet new friends on Nike's Nike Plus Web site. Nike Plus is an example of a ________.

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web community

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After selecting a sweater on the Land's End Web site, Kelly Oldham filled out the required customer and credit card information. A box with a checkmark inside was next to the following statement: "Yes I would like to receive promotional information via e-mail from Land's End." the statement suggests that Land's End is using which of the following marketing tools?

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permission-based e-mail marketing

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Charlie Putnam received an e-mail promoting a new financial services institution that offers surprisingly low mortgage rates. The e-mail simply asked customers to provide their address, date of birth, social security number, and current mortgage information in order to receive a free loan quote. Suspicious of the offer, Charlie researched the company and discovered that the e-mail was fraud. This is an example of __________.

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phishing

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