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Laws intended to decrease intentionally deceptive promotion have been unhelpful and ineffective.

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Ryan Witz sells vacuum cleaners door-to-door.After showing Mrs.Davis several models and demonstrations, Ryan can tell she is hesitant but interested.Which trial closing is Ryan likely to use to ensure a sale?


A) "Here's my card.Give me a call if you would like to place an order."
B) "Will you be placing an order, Mrs.Davis?"
C) "Do you want the standard model, or the one with the special options package?"
D) "Shall I give you a week to consider the offer?"
E) "I'll put you down for the deluxe model.Is that your natural hair color?"

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Newspapers, magazines, television, radio, direct mail, and out-of-home displays are all examples of advertising media.

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General Mills is planning a sales promotion to stimulate wholesalers and retailers to carry a new line of cake mixes and to market the mixes aggressively.What type of sales promotion should General Mills use?


A) Consumer sales
B) Pull
C) Push
D) Trade sales
E) Product sales

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When EstΓ©e Lauder offers a free gift with a €15 purchase of its product from a retail outlet, it is specifically using what type of promotional technique?


A) Bribe
B) Consumer sales promotion technique
C) Consumer product promotion technique
D) Trade sales promotion method
E) Bait-and-switch method

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Which of the following is not a disadvantage of newspaper advertising?


A) Poor colour reproduction
B) Short life span
C) Difficulty in targeting specific audiences
D) Provision of only local coverage
E) Need to run most ads in black and white

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Mattel wants to announce some new educational benefits associated with one of its new product lines.The company writes a report of about 300 words and sends it to the media.This is called a


A) feature article.
B) publicity stunt.
C) news release.
D) press conference.
E) media report.

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Brenda is a real estate agent for Coldwell Banker.Whenever she works with a client, she focuses on obtaining leads for prospective clients who are friends or families of her current client.Brenda is acting in her capacity as a(n)


A) technical salesperson.
B) missionary salesperson.
C) order-taker.
D) order-getter.
E) sales support person.

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To announce the acquisition of Snapple Beverage Corp.by the Quaker Oats Company, Quaker executives invited several news organisations to its headquarters to get details on, and ask questions about, the purchase.This is an example of a press conference.

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Personal selling, a major element in an organisation's promotion mix, is a less expensive way to reach consumers than through advertising.

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If Sports Chalet promotes sale prices (as opposed to full retail prices) for its ski equipment in April, it is trying to do what?


A) Increase profits during a slow-selling period
B) Increase market share
C) Avoid obsolescence of its merchandise
D) Position its store as the low-price leader
E) Stabilise sales revenues

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Which of the following is true about Yellow Pages advertising?


A) The majority of advertising is used by local advertisers rather than national advertisers.
B) Nearly all advertising is used by large, national advertisers.
C) Ads are placed weekly and can consistently be changed.
D) Fewer than 25 percent of adults read Yellow Page ads approximately once a week.
E) Yellow Pages ads can be easily changed at any time.

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When the campaign with the slogan "The Other White Meat" encouraged people to increase pork consumption, this was an example of ____ advertising.


A) selective-demand
B) institutional
C) immediate-response
D) primary-demand
E) reminder

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Out-of-home advertising includes direct-mail, magazines, and newspapers.

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Industrial products usually are not promoted through personal selling.

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Sales promotion is typically one of the four major elements in an organisation's promotion mix.

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Although television is the newest advertising medium, it receives by far the largest share of advertising revenue.

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The first step in developing an advertising campaign is to


A) identify the advertising objectives.
B) analyse different advertising platforms.
C) determine which advertising would best reach the target market.
D) determine who makes up the target audience.
E) evaluate advertising's effectiveness in reaching the target market.

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Billboards, signs, and transportation vehicle signage are examples of ____ advertising.


A) out-of-home
B) Reminder
C) Cooperative
D) Selective
E) institutional

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At the top of the website for MSN, you see a rectangle that says "Click here for great savings at Amazon.com!" This type of Internet advertising is called


A) sponsorship.
B) a button ad.
C) an in-your-face ad.
D) an interstitial ad.
E) a banner ad.

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