BA3301 Quiz Chapter 1 1. What is the definition of Marketing, made by the American Marketing Association? a. A philosophy, an attitude, a perspective, or a management orientation that stresses customer satisfaction. b. An organizational activity set of institutions, and processes. c. An activity, set of institutions, and processes for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners, and society at large. d. Entails processes that focus on delivering value and benefits to customers, not just selling goods and services. 2. What are the four Marketing Management Philosophies? a. Price, Place, Product, and Promotion b. Sales, Price, Promotion, and Business c. Production, Sales, Market, and Societal d. Place, Time, Profit, and Business 3. Which one of the four Marketing Management Philosophies focuses on the internal capabilities of a firm rather than on the desires and needs of the marketplace? a. b. c. d. Sales Orientation Product Orientation Market Orientation Societal Marketing Orientation 4. Which of the following positions serves as an advocate and executive voice for customers? a. b. c. d. Chief Customer Officer (CCO) Chief Operating Officer (COO) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) None of the above 5. ____________ is a strategy that focuses on keeping and improving relationships with current customers. a. b. c. d. Customer Satisfaction Marketing Concept Empowerment Relationship Marketing 6. The relationship between benefits and the sacrifices necessary to obtain theses benefits is ________. a. b. c. d. Customer satisfaction Societal marketing orientation Customer value Sales orientation 7. Societal marketing orientation is: a. The idea that an organization exists not only to satisfy customer wants and needs and to meet organizational objectives but also to preserve or enhance individuals’ and society’s long-term best interests. b. Based on the ideas that people will buy more goods and services if aggressive sales techniques are used and that high sales result in high profits. c. Simple and intuitively appealing philosophy that articulates a market orientation. d. Philosophy that focuses on the internal capabilities of the firm rather than on the desires and needs of the marketplace 8. Empowerment is: a. Collaborative efforts of people to accomplish common objectives b. Delegation of authority to solve customers problems quickly c. A strategy that focuses on keeping and improving relationship with current customers d. Customer’s evaluation of a good or service in terms of whether it has met their needs and expectations 9. The idea that people will buy more goods and services if aggressive sales techniques are used and that high sales result in high profits is ___________. a. b. c. d. Marketing concept Exchange Production orientation Sales orientation 10. People giving up something in order to receive something they would rather have is a(n) _________. a. b. c. d. Exchange Trade Sale Marketing concept 11. What part of building relationships does “every employee represents the firm in the eyes of the customer” fall under? a. b. c. d. Employee training programs Teamwork Customer-oriented personnel Empowered employees 12. “What customers want and need” is an example focused on which of the following orientations? a. b. c. d. Production Sales Marketing Societal 13. Which of the following is not one of the Four Marketing Management Philosophies? a. b. c. d. Sales Business Production Societal 14. Which of the following is not an example of an exchange condition: a. b. c. d. Only one party Something of value Communication and Delivery Desire to deal with other party 15. Which of the following is not an example of a marketing orientation concept: a. Focusing on a customer wants and needs to distinguish products from competitors' offerings b. Integrating all the organization's activities to satisfy these wants c. Achieving the organizations' long-term goals by satisfying customer wants and needs legally and responsibly d. Achieving the customers' goals by using illegal means Answer Key 1. C 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. D 6. C 7. A 8. B 9. D 10. A 11. C 12. D 13. B 14. A 15. D