Test Bank CH 7 Flashcards
1) Companies know they cannot appeal to all buyers in the marketplace, or at least not in the same way. Reasons for this include all of the following EXCEPT ________.
A) buyers are too numerous
B) companies vary widely in their abilities to serve different market segments
C) buyers are varied in their needs and buying practices
D) companies need more information to offer the right products to the right customers
E) buyers are widely scattered
D
2) ________ consists of evaluating each market segment’s attractiveness and selecting one or more segments to enter.
A) Positioning
B) Mass customization
C) Market targeting
D) Market segmentation
E) Differentiation
C
3) ________ involves dividing a market into smaller segments of buyers with distinct needs, characteristics, or behaviors that might require separate marketing strategies or mixes.
A) Mass customization
B) Market targeting
C) Market Segmentation
D) Differentiation
E) Positioning
C
4) ________ involves actually distinguishing the firm’s market offering to create superior customer value.
A) Mass customization
B) Differentiation
C) Market segmentation
D) Diversifying
E) Targeting
B
5) When marketers at Fair & Leigh Inc. selected the Millennials, a demographic group that includes many college students, as an untapped group of potential customers for their new line of products, they were engaging in ________.
A) occasion segmenting
B) local marketing
C) market diversification
D) market targeting
E) product positioning
D
6) ________ consists of arranging for a market offering to occupy a clear, distinctive, and desirable place relative to competing products in the minds of target consumers.
A) Mass customization
B) Targeting
C) Segmentation
D) Differentiation
E) Positioning
E
10) Which of the following is NOT one of the major variables used in segmenting consumer markets?
A) demographic
B) behavioral
C) ethical
D) geographic
E) psychographics
C
11) ________ calls for dividing the market into regions, states, counties, cities, or even neighborhoods.
A) Benefit segmentation
B) Geographic segmentation
C) Demographic segmentation
D) Psychographic segmentation
E) Occasion segmentation
B
14) Many companies today are localizing their products, advertising, promotion, and sales efforts to fit the needs of individual regions, cities, and neighborhoods. This is an example of .________
A) geographic segmentation
B) product diversification
C) branding
D) psychographic segmentation
E) demographic segmentation
A
15) ________ segmentation divides the market into segments based on variables such as age, life-cycle stage, gender, income, occupation, education, religion, ethnicity, and generation.
A) Geographic
B) Benefit
C) Occasion
D) Psychographic
E) Demographic
E
16) Delta Motorworks markets its cars based on the age, gender, and income of its customers. Which of the following types of market segmentation is evident here?
A) geographic segmentation
B) benefit segmentation
C) occasion segmentation
D) demographic segmentation
E) psychographic segmentation
D
17) ________ segmentation divides buyers into different segments based on social class, lifestyle, or personality characteristics.
A) Benefit
B) Occasion
C) Geographic
D) Demographic
E) Psychographic
E
19) Which of the following variables are the most popular for marketers to use in segmenting customer groups?
A) ethical
B) psychographic
C) demographic
D) behavioral
E) geographic
C
20) ________ can be a poor predictor of a person’s health, work or family status, needs, or buying power.
A) Occupation
B) Education
C) Ethnicity
D) Religion
E) Age
E
21) ________ segmentation has long been used in clothing, cosmetics, toiletries, and magazines.
A) Behavioral
B) Gender
C) Benefit
D) Occasion
E) Geographic
B
22) Gilron Holidays runs a premium membership club that caters to customers whose annual salary exceeds $100,000. Members of this club are offered seasonal discounts at select luxury hotels in select cities worldwide. Gilron Holidays most likely follows a(n) ________ segmentation approach.
A) gender
B) benefit
C) occasion
D) income
E) geographic
D
23) ________ segmentation divides buyers into different segments based on lifestyle or personality characteristics.
A) Benefit
B) Occasion
C) Geographic
D) Demographic
E) Psychographic
E
24) Marketers who use ________ often segment their markets by consumer lifestyles and base their marketing strategies on lifestyle appeals.
A) demographic segmentation
B) geographic segmentation
C) benefit segmentation
D) psychographic segmentation
E) occasion segmentation
D
25) ________ segmentation divides buyers into segments based on their knowledge, attitudes, uses, or responses concerning a product.
A) Behavioral
B) Psychographic
C) Age and life cycle
D) Gender
E) Geographic
A
26) ________ segmentation refers to dividing the market into segments according to occasions when buyers get the idea to buy, actually make their purchase, or use the purchased item.
A) Gender
B) Psychographic
C) Occasion
D) Geographic
E) Income
C
27) Malcolm Sanders, a graduate student from Boston, makes customized snowboards for local snowboarding enthusiasts. The demand for snowboards peaks during the winter months, a busy time for Malcolm. He advertises more aggressively and sells most of his snowboards around this time. Which market segmentation approach does Malcolm most likely use?
A) gender segmentation
B) psychographic segmentation
C) occasion segmentation
D) geographic segmentation
E) age and life-cycle segmentation
C
28) Tropicana promotes drinking orange juice at any time of day as a cool, refreshing drink. The market segmentation approach Tropicana is using is ________.
A) occasion segmentation
B) benefit segmentation
C) age and life-cycle segmentation
D) gender segmentation
E) behavioral segmentation
A
29) ________ requires finding the major advantages people look for in a product class, the kinds of people who look for each positive aspect of a product, and the major brands that deliver it.
A) Gender segmentation
B) Psychographic segmentation
C) Benefit segmentation
D) Geographic segmentation
E) Age and life-cycle segmentation
C
30) Calypso Motors recently rolled out its Proteus hatchback. Proteus combines the attractiveness of a luxury car with the excellent agility of a sports car. Calypso Motors is confident that Proteus will appeal to both sports car enthusiasts as well as the luxury segment. Which of the following types of market segmentation is evident here?
A) gender segmentation
B) income segmentation
C) benefit segmentation
D) geographic segmentation
E) age and life-cycle segmentation
C
31) Which of the following refers to a behavioral segmentation variable that involves segmenting markets into nonusers, ex-users, potential users, first-time users, and regular users of a product?
A) user status
B) usage rates
C) gender status
D) income status
E) loyalty status
A
32) In the context of behavioral segmentation, who among the following is a potential user?
A) Anita, who recently had a baby
B) Peter, who recently changed his job
C) Mary, who enrolled as a graduate student in a university last year
D) Gina, who opened a dental clinic in Orange County
E) Raj, who is planning a trip to Hawaii with friends
A
33) In the context of behavioral segmentation, markets segmented by ________ can be categorized into light, medium, and heavy product users.
A) benefits sought
B) loyalty status
C) usage rate
D) user status
E) occasion
C
34) A recent study conducted by Estelle Cosmetics Company showed that heavy users of Estelle’s products comprise a small percentage of the market. The study indicated that less than 7 percent of all shoppers buy nearly 71 percent of Estelle’s products in the United States. This is an example of ________.
A) benefit segmentation
B) segmentation by loyalty status
C) segmentation by usage rate
D) psychographic segmentation
E) occasion segmentation
C
35) Consumers who show their allegiance to brands, stores, or companies help marketers to segment consumers by their ________.
A) user status
B) degree of loyalty
C) income
D) geographic location
E) benefit-seeking attitudes
B
36) Which of the following is true about behavioral segmentation on the basis of the loyalty variable?
A) Consumers tend to pay more for products that are targeted at their respective age group or generation.
B) By looking at customers who are shifting away from its brand, a company can learn about its marketing weaknesses and take actions to correct them.
C) Highly loyal customers of a brand are less likely to engage in word-of-mouth publicity than those who are not.
D) Completely loyal customers of a brand are typically loyal to two or three brands of a given product.
E) Only consumers who seek premium or luxury services are subjected to behavioral segmentation based on the loyalty variable.
B
37) Which of the following is true about multivariable segmentation systems?
A) Marketers using multiple segmentation bases tend to ignore smaller markets.
B) Marketers often use multiple segmentation bases to control inflation.
C) Multiple segmentation rarely involves the use of demographic data.
D) Multiple segmentation is ineffective in large markets.
E) Multiple segmentation bases help identify smaller, better-defined target groups.
E
38) Which of the following is NOT a benefit of using multivariable segmentation systems?
A) help companies identify key customer segments
B) help companies reach key customer segments more efficiently
C) help companies more accurately price their products to appeal to key customer segments
D) help companies better understand key customer segments
E) help companies tailor market offering to the needs of the key customer segments
C
39) Which of the following is NOT a common variable used by both consumer and business marketers while segmenting markets?
A) operating characteristics
B) loyalty status
C) usage rate
D) geographic location
E) benefits sought
A
40) Business marketers use geographic, demographic, benefit, user status, usage rate, and loyalty status to segment their markets. They also use ________, customer operating characteristics, purchasing approaches, and situational factors.
A) weather patterns
B) psychographics
C) ethical traits
D) budgets and financial status
E) personal characteristics
E
41) ________ segmentation assumes that nations close to one another will have many common traits and behaviors.
A) Geographic
B) Occasion
C) Psychographic
D) Benefit
E) Demographic
A
42) Double Drill Inc. segments its foreign markets by per capita income. This firm segments the international markets based on ________.
A) political factors
B) legal factors
C) geographic location
D) economic factors
E) cultural factors
D
43) Pacific Fisheries divides its customers into different regional units, such as Asia, Australia, and the Americas. This is an example of ________ segmentation.
A) demographic
B) psychographic
C) geographic
D) occasion
E) benefit
C
44) Marketers often segment international markets according to the type and stability of government. In such instances, they segment markets based on ________.
A) geographic location
B) economic factors
C) cultural factors
D) political factors
E) sociocultural factors
D