Thursday 14 March 2013

Marketing Atitude for Bank Exams - Company & Marketing strategy


Marketing (Company & Marketing strategy)


1)      The process of developing & maintaining a strategic fit between organization’s goal & capability & its marketing opportunities
a)      Marketing   planning                               c) company planning
b)      Strategic planning                                    d)  None
2)      A_________ is a statement of the organization’s purpose- What it wants to accomplish in the larger environment
a)       Vision statement                                    c) Business statement
b)      Mission statement                                  d) all the above
3)      The Collection of business & products that make up the company called_________
a)      Business portfolio                                    c) Consumer portfolio
b)      Company Portfolio                                  d) b & c
4)      The process by which management evaluates the products & business make up the company refers to______
a)      SWOT Analysis                                          c) a& b
b)      Portfolio analysis                                      d) none
5)      A ____________ is a unit of company that has a separate mission & objectives & that can be planned independently from company business
a)      Strategic Business unit                           c) portfolio analysis
b)      Boston consulting group                       d) none
6)      The best-known portfolio- planning method was developed by ___________ a leading management consulting firm
a)      Boston consulting group                       c) TCS
b)      Microsoft corporation                            d) none
7)      SBU are classified as stars, cash cows, question marks or dogs____________ matrix using BCG group
a)      Growth-share                                           c) SWOT
b)      Share-growth                                            d) None
8)       ____________  refers to making more sales to current customer without changing the product
a)      Market segmentation                            c) market development
b)      Market penetration                                                d) None
9)      _________ identifying & developing new markets for the its current products
a)      Market Strategy                                       c) market development
b)      Market portfolio                                      d) none
10)   A strategy for the company growth by offering modified or new products to current market segments______
a)      Product development                           c) supply chain management
b)      Market development                            d) None
11)   The ____________ starting up or buying business outside of its current products & markets
a)      Differentiation                                          c) diversification
b)      Downsizing                                                 d) none
12)   Reducing the business portfolio by eliminating products of business units that are profitable called______________
c)       Downsizing                                                 c) diversification
a)      Differentiation                                          d) None
13)   The series of departments that carry out value-creating activities to design, produce, market, deliver & support a firm’s product
a)      Strategy                                                       c) Relationship management
b)      Value chain                                                 d) None
14)   Standardized product is produced & distributed with a single marketing program
a)      Mass marketing                                        c) marketing mix
b)      Value chain                                                 d) none
15)   More companies today are partnering with the other members of the supply-chain to improve the performance of customer________
a)      Value chain                                                 c) value identification
b)      Value delivery network                         d) None
16)   The marketing logic by which the business unit hopes to achieve its marketing objectives ___
a)      Market strategy                                       c) marketing mix
b)      Production strategy                                                d) none
17)   The process of dividing a market into distinct group of buyers ___
a)      Market strategy                                       c) Marketing segmentation
b)      marketing mix                                           d) None
18)   A group of consumers who respond in a similar way to a given set of marketing efforts______
a)      Market segment                                      c) market mix
b)      Market strategy                                       d) None
19)   The Process of evaluating each market segment’s attractiveness to enter_____
a)      Market segment                                      c) market mix
b)      Market strategy                                       d) none
20)   ___________  is arranging for a product to occupy a clear, distinctive & desirable place relative to competing products in the minds of target consumer
a)      Positioning                                                   c) targeting
b)      Segmenting                                                                d) None
21)   A ___ consist of specific strategies for target market positioning the marketing mix
a)      Market mix                                                c) marketing targeting
b)      Market targeting                                      d) none
22)   __________  is the process that turns marketing plans into marketing action in order to accomplish strategies marketing objectives
a)      Marketing segmentation                      c) market positioning
b)      Market implementation                       d) none
23)   The _______ is a comprehension, systematic independent & periodic examination of company’s  environment, objectives, strategies to determine problems areas & opportunities
a)      Market productivity                                                c) marketing mix
b)      Marketing profitability                           d) none

24)   _____ is the net return from a marketing investment divided by the cost of marketing investment
a)      SWOT analysis                                           c) market portfolio
b)      Return on investment                           d) None
25)   Match the following in an integrated marketing mix
               4ps                                                          4cs
Product                                                                Customer cost
Price                                                      convenience
Place                                                     communication
Promotion                                          customer solution

                                                                                                                 Written by Yuvarani

Answers:
1.       Strategic planning
2.       Mission statement
3.       Business portfolio
4.       Portfolio analysis
5.       Strategic Business Unit
6.       Boston Consulting Group
7.       Growth-share
8.       Market penetration
9.       Market development
10.   Product development
11.   Diversification
12.   Downsizing
13.   Value chain
14.   Mass marketing
15.    Value-delivery network
16.   Market strategy
17.   Market segmentation
18.   Market segment
19.   Market targeting
20.   Positioning
21.   Market strategy
22.   Market implementation
23.   Marketing audit
24.   Return on investment

25.   4ps                                                         4cs
Product                                                                Customer solution
Price                                                      customer cost
Place                                                     convenience
Promotion                                          communication

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