Business functions, Branding, and Priorities

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A company is launching a new product and wants to emphasize its worth to potential buyers. Which customer priority should they focus on to achieve this?

  • User-friendly interface
  • Perceived value (correct)
  • Simplicity of use
  • Originality of the design

An inventor is celebrated not only for their creation but also for its impact on society. Which aspect of the inventor's life is MOST relevant when considering their overall contribution?

  • Their personal hobbies and interests
  • Their early childhood education
  • Their family's social standing
  • Their persistence and ability to overcome challenges (correct)

A company is experiencing delays in delivering products to customers. Which department is MOST directly responsible for resolving this issue?

  • Logistics (correct)
  • Purchasing
  • Sales
  • IT

A visitor consistently violates company safety protocols despite repeated warnings. What is the MOST appropriate course of action?

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A well-established company decides to rebrand after several years of consistent performance. What is the BIGGEST challenge they are likely to face?

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A company discovers that another business is using a logo very similar to their own registered trademark. What is the MOST immediate action they should take to protect their brand?

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A company sponsors a local sports team to improve its public image. What is the PRIMARY goal they are trying to achieve through this sponsorship?

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A company decides to support a local charity event instead of running a TV commercial. What is the PRIMARY difference in the impact of these two approaches?

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A researcher conducts a survey to understand customer preferences for a new product. What is the MAIN purpose of this research?

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An employee struggles to collaborate effectively with team members due to frequent misunderstandings and conflicts. Which soft skill should they focus on improving FIRST?

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Flashcards

Customer Priorities

Features customers prioritize, including perceived worth, ease of use, user-friendliness, after sales support, trustworthiness, high standard, and uniqueness.

Company Structure

A structured organization of departments, each with specific duties such as logistics, IT, purchasing, sales, quality control, production, accounts, finance, and HR.

Branding

The process of creating a unique identity and image for a product or company, offering benefits but also facing challenges.

Branding Concepts

Commitment to a brand, legal protection for a brand name/logo, the value of a brand, and a catchy phrase associated with a brand.

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Sponsorship

When a company supports an event, person, or organization, often to gain exposure and enhance its public image and awareness.

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Key Definitions

Creating something new, a detailed study to discover information, the quality of being trusted, and earning income.

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Action Definitions

To solve, to send, to hire, to keep up, to begin selling, and to provide something to someone.

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Conceptual Definitions

The worth of something, the aim of a study, and advice about what to do.

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Soft Skills

Skills related to feelings, attitudes, and behavior, including communication, teamwork, and self-motivation.

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Study Notes

  • Priorities when purchasing a new product/service include value, simplicity, user-friendliness, service, trust, quality, and originality.

Company Departments and Responsibilities

  • Logistics: Manages the flow of goods and information.
  • IT: Handles technology infrastructure and support.
  • Purchasing: Acquires necessary materials and supplies.
  • Sales: Generates revenue through sales activities.
  • Quality Control: Ensures products meet standards.
  • Production: Manufactures goods.
  • Accounts: Records financial transactions.
  • Finance: Manages financial resources.
  • HR: Handles employee-related matters.

Branding

  • Branding is the process of creating a unique identity and image for a product or company.
  • Benefits: Differentiation, customer loyalty, and increased value.
  • Challenges: Maintaining consistency, adapting to change, and managing brand perception.

Key Concepts

  • Brand loyalty: The tendency to repeatedly purchase a particular brand.
  • Trademark: A symbol, design, or phrase legally protecting a brand.
  • Brand equity: The value of a brand to its owners.
  • Slogan: A short, memorable phrase used in advertising.

Sponsorship

  • Sponsorship is when a company provides resources to an event, organization, or individual.
  • Companies sponsor to increase brand awareness, improve image, and reach target audiences.

Advertising vs. Sponsorship

  • Conventional advertising is direct promotion through paid media.
  • Sponsorship is indirect promotion through association.

Definitions

  • Invention: A new device, process, or idea developed for the first time.
  • Research: Systematic investigation to establish facts and reach new conclusions.
  • Reliable: Consistently good in quality or performance; trustworthy.
  • Generate money: To earn income or profit.
  • Visitor's pass: Authorization for a visitor to enter a premises.
  • Resolve: To find a solution to a problem or conflict.
  • Dispatch: To send off to a destination or for a purpose.
  • Recruit: Enlist or employ someone.
  • Maintain: Keep something in good condition.
  • Launch a product: Introduce a new product to the market.
  • Deliver: Transport something to a destination.
  • Value: Worth in monetary terms.
  • Purpose of research: The reason for conducting a study.
  • Recommendation: Advice given on a suitable course of action.

Soft Skills

  • Soft skills involve feelings, attitudes, and behavior.
  • Interpersonal skills: Communication, effective listening, teamwork.
  • Personal skills: Self-motivation, organization, time management.
  • Thinking skills: Problem-solving, research skills.
  • Improved through self-help courses and online guidance.

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