Mastering Portfolio Analysis
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Which of the following best defines marketing?

  • The process of building strong customer relationships
  • The process of acquiring new customers
  • The process of identifying customer requirements
  • The process of creating customer value (correct)

What is the importance of understanding the marketplace and customer needs in marketing?

  • To identify customer requirements (correct)
  • To acquire new customers
  • To build strong customer relationships
  • To create customer value

What happens when customers are dissatisfied with a product?

  • They switch to competitors and disparage the product to others (correct)
  • They buy again and tell others about their good experiences
  • They choose among many market offerings
  • They form expectations about the value and satisfaction of market offerings

Which one of the following is NOT true about marketing?

<p>Marketing is only about selling and advertising (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the aim of marketing according to Peter Drucker?

<p>To understand the customer so well that the product or service fits them and sells itself (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT part of the marketing mix?

<p>Profit (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is exchange in the context of marketing?

<p>The act of obtaining a desired object by offering something in return (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which one of the following is NOT part of the marketing mix?

<p>Promotion (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the key to building long-lasting customer relationships?

<p>Creating superior customer value and satisfaction (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is customer perceived value?

<p>The customer's evaluation of the difference between all the benefits and costs of a market offering (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is customer satisfaction?

<p>The extent to which a product's perceived performance matches a buyer's expectations (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a mission statement?

<p>Narrow and specific (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does an Abell-diagram help in delineating?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is portfolio analysis in strategic planning?

<p>Evaluating the products and businesses that make up the company (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which concept focuses on improving production and distribution efficiency?

<p>The Production Concept (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which concept focuses on continuous product improvements?

<p>The Product Concept (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which concept emphasizes on creating sales transactions rather than building long-term customer relationships?

<p>The Selling Concept (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which concept focuses on knowing the needs and wants of target markets and delivering the desired satisfactions better than competitors do?

<p>The Marketing Concept (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which level of planning involves a company division, a product line within a division, or a single product or brand?

<p>SBU-level (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a mission statement?

<p>To state the organization's purpose (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the process in which the objectives and capacities of a company are matched against evolving opportunities and threats?

<p>Strategic planning process (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the challenge faced by marketers in a dynamic economic environment?

<p>Balancing the brand's value proposition with the current times (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes consumer-generated marketing?

<p>Marketing created by consumers themselves (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can happen if a company fails to master digital and social media relationship tools?

<p>They risk being left behind (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is customer lifetime value?

<p>The value of all purchases a customer makes over their lifetime (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does customer equity measure?

<p>The total combined customer lifetime value of all current and potential customers (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which one of the following best describes the societal marketing concept?

<p>The idea that marketing decisions should consider consumers' wants, company requirements, consumers' long-run interests, and society's long-run interests (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a market offering?

<p>The combination of product, services, information, or experiences offered to a market (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between human needs and wants?

<p>Human needs are shaped by culture and personality, while wants are the objects that satisfy those needs (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is marketing myopia?

<p>Paying too much attention to customer wants and forgetting about underlying needs (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which growth strategy involves increasing sales of current market segments without changing the product?

<p>Market penetration (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which growth strategy involves identifying and developing new market segments for company products?

<p>Market development (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which growth strategy involves offering modified or new products to current market segments?

<p>Product development (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which growth strategy involves starting up or acquiring businesses outside the company's current products and markets?

<p>Diversification (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which two dimensions are used to evaluate SBUs in most standard portfolio analysis methods?

<p>Attractiveness of the SBU's market and strength of the SBU's position in that market (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the four categories in the BCG Growth-Share Matrix?

<p>Stars, cash cows, question marks, dogs (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of stars in the BCG Growth-Share Matrix?

<p>Build sales and/or market share (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of cash cows in the BCG Growth-Share Matrix?

<p>Hold sales and/or market share (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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