MRKT 1001: Principles of Marketing Unit 1

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What is the primary goal of marketing?

  • To create a dynamic environment for stakeholders
  • To develop and maintain favorable relationships with stakeholders
  • To facilitate satisfying exchange relationships with customers (correct)
  • To distribute goods and services to the target market

What is the focal point of all marketing activities?

  • Customers (correct)
  • Target market
  • Competitors
  • Stakeholders

What is the target market in marketing?

  • A group of stakeholders who are not favorable to the organization
  • A group of customers who are not satisfied with the product
  • A specific group of customers on whom an organization focuses its marketing efforts (correct)
  • All customers who purchase the organization's products

What does marketing involve?

<p>Creating, distributing, promoting, and pricing goods, services, and ideas (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what type of environment does marketing occur?

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

What is the outcome of a successful marketing exchange?

<p>Both customers and marketers benefit (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary objective of a marketing manager when making products available to target-market customers?

<p>To minimize costs related to inventory, transportation, and storage (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the most flexible marketing-mix variable?

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

What is the primary goal of promotion activities?

<p>To create a desired response from customers (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How has the internet and electronic commerce influenced the distribution variable?

<p>It has dramatically influenced the distribution variable (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key consideration for companies when providing products at competitive prices?

<p>To provide products at prices lower than others (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the three costs that a marketing manager aims to minimize when making products available to target-market customers?

<p>Inventory, transportation, and storage (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What led to the increase in production of manufactured goods?

<p>New technology and new ways of using labor (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary focus of businesses during the first half of the 20th century?

<p>Increasing profits through sales (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is incorrectly equated with marketing by some people?

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

When did the market orientation emerge?

<p>Mid-20th century (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key aspect of a market-oriented organization?

<p>Conducting market research (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is linked to new product innovation in a market-oriented organization?

<p>Strategic focus on target markets (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of changes in the marketing environment?

<p>Uncertainty for marketers and opportunities (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of a firm that adopts the marketing concept?

<p>Satisfying both customers' needs and the organization's goals (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between the marketing environment and marketing-mix variables?

<p>An organization has more control over marketing-mix variables (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During which period did the Industrial Revolution improve speed and efficiency?

<p>Production orientation period (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of a market-oriented organization?

<p>Meeting customers' needs and achieving the organization's goals (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of understanding the marketing environment?

<p>To plan for changes and uncertainty (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a crucial step in implementing the marketing concept?

<p>Establishing an information system to discover customers' needs (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the fundamental goal of every marketing strategy?

<p>Achieving the full profit potential of each customer relationship (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is an information system necessary for an organization?

<p>To determine customers' needs and create satisfying products (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who should support the implementation of the marketing concept?

<p>Top management and managers and staff at all levels of the organization (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is customer relationship management?

<p>Using customer information to create marketing strategies (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of coordinating all organizational activities?

<p>To satisfy customers' objectives as well as the organization's (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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