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Vernon Inc. would like to set the best price for a new product. The firm conducts an experimental study by selling the new product at two different prices in two different locations keeping other factors constant to see if a lower price results in better sales. This is most likely an example of research.


A) exploratory
B) ethnographic
C) causal
D) descriptive
E) focus group

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The major advantage of survey research is its flexibility.

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Although internal databases can be accessed more quickly and cheaply than other information sources, one of the challenges of internal databases is .


A) putting the customer at the centre of all decisions
B) the inability to access
C) maintaining the current database
D) decision making about data collection software
E) the lack of sophisticated equipment and technologies

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The initial function of a marketing information system is .


A) hiring research firms to conduct market research
B) analyzing the results of marketing research studies
C) assessing the information needs of a company
D) evaluating information from internal and external sources
E) generating insights from market consumption patterns

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The information collected for an internal database comes only from the marketing department and the customer service department.

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Which of the following is a quantitative approach to research?


A) online focus groups
B) observational research
C) marketing surveys
D) in-depth interviews
E) ethnographic research

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The marketing manager of Appeal Inc. has noticed a sharp decrease in sales over the last two months. The manager decides to conduct marketing research to identify potential causes for the drop in sales. Which of the following should the manager do first?


A) define the problem and objectives
B) conduct exploratory and descriptive research
C) determine a research approach
D) develop a research plan
E) select a research agency to collect data

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Which of the following sources constitutes the internal database of a company?


A) big data
B) supplier information
C) reports sold by market research firms
D) the company's sales transactions
E) commercial online databases

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Observational research is the most widely used method of primary data collection.

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What is marketing analytics? Why has it become so central to gathering data about customers and performance?

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Marketing analytics consists of the anal...

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CRM analysts use big data and marketing analytics to unearth patterns in customer data.

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Experimental research is best suited for gathering information.


A) exploratory
B) causal
C) descriptive
D) interactive
E) ethnographic

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Jimmy's Great Coffee has enjoyed strong national success serving fresh brewed coffee and homestyle baked goods. In the pursuit of sustained growth, the executive committee has determined that Jimmy's will expand internationally in the next two years and attractive foreign markets must be identified. In addition to identifying potential markets and the necessary research that will be conducted in order to make better foreign expansion decisions, the marketing director must consider issues that may arise when developing a market research strategy. What does the marketing director need to consider when contemplating a research strategy abroad?

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Several important factors must be consid...

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Hammond Corp. operates in the highly aggressive electronics market. The firm aims to obtain early warnings of opportunities and threats caused by the actions of other firms that are doing well in the industry. Which of the following sources would best serve Hammond's purpose?


A) internal survey on employee performance
B) sales data from exclusive Hammond retailers
C) research on demographics of its existing customers
D) archival data on company performance
E) competitive marketing intelligence

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The primary objective of causal research is to describe things, such as the market potential for a product or the demographics and attitudes of consumers who buy the product.

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outline(s) sources of existing data as well as specific research approaches, sampling plans, and measurement instruments.


A) The research plan
B) The research findings
C) The problem definition
D) The main research objective
E) The data collection plan

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You successfully worked with classmates in a marketing course project where your team created a product that addresses an unmet need. Your professor gave your team a very good score and commented that the idea has 'real world merit.' As you approach graduation and consider career options, the allure of starting your own company is growing increasingly attractive. You speak to your former marketing team members and they want to join you as you consider developing your project idea. You do not know the viability of your product. Describe how you will proceed to build your marketing research initiative (defining the problem and objectives) using Exploratory, Descriptive and Causal research.

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The response should properly order the t...

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Simply collecting and storing huge amounts of data is of limited value. As stated by one data expert, " data trumps data."


A) wrong, no
B) inaccurate, no
C) big, right
D) right, big
E) big, small

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What is neuromarketing? How is neuromarketing used by marketers?

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Neuromarketing involves measuring brain ...

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are flexible and allow for explanation of difficult questions as well as demonstrating products.


A) Mail questionnaires
B) E-mail interviews
C) Individual interviews
D) Telephone interviews
E) Online questionnaires

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