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PCM Professional Certified Marketer Questions and Answers

Questions 4

During a sales interview, Jim says "Harley Davidson" when the interviewer asks him to name a brand of American motorcycles. In this scenario, Jim is exhibiting _____.

Options:

A.

top-of-mind awareness

B.

aided recall

C.

lagged effect

D.

evaluation

E.

persuaded interest

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Questions 5

The profit earned by a product is at its lowest during the _____ stage of the product life cycle.

Options:

A.

introduction

B.

maturity

C.

growth

D.

accelerated development

E.

decline

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Questions 6

What should a firm do to create a sustainable advantage based on product excellence?

Options:

A.

Maintain strong relationships with suppliers and retailers

B.

Undertake advertising and brand-building campaigns to reinforce brand positioning

C.

Situate stores in all busy shopping areas and malls in a city

D.

Develop a script for customer service so that all customers have a consistent experience

E.

Introduce customer loyalty programs to retain existing customers

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Questions 7

Pluto Inc. runs a television and radio advertising campaign which involves several celebrities with the aim of creating a emotionally appealing to its customers. In this scenario, Pluto Inc. is using _____ media.

Options:

A.

niche

B.

mass

C.

speciality

D.

micro

E.

push

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Questions 8

Recency, frequency, monetary (RFM) analysis is based on the concept that

Options:

A.

most consumers follow the standard AIDA process when viewing an ad.

B.

the best predictor of future behavior is past and present behavior.

C.

demographics are the basis of all good market research data.

D.

the best customers for a product are the existing customers.

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Questions 9

Tim, a musician, was embroiled in an online dispute with an airline company. Tim alleged that his guitar was manhandled by the staff and therefore he set up a blog and released two videos in order to convince others not to use the airline. Which stage of the 4E framework is seen in this scenario?

Options:

A.

Educate the customer

B.

Excite the customer

C.

Experience the service

D.

Experience the product

E.

Engage the product

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Questions 10

When Lily, a travel agent, she sells an expensive vacation package, she encourages the customer to buy travel insurance, which provides reimbursement in case of trip cancellation due to illness or another emergency. Jordana is trying to reduce her customers'_____ risk.

Options:

A.

psychological

B.

financial

C.

performance

D.

social

E.

physiological

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Questions 11

Maya Designs is an interior design firm that specializes in designing office spaces. Which of the following is an ethical business practice, but not a corporate responsibility program at Maya?

Options:

A.

Maya works with nonprofits to design their office spaces for free or highly discounted rate.

B.

Maya prominently displays the discounts that customers can avail of on its website.

C.

Maya encourages its employees to volunteer at shelters or schools.

D.

Maya gives away 5 percent of its profits to environment protection initiatives.

E.

Maya offers free vocational training through an online course for the unemployed.

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Questions 12

Which of the following activities is part of the place aspect of the marketing mix?

Options:

A.

Manufacturing the product from raw materials

B.

Changing product designs in response to customer feedback

C.

Undertaking market research to determine the target audience for the product

D.

Coordinating between suppliers of raw materials for production

E.

Introducing the product to the market at a discount to encourage consumers to try it

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Questions 13

A Macy's manager designs the casual clothing department such that one of Macy's private label pairs of jeans, priced at $24.99, is positioned next to a national brand of jeans, such as Levis, priced at $39.99. What is the manager attempting to accomplish?

Options:

A.

Everyday low prices strategy

B.

Odd-even pricing strategy

C.

Prestige pricing strategy

D.

Special-event pricing strategy

E.

Reference pricing strategy

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Questions 14

Which of the following is true of the standardized marketing approach?

Options:

A.

It is losing its relevance in an increasingly globalized marketplace.

B.

It is not profitable to maintain a standard product across increasingly diverse cultures.

C.

It can work well for some, but not all products.

D.

It is very expensive in terms of advertising and other marketing costs.

E.

It does not work well for multi-functional products.

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Questions 15

BlueGreen Tech is conducting market research to discover potential customers who might be interested in its products. The company will also survey its existing customers to identify ways of selling them additional products from its product line. At which stage of the customer relationship management process is BlueGreen?

Options:

A.

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B.

Reacquisition

C.

Retention

D.

Conversion

E.

Prospecting

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Questions 16

_____ is a communication used to prompt repurchases, especially for products that have gained market acceptance and are in the maturity stage of their life cycle.

Options:

A.

Reminder advertising

B.

Persuasive advertising

C.

Informative advertising

D.

Product advertising

E.

Institutional advertising

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Questions 17

Which of the following stages of a product life cycle attracts laggards?

Options:

A.

introduction

B.

growth

C.

maturity

D.

harvest

E.

decline

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Questions 18

Mars Clothing offers a ""buy one, get one free"" offer on select clothing items and a 20 percent discount on all perfumes. These type of offers are known as a(n)

Options:

A.

premiums

B.

samplings

C.

coupons

D.

deals

E.

sweepstakes

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Questions 19

Casey Toys, a toy company, deliberately prints a high price label on its products so that stores can sell its products at seemingly huge discounts. Casey is violating the ethical norm of _____ in the AMA Statement of Ethics.

Options:

A.

manufacturing easily consumable products

B.

fostering trust in the marketing system

C.

doing no harm

D.

creating products with no fine print

E.

erring on the side of excess information

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Questions 20

The process of dividing the market into groups of customers with different needs, wants, or characteristics—who therefore might appreciate products or services geared especially for them—is called _____.

Options:

A.

positioning

B.

targeting

C.

market penetration

D.

market development

E.

market segmentation

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Questions 21

What is the net promoter score of a company that has 6,431 promoters and 2,801 passives in survey conducted of 12,000 customers?

Options:

A.

12.41%

B.

30.53%

C.

39.21%

D.

44%

E.

51.32%

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Questions 22

The planning phase of the marketing plan involves

Options:

A.

defining the mission and vision for the business.

B.

evaluating different opportunities by engaging in segmentation, targeting, and positioning.

C.

executing the marketing mix using the four Ps.

D.

taking any necessary corrective actions to correct deviations from the plan.

E.

evaluating the performance of the marketing strategy using marketing metrics.

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Questions 23

In the hierarchy of needs water, food, rest, and shelter would be considered _____ needs.

Options:

A.

physiological

B.

safety

C.

social

D.

personal

E.

psychological

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Questions 24

Which of the following is an example of a contest?

Options:

A.

Visit our website and win movie tickets

B.

Avail our ""featured price"" discounts

C.

Buy one, get one free

D.

Player of the year sponsored by Mars Inc.

E.

Leave your visiting card and win a trip to Bahamas

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Questions 25

Procedural fairness refers to:

Options:

A.

a customer’s perception of the benefits he or she received compared with the costs of inconvenience or loss.

B.

the perceived fairness of the process used to resolve complaints.

C.

the turnaround time taken by a company from receiving a complaint to its resolution.

D.

a customer's perception of the reliability and assurance of a service provider.

E.

the difference in perception between customers about the same service provider.

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Questions 26

Stitch, a bespoke designer boutique, in Florida, caters to over 150 customers every month. The customers usually choose and purchase fabric at the same store and depend on an in-house tailor's recommendations for purchasing the right amount of fabric. If the employees of Stitch overestimate the amount of fabric required or overcharge customers for fabric, they will be violating the value of _____ in the AMA Statement of Ethics.

Options:

A.

transparency

B.

citizenship

C.

fairness

D.

respect

E.

expediency

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Questions 27

Hanna is buying a wedding dress and chooses one that is beyond her budget. However, she notices that the dress fits her well and comes with a money-back guarantee. Despite the higher cost, she decides to purchase the dress due to the trade-off between cost and perceived value. In this scenario Hanna is exhibiting the _____ rule.

Options:

A.

compensatory decision

B.

multi-attribute

C.

noncompensatory

D.

conversion

E.

weightage

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Questions 28

Which of the following is a source of internal information ?

Options:

A.

Books and magazines

B.

A person's knowledge

C.

Friends and family

D.

Financial reports

E.

Consumer reports

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Questions 29

Which of the following is the function of programs and PSA's in the PR context?

Options:

A.

They support cause-related marketing efforts.

B.

They give the required financial data to investors and other outsiders.

C.

They generate news coverage of an organizations activities or products.

D.

They inform various constituencies about the activities of an organization.

E.

They highlight specific areas of expertise.

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Questions 30

As compared to a value, a norm is:

Options:

A.

an established standard of conduct maintained by an organization.

B.

a commonly-held perception of ethical conduct within a particular society.

C.

a subjective standard of behavior that differs from person to person.

D.

an inherent character trait that cannot be taught or imposed externally.

E.

the collective conception of what a community or culture finds desirable or morally proper.

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Questions 31

EightBuy.com is an online retail store that offers a special discount on every eighth item that a customer purchases from the store. The website has over 100 pages and the home page of the website is the most viewed page, at 1 million views per day. If EightBuy.com attracts 400,000 unique visitors per day, what is the number of impressions of its home page?

Options:

A.

100

B.

400,000

C.

1 million

D.

1.4 million

E.

3.2 million

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Questions 32

Candy bars should most likely be sold using which type of target market coverage?

Options:

A.

exclusive distribution

B.

direct distribution

C.

intensive distribution

D.

dual distribution

E.

selective distribution

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Questions 33

What is the variable cost of a product if the fixed costs associated with it total $6,000, the break even point is 300 units, and selling price is $45?

Options:

A.

$17

B.

$25

C.

$29

D.

$34

E.

$41

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Questions 34

The service quality dimension of assurance refers to:

Options:

A.

the ability to perform the service dependably and accurately.

B.

the willingness to help customers and provide prompt service.

C.

the caring, individualized attention provided to customers.

D.

the knowledge of and courtesy by employees and their ability to convey trust and confidence.

E.

the appearance of physical facilities, equipment, personnel, and communication materials.

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Questions 35

Which of the following is true of low-involvement customers?

Options:

A.

They scrutinize an advertisement in a thorough manner.

B.

They pay more attention to quality.

C.

They process key elements of a message deeply.

D.

They are likely to have superficial impressions.

E.

They pay more attention to price.

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Questions 36

Ricardo buys a dental care kit from Sobreno's, a retail store. The kit contains mouthwash, toothpaste, floss, tongue cleaner, and toothbrush in individual boxes with the manufacturers' labeling. The mouthwash comes in a 50-ounce bottle, the toothpaste in a 4-ounce tube, the floss in a small pack, and the tongue cleaner and toothbrush in anti-bacterial wraps. Which of the following from the scenario is a primary package?

Options:

A.

The dental care kit

B.

The floss in its box with the manufacturer's label

C.

The toothpaste in its 100g tube

D.

The anti-bacterial wrap containing the toothbrush and tongue cleaner

E.

The manufacturers' labels on each individual product

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Questions 37

EZ, a manufacturer of electronic appliances, manufactures sandwich toasters, waffle makers, and sandwich-waffle makers. Recently, EZ reduced the price of sandwich-waffle makers by 20%. This increased the sales of sandwich-waffle makers by 20% and reduced the sale of sandwich toasters by 30% and waffle makers by 25%. Which of the following is true of this scenario?

Options:

A.

The price elasticity of sandwich-waffle makers is -2.

B.

The cross-price elasticity of sandwich-waffle makers and sandwich toasters is -1.

C.

The cross-price elasticity of sandwich-waffle makers and waffle makers is -2.

D.

Sandwich-waffle makers and sandwich toasters are likely to be substitute products.

E.

Sandwich-waffle makers and waffle makers are complementary products.

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Questions 38

What is the revenue share of requirements of a brand that sells $80,000 worth of its product and whose customers buy $200,000 worth of products in the same product category?

Options:

A.

10%

B.

20%

C.

30%

D.

40%

E.

50%

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Questions 39

A seller's costs are usually determined during or after a product is made, with a specified percentage or dollar amount added to the cost to establish a price. In this case, the organization is using _____ pricing.

Options:

A.

skimming

B.

demand-based

C.

differential

D.

cost-plus

E.

expense-based

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Questions 40

In _____ companies initially develop products for niche or underdeveloped markets, and then expand them into their original or home markets.

Options:

A.

glocalization

B.

reverse innovation

C.

homogenization

D.

localization

E.

inverse creation

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Questions 41

Options:

A.

Pluto Inc., a market research company, collects data relating to its clients from sources such as Facebook, Twitter, blogs and review websites and assesses customers' feelings toward particular products. Which of the following methods is Pluto Inc., likely to use to achieve desired results?

B.

Sentiment analysis

C.

Distribution analysis

D.

App analysis

E.

Network analysis

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Questions 42

CL Corp. buys stationery supplies from Sharpe Inc. on a large scale and sells smaller quantities to several stationery stores around the country. In this scenario, CL Corp. is an example of a _____.

Options:

A.

manufacturer

B.

retailer

C.

wholesaler

D.

promoter

E.

consumer

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Questions 43

Novel Electronics sold 400 Technova smartphones in the first week of October 2013 at a price of $250 per unit. The following week, it reduced the price to $230 per unit and it saw sales increase by 20%. What is the price elasticity of demand of Technova smartphones?

Options:

A.

0.5

B.

1

C.

1.5

D.

2

E.

2.5

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Questions 44

_____ represent the collective conception of what communities find desirable, important and morally proper.

Options:

A.

Norms

B.

Values

C.

Morals

D.

Character traits

E.

Organizational cultures

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Questions 45

A(n) _____ is a broad description of a firm’s objectives and the scope of activities it plans to undertake, and attempts to answer two main questions: What type of business are we? What do we need to do to accomplish our goals and objectives?

Options:

A.

marketing toolbox

B.

operational plan

C.

mission statement

D.

marketing plan

E.

code of conduct

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Questions 46

Mars Inc., a retailer, maintains strong relationships with its suppliers. It has a strong supply chain and the company motto is ""We never miss our delivery dates."" In this scenario, Mars Inc. is achieving sustainable competitive advantage through a strategy of _____ excellence.

Options:

A.

locational

B.

product

C.

service

D.

operational

E.

customer

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Questions 47

Which of the following would a firm be likely to do at the implementation stage of its marketing strategy?

Options:

A.

Introduce ethical statements in the firm’s mission or vision statements

B.

Use the company's mission statement to guide the SWOT analysis for the firm

C.

Evaluate its choice of target market and advertisements to ensure that it does not encounter ethical issues

D.

Evaluate managerial actions from the standpoint of ethics

E.

Check whether potential ethical issues identified during the planning stage have been addressed

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Exam Code: PCM
Exam Name: Professional Certified Marketer
Last Update: May 4, 2024
Questions: 316
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