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Marketing and new product experts believe that most of the small business failures could have been avoided by following the new product development (NPD)process.

A) True
B) False

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The research and development team of Leonide Inc.has generated five different product ideas.All five ideas are being rated against each other on their characteristics such as product uniqueness,idea profitability,protectable intellectual property,and product team quality.Based on their ranking in this stage,only three ideas will make it to the immediate next step which will be the stage of _____.


A) idea generation
B) commercialization
C) feasibility study
D) market introduction

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Raven has been researching for product ideas by interacting with children,young mothers,and by carefully studying the competitors' toys.This has helped her generate several ideas.Which of the following is most likely to be the next step for Raven?


A) Test marketing
B) Product development
C) Idea screening
D) Commercialization

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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A customer role that describes the person who eventually makes actual use of a product or service in their personal or work life is the ________.


A) customer's job
B) influencer
C) end user
D) retailer

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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Marcie works at a public library and she is responsible for purchasing all audiobooks for the library.Marcie reads reviews of the titles from the available monthly circulars,choosing the titles she would like to add to the collection.Marcie then sends the order to the technical services department where Linda places the order.In this case Linda is playing the customer role of _________.


A) decision maker
B) purchaser
C) influencer
D) end user

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Competitors of a company are not a source of business ideas.

A) True
B) False

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While conducting research for a new product,the Kitchen Widget,Cheryl and her employees observed current customers and competitors,interviewed and surveyed potential customers.Cheryl and her employees were conducting:


A) secondary research.
B) ethnographic research.
C) the 4 P's of marketing.
D) primary research.

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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An approach to researching based on the use of existing information,often from government,commercial or academic databases and research efforts is:


A) secondary research.
B) primary research.
C) ethnographic research.
D) the 4 P's of marketing.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The sequence of steps an individual or organization goes through in making a decision to buy a product or service is called the ____________.


A) purchasing process
B) budget cycle
C) 4 P's
D) customer's job

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of outstanding customer service?


A) Go the extra mile for customers.
B) When mistakes are made,fix them.
C) Show interest and concern for suppliers.
D) Inform stockholders of problems using closed meetings.

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Which of the following statements is not true of the product life cycle?


A) There are four stages to the product life cycle.
B) Stages in the product life cycle are not similar to those of the firm's life cycle.
C) Not all products survive the introduction phase of the product life cycle.
D) Most small businesses can only afford to launch a product on a small scale.

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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A customer who buys your product or service and likes it is good,but one who spreads his message of happiness to the rest of the world,through word of mouth or social media,can lead to increased sales from customers you might not have known to target.When deciding which customers to target,these customers are known to have:


A) benefit matching.
B) influencer impact.
C) long-term value.
D) the 4 P's of marketing.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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From an entrepreneur's perspective,marketing is all about connecting your customer to your product or service.The first step in this process is:


A) connecting the two through price.
B) connecting the two through the value proposition.
C) connecting the two through promotion.
D) connecting the two through product placement.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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When conducting primary research and comparing various survey methods,the least expensive method is the:


A) online survey.
B) focus group.
C) direct mail survey.
D) phone survey.

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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According to the Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics (PSED) ,when an entrepreneur comes up with the idea themselves,the single greatest idea source is from:


A) thinking about a problem.
B) their knowledge or expertise with technology.
C) their experience in a particular industry or market.
D) developing another idea they had considered.

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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Mike worked as an employee in an automotive repair shop.Many of his repairs were fixing botched stereo installations.Mike learned he was very good at correctly installing car stereo systems.He also learned that the chain stores that sold the car stereo systems,and offered 'free' installation,were not good at installing their own stereos.Mike began to think about opening his own stereo installation specialty shop.He listened to his customer's complaints and decided there was a need in his area for just this type of service.This is an example of:


A) a me-too product.
B) the product development process.
C) a total product.
D) the customer development process.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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According to the Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics (PSED) ,when an entrepreneur comes up with the idea from others,the single greatest idea source is from:


A) discussions with friends and family.
B) discussions with potential or existing customers.
C) discussions with existing suppliers or distributors.
D) discussions with potential or existing investors or lenders.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following statements is true of secondary research?


A) Secondary research is not readily available.
B) Secondary data is free of bias.
C) Problems with secondary data include that the data may not be timely.
D) Websites are not the place to look for secondary data.

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following statements is true of the total product approach?


A) In marketing,there is no difference between the total product and the augmented or core products.
B) Customers describe your good or service in only one way.
C) The augmented product is the basic description of what your company does.
D) Using the total product approach can help you get inside your customers' heads.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Outline the importance of marketing and tell why a marketing plan is important for both start-up firms and established organizations.

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