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MIDTERM EXAM (DIRECT MARKETING) BSBA 4C

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Also known as second party data, these lists are gold because they represent actual buyers of products or services that are like yours.

a)

in house list

b)

list from compiled data

c)

direct response list

d)

event list

2.

The following are benefits of advertising except:

a)

tell customers about changes to your service, new product launches, special offers and improvements

b)

prompt specific action - perhaps getting customers to visit your premises or website, or use a discount voucher by a specified time

c)

remind existing customers about your business

d)

able to reach the target market directly through the use of different channels

3.

Local organizations' newsletters, programs and magazines, a sign outside your business premises

and local and regional newspapers, magazines and directories are all examples of?

a)

community advertising

b)

national advertising

c)

local advertising

d)

regional advertising

4.

_______________ is collected from many different sources and is intended to mesh well with your existing lists, especially for any demographic or behavioral information.

a)

third party data list

b)

subscription list

c)

in house list

d)

direct response lists

5.

It can be an e-book, a podcast, a membership benefit, a coupon, a trial period, a checklist, a guide, an application, or any other vehicle that provides information, service, or product at no cost to its prospects or potential customers.

(a)  

6.

A brochure with the benefits of a place can be appealing to a person who is just beginning to look for places to go on vacation, which would serve as an encouragement to share their name and email.

a)

true

b)

false

c)

not sure

d)

maybe

7.

A ____________ is something that a client will want to use on more than one occasion, such as to prepare a small budget for a company, calculate the monthly services to pay, or the number of materials needed for simple construction. 

a)

brochure

b)

useful spreadsheet template

c)

blueprints and technical documents

d)

warranty

8.

Saturation mailing is best for;

a)

Driving word-of-mouth and awareness marketing; wide-interest marketers of products and services (e.g., supermarkets; restaurants; public services)

b)

Increasing the sale of an declining product

c)

Leveling up with the current and potential competitors

d)

Companies seeking a deeper, long-term customer relationship and loyalty

9.

____________ refines your message to be more engaging because it reflects the interests and needs of your customer or prospect.

a)

saturating

b)

segmenting

c)

targeting

d)

positioning

10.

___________________ is a crucial step in creating campaigns that deliver more of what your customers want. Instead of putting broad-based audiences on blast, you can focus your direct mailing lists on more narrowly-defined groups of data.

a)

direct mail targeting

b)

direct mail positioning

c)

direct mail segmentation

d)

direct mail saturation

11.

In marketing, offers are the gateways to __________

a)

competitive advantage

b)

closing a sale

c)

lead generation

d)

profit maximization

12.

Which of the following is an example of a marketing offer?

a)

contact us

b)

product centric content

c)

user's handbook

d)

customer case studies

13.

Which of the following offer is suited if you are selling automobiles and motorbikes?

a)

e guides

b)

coupons

c)

free tools

d)

product demonstrations

14.

Advertising on the internet can be cost-effective and gives national and international coverage that you may otherwise be unable to afford. Examples of internet advertising include: (choose three answers)

a)

Advertising on your own website

b)

Advertising your business on other websites

c)

getting into an online directory

d)

Advertising on digital displays

15.

If your business sells to other businesses, advertisements in these publications can be a useful way of gaining sales, product enquiries, higher profile, trade partnerships and even potential investors.

(a)  

16.

What Makes an Offer a Good One? (choose three answers)

a)

Is High Quality/Premium and Valuable to Your Target Audience

b)

Can stand against your direct and indirect competitors

c)

Aligns With Your Business and the Products/Services You Offer

d)

Targeted to the Right Buyer Persona at the Right Time

17.

(a)   offers a captive audience with a long dwell time for your advertisements.

18.

the most effective place for your newspaper advertisement is either page one or three - preferably in the bottom right-hand corner

a)

true

b)

false

19.

if your advertisement has a coupon - for readers to cut out and send in - make sure it is placed at the __________ of the page

a)

top

b)

bottom

c)

center

d)

edge

20.

A good advertisement should have: (choose three answers)

a)

A well-targeted headline - this should catch the reader's attention and make them want to read on.

b)

Clear design - don't clutter the layout and avoid small or complicated typefaces. Make sure your contact details are easily visible.

c)

Well-written text, or 'copy' - good copy draws attention to the benefits of the product or service and should answer the question, 'what's in it for me?'

d)

Well selected product endorser that could influence people to buy

21.

In its basic form, an effective email marketing campaign requires three essential elements: (choose three answers)

a)

an email list

b)

an email service provider

c)

clearly defined goals

d)

clearly designed content

22.

An (a)   is software that helps manage your email list. It also helps design and execute automated email marketing campaigns.

23.

TRUE OR FALSE:

Under content marketing, if you’re in B2B (business to business), ‘content’ can mean social media posts, blog articles and fun videos; if you’re in B2C (business to consumers), it might be more white papers or reports, webinars and educational videos.

(a)  

24.

Which of the following is an advantage of content marketing? (choose two answers)

a)

It’s free in the sense that it’s about attracting customers to you and your brand instead of paying to push your message out to a cold audience

b)

Content is incredibly versatile and can help you build your brand as you educate, entertain and inspire your audience;

c)

To be effective, you need to come up with consistent, high-quality content that meets the needs of your customers while also representing your brand and achieving your business objectives

d)

With everyone now waking up to the importance of content and pumping out blog posts, videos and whatever else, it’s a very cluttered space that makes it hard to stand out

25.

Search engine optimization does what it says on the tin: optimizing for search engines! This means that you are;

a)

creating content that people are actively searching for as well as making sure that this content, and the platforms where it’s sitting, is optimized from a technical point of view as well.

b)

paying specifically for the search results, but it does take time and effort to create amazing content and do the technical optimization of your website

c)

at mercy of Google’s changing algorithms and with all the content that’s out there now it’s very hard to rank highly in the organic results

26.

SEO starts with a __________

a)

content

b)

message

c)

information

d)

tutorial

27.

To execute an effective email marketing campaign the first step is;

a)

to segment your email list according to subscriber demographics or actions.

b)

to create an email or series of emails designed to get consumers to do something

c)

to use your ESP to send emails and monitor the campaign automatically

d)

to identify your competitors marketing campaign

28.

When a customer trusts you with their email address, it’s the virtual equivalent of being given the keys to their house. Gaining permission to enter rather than showing up uninvited increases the chances of engagement and conversion. Therefor, email marketing is -----------

a)

permission based

b)

scalable

c)

gives you more control

d)

giving direct access to your audience

29.

(a)   is paid search advertising, for instance, Google Adwords or Bing Ads. It looks almost the same as the natural search results, except that it appears at the top of the page with a little box that says ‘Ad’.

30.

Display advertising, also known as ______________, is a lot like the traditional print ads you’d get in magazines, except that they are online, and you can target specific publications that you know your audience reads.

a)

displays

b)

banners

c)

posters

d)

billboards

31.

There are a lot of rules governing the use of email for commercial purposes. Common examples include: (choose three answers)

a)

GDPR

b)

CAN-SPAM

c)

PDPR

d)

CCPA

32.

The term (a)   , which is the plural of medium, refers to the communication channels through which we disseminate news, music, movies, education, promotional messages and other data.

33.

Media Literacy is the ability to: (choose three answers)

a)

Decode media messages (including the systems in which they exist).

b)

Expands the concept of literacy, as today’s messages come in many forms and literacy can no longer refer simply to the ability to read and write.

c)

Assess the influence of those messages on thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

d)

Create media thoughtfully and conscientiously.

34.

It describes the various ways through which we communicate in society. Because it refers to all means of communication, everything ranging from a telephone call to the evening news on television can be called _____________

a)

platform

b)

media

c)

channel

d)

tools

35.

When talking about reaching a very large number of people we say ___________

a)

social media

b)

mass media

c)

mass channel

d)

mass audience

36.

It involves doing everything you’re doing on desktop but adapting it to mobile, as well as doing mobile-specific things like in-app advertising, sending text messages, and using social messaging apps.

(a)  

37.

Compared to other channels like TV, print and even online display advertising, _______________ adds a whole new dimension of engagement and interaction. Instead of just broadcasting messages out at a mass audience, you can really interact with your customers and listen to what they have to say.

a)

social media

b)

mass media

c)

print media

d)

display media

38.

The following is an example of an organic social media marketing except;

a)

Facebook Ads

b)

Facebook Groups

c)

Facebook Status

d)

Facebook Pages

39.

(a)   involves partnering with influencers—celebrities, experts, authority figures—who have an existing audience.

40.

Affiliate marketing means outsourcing to other individuals or companies who will promote your products in return for a commission. It’s especially popular with bloggers and with e-commerce sites (one of the biggest programs is _______________).

a)

Amazon Associates

b)

Zalora Affiliates

c)

Apple Affiliates

d)

JC Penny Associates

41.

Media can be broken down into two main categories:

a)

print and broadcast

b)

print and display

c)

broadcast and recorded

d)

social media and mass media

42.

You still have the option to do traditional radio advertising or similar ads on channels like Spotify; but _____________ can be much broader, including podcasts and smart home assistants like Amazon Alexa or Google Home.

a)

video marketing

b)

content marketing

c)

display advertising

d)

audio marketing

43.

It is the oldest type, and despite suffering since the emergence of the Internet, is still used by a major proportion of the population.

(a)  

44.

It is best known as the original ‘linear model’ because it conceptualizes learning as moving in only one direction.

a)

Shannon-Weaver Model of Communication

b)

Lasswell's Model of Communication

c)

Osgood-Schramm Model of Communication

d)

Westley and McLean Model of Communication

45.

The ______________ model of communication is defined as a circular model that shows that messages go in two directions.

a)

Osgood and Schramm

b)

Lasswell

c)

Westley and McLean

d)

Shannon - Weaver

46.

This circular feature of the Osgood and Schramm model is the same from other linear models of the time like the Shannon-Weaver model or Lasswell’s model of communication.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

47.

Contrary to the Artistotle communication model, or the communication cycle by Shannon & Weaver, the (a)   of communication inherently states that communication doesn't start as soon as someone speaks, but rather when a person responds, or is looking for a reaction from the environment.

48.

Lasswell is credited as being one of the founders of ________________. When we analyze the content of a message, we actually look at what is being said.

a)

content analysis

b)

media analysis

c)

effect analysis

d)

audience analysis

49.

(a)   is a collective of online communication channels where communities interact, share content and collaborate.

50.

A (a)   is a set of data of customer demographics as well as lifestyle and shopping behavior.