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WorksheetsSM 1 Final Exam
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
The chamber of commerce for a large city estimated the income for the city generated by the sales tax, parking fees, and food service tax collected as a result of a rock concert. This is an example of which impact?
Total
Indirect
Fiscal
Direct
Which marketing activities involve writing press releases and organizing news conferences for a sports organization?
Promotions
Advertising
Media relations
Community relations
For a sports organization, which marketing activities involve responsibility for licensing activities?
Community relations
Public relations
Sales
Merchandising
A characteristic of an event is that it is produced and consumed in which situation?
During planned intervals
At the same time
By the same group of people
In unemotional ways
One characteristic of event marketing involves promoting and selling which product or service?
Tangible product
Unique experience
Nonperishable item
Physical appeal
Promoting and selling an intangible product that is immediately consumed and cannot be resold is a unique characteristic of which type of marketing?
Target
Mass
Event
Direct
In sports and entertainment marketing, the concept of price includes the cost of a ticket to an event and also which feature?
Value of the overall experience
Quality of the media advertising
Elements of the marketing plan
Location of the facility
To attract visitors at different times of the year when the demand is typically low, an amusement park charges less money for admission. What pricing strategy does this situation exemplify?
Scaling the house
Ticket bundling
Seasonal pricing
Price skimming
When attending a sporting event, most fans expect that the facility will provide which experience?
A learning situation
A winning experience
A safe environment
An ordinary performance
What kind of goals should sports or event marketers set if they have the appropriate data?
Open-ended
Realistic
General
Broad
Sporting goods businesses often gather marketing information to accomplish which action?
Identify trends
Obtain licensing contracts
Gain the respect of competitors
Adjust credit ratings
When or how should a professional soccer league obtain information about its fans in order to learn about the needs and wants of a target market?
Before it implements organizational changes
Only when there appears to be a problem
If ticket sales show short-term improvement
In a proactive and systematic manner
Which is a factor that sports and event marketers consider when targeting customers for a specific event?
Personalities
Demographics
Expectations
Affiliations
When Arm and Hammer advertises that its baking soda gets rid of odors in refrigerators, its ad copy is pointing out which feature of the product?
Uses
Producer
Price
Location
Males between the ages of 18-35 who are sports-minded and live in Orlando, Florida is an example of which group?
Niche market
Demographic characteristic
Sponsor
Marketing mix
Which is an example of a licensed product?
NASCAR earrings
Buick invitational golf tournament
Converse shoes
Wheaties cereal box featuring an athlete
A primary reason that large businesses purchase the naming rights to a new sports or event facility is due to which situation?
It usually increases spectator fan-base loyalty levels.
It is the least expensive way to create name recognition.
It reduces the need to engage in other promotional activities.
It provides exclusivity and has potential to maximize exposure.
What are royalties?
A percentage of expected sales
A percentage of actual sales
A percentage of union dues
A percentage of taxes
A sports or an event organization that wants to obtain information about the population in a certain geographic location might use which source?
Government sources
Telephone surveys
Primary databases
Personal questionnaires
One way for the WSC Swim and Racquet Club to obtain primary information about the quality of its facilities, and the level of its services is by completing which action?
Reading industry publications
Surveying the club members
Viewing the websites of competitors
Collecting promotional literature
Which is an example of a secondary source of data that a sports or an event marketer can obtain internally?
Magazine article
Trade journal
Government website
Sales report
What type of competitor information is important for sports or event organizations to maintain in a database?
Consumption
Demographics
Market size
Price lists
A sports or an event marketer is having difficulty finding data about a competitor. The financial records of competitors are unavailable for public access. Which disadvantage of secondary research does this situation illustrate?
It can be out of date.
It can be incomplete.
It can be costly.
It can be time consuming.
What information is usually contained in a database about competitors?
Budget structure
Production techniques
Advertising media
Creative strategy
Sarah goes to an exercise class twice a week at a local gym. She participates in the class to maintain a healthy lifestyle and to catch up with her friends. What motivates Sarah to attend the exercise class?
The thrill of competition and social status
Low membership costs and sport appreciation
Personal improvement and social facilitation
The need for recognition and personal values
Approximately 85% of season ticket holders for a sports organization live or work within two hours of the home playing field of the team. What factor motivates the decision to buy season tickets?
The design and layout of the venue
The geographic location of the stadium
The unpredictable performance of the team
The sense of loyalty to the coach of the team
Jacob started training for the Boston Marathon several months ago. He was also happy when he finished the marathon in record time. In this situation, Jacob was motivated to run in the marathon for personal growth. Which is the most likely result?
An appreciation for physical strength of others
A need to take emotional risks
A sense of pride and accomplishment
A feeling of purpose and belonging
To generate excitement about its newly remodeled facilities, the plans of Wilmer Hotel is to send advertising messages to past guests via their cell phones. Each message will contain a brief video showcasing new features and services that the hotel offers. Which type of mobile messaging service should Wilmer use?
Complex messaging services (CMS)
Short messaging services (SMS)
Multimedia messaging services (MMS)
Digitized messaging services (DMS)
How does a professional sports team earn revenue when it permits games to appear on television?
Participating in merchandising programs
Sponsoring charitable events
Selling broadcast rights
Promoting the games on its website
Which is an effective design technique that adds a personal touch to direct mail?
Stamping Open Now in neon pink on the back of the envelope
Addressing the recipient as Current Resident on the mailing label
Using a font that looks like handwriting in the address section of an envelope
Placing the return address at the bottom of the envelope
NASCAR fans demonstrate which activity when they list the sponsors featured on the car or clothing of their favorite driver?
Ambush marketing
Sponsorship clutter
Public service
Brand recognition
The relationship between a sponsor and a sports entity is often described as which type?
A merger
A partnership
A buyout
A takeover
Information about sponsorship, cost, marketing opportunities, and audience demographics appearing together is an example of which situation?
Provided to ambush marketers
Inclusion in a sponsorship proposal
Inclusion in event programs
Provided in the city hosting the event
When a performer expands into international markets, an important consideration for his or her promotional efforts should be to determine often whether which action is necessary?
Assume that literal language translations are acceptable
Use the same advertising strategy with all markets
Develop different brands for each market
Adapt promotional messages for each market
Which is a vital promotional technique for entertainment marketing?
Distribution
Vertical integration
Broadcast webs
Trailers
What form of advertising involves a company paying an athlete to appear in a television commercial or newspaper ad?
Endorsement
Testimonial
Promotion
Broadcast
When selling advertising space in sports or event programs, it is important for marketers to give their customers which component?
Mailing costs
Research fees
News deadlines
Advertisement specifications
One advantage of using e-mail marketing is that it has which feature?
Anonymous
Profit-oriented
Cost-effective
Impersonal
Which is the most common use of opt-in e-mail marketing?
Subscriptions
Announcements
Attachments
Confirmations
Which is the advantage to a business of placing signage on the outfield stadium wall during a televised professional baseball game?
Ensures higher sales
Lowers promotional expenses
Provides free publicity
Increases brand awareness
Which is one of the main features of a sport product?
Franchises
Athletes
Tickets
Extensions
What do professional sports teams design for use during games that often become promotional tools because fans take them home?
Posters
Tickets
Programs
Samples
What is a guideline for businesses to follow when creating mailing lists?
Obtain names from local competitors
Identify all people in a certain area
Choose individuals who want the e-mail
Ask employees for names of relatives
The Fit and Lively Fitness Center wants to increase its membership, so it is planning to run a television ad to promote lower membership fees for a limited time. If the target audience is 939,000 16- to 36-year-old females, and 313,000 of the target audience is exposed to the message, what is the percentage of reach for a local cable-television advertisement?
36
33
39
30
The cost to a business of radio spots will vary depending on which feature?
Basic production costs
Size of the business
Number of listeners being reached
Type of information being aired
Ticket prices for the World Series increase dramatically, but all the games still sell out. The price change had little to no impact on sales. This is an example of which demand?
Inelastic
Unitary
Smoothing
Elastic
The promoters of an extreme-sports weekend would most likely target which demographic group?
Professional athletes
Older men, ages 40-50
Business executives
Young men, ages 12-34
When a sports marketer considers factors such as lifestyles and interest levels in a specific sport, he or she is segmenting a market on the basis of which segment?
Gender
Demographics
Geographics
Psychographics
To attract fans to their websites, professional sports organizations, media outlets, and entrepreneurs offer online simulations that allow fans to build their own sports teams and compete against other fans. What is this growing industry?
Online exchange
Data interchange
Game works
Fantasy sports
A tire producer is most likely to advertise its products on a website that interests which group?
Fitness trainers
Marathon runners
Auto racing enthusiasts
Tennis fans
