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Marketing Segmentation Quiz

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

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Class
Date
1.

Marketers use all of the following categories to organize segmentation variables except:

a)

Demographic segmentation

b)

Geographic segmentation

c)

Biographical segmentation

d)

Psychographic segmentation

2.

Which of the following is not a demographic characteristic?

a)

Location

b)

Education level

c)

Age

d)

Income level

3.

The first level of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is

a)

Emotional needs

b)

Physiological needs

c)

Safety needs

d)

Social needs

4.

This market segmentation is based on people’s interests and values. This is directly related to lifestyles and social interests

a)

Demographic market segmentation

b)

Behavioral market segmentation

c)

Psychographic market segmentation

d)

Geographic market segmentation

5.

Which of the following is not a factor in geographic segmentation?

a)

Region

b)

City size

c)

Climate

d)

Occupation

6.

This is the process of dividing a large group of consumers into subgroups based on specific characteristics and common needs.

a)

Consumer consolidation

b)

Market saturation

c)

Market segmentation

d)

Mass marketing

7.

What is the primary focus of behavioral segmentation?

a)

Usage patterns

b)

Income levels

c)

Geographical location

d)

Age groups

8.

Reasons to purchase based on feelings, beliefs, or attitudes are

a)

Intellectual motives

b)

Rational motives

c)

Logical motives

d)

Emotional motives

9.

Many marketers have discovered that market size varies within the size of a city. City size is a ________ variable.

a)

Psychographic

b)

Geographic

c)

Behavioral

d)

Demographic

10.

This demographic population segment was born between the mid 1990’s to mid 2000’s.

a)

Gen X

b)

Gen Z

c)

Millennials

d)

Baby Boomers

11.

Family size is a ________ variable.

a)

Psychographic

b)

Behavioral

c)

Demographic

d)

Geographic

12.

Receiving a trophy at an academic or athletic competition helps satisfy which level of needs?

a)

Safety needs

b)

Esteem needs

c)

Physiological needs

d)

Social needs

13.

Receiving a college degree will possibly help satisfy which level of needs?

a)

Self-Actualization needs

b)

social needs

c)

Physiological needs

d)

Esteem needs

14.

If you shop in the same store time after time, your motivation for choosing the business is?

a)

Loyalty / patronage motives

b)

Variety of products

c)

Distance from home

d)

Low prices

15.

When does the consumer decision making process begin?

a)

When the consumer is ready to make a purchase

b)

When the consumer sees an advertisement on TV

c)

When the consumer receives a coupon in the mail

d)

When the consumer realizes a need

16.

What is the primary focus of behavioral segmentation in marketing?

a)

To reduce production costs

b)

To identify consumer preferences and usage patterns

c)

To categorize consumers based on their location

d)

To expand the product line

17.

People at different ages have different needs and wants. Age is a ________ variable.

a)

Geographic

b)

Behavioral

c)

Demographic

d)

Psychographic

18.

Gaining respect and recognition from others satisfies what type of need?

a)

Esteem needs

b)

Belongingness needs

c)

Safety needs

d)

Love needs

19.

Provide an example of an appeal to emotional buying motives.

a)

A pet

b)

Health care

c)

Groceries

d)

A house

20.

Emily is a 13-year-old, Caucasian, female student at her high school, and she might be in the market for girls gym clothes. What type of segmentation did the marketers use to come to that conclusion?

a)

Behavioral segmentation

b)

Demographic segmentation

c)

Psychographic segmentation

d)

Geographic segmentation

21.

Customers making up a target market must have all of the following qualities except:

a)

Willingness and authority to buy the product.

b)

Clearly defined wants and needs that the product can meet

c)

Money to buy the product

d)

Living close enough to the business to buy the product

22.

This American psychologist studied needs and determined that people satisfy their needs in a rank order known as a hierarchy

a)

Abraham Maslow

b)

B.F. Skinner

c)

Ivan Pavlov

d)

Sigmund Freud

23.

When Skechers shape-ups debuted, most people reacted to the attractiveness (or lack thereof) of the shoe, so the company changed the look of the shoe to appeal to new markets. This is an example of

a)

Psychographic segmentation

b)

Geographic segmentation

c)

Demographic segmentation

d)

Behavioral segmentation

24.

Market segmentation that consists of dividing the market based on age, gender, race, income level, ethnicity, education, or religion

a)

Behavioral segmentation

b)

Demographic segmentation

c)

Psychographic segmentation

d)

Geographic segmentation

25.

Marketers segment markets to achieve which of the following objectives

a)

To identify the most appropriate media for advertising

b)

All of the above

c)

To create an offer that best fits the desires of the groups that exist in that market

d)

To better understand their target segments

26.

Marketing in the video game industry is primarily based on what type of market segmentation?

a)

Behavioral segmentation

b)

Demographic segmentation

c)

Psychographic segmentation

d)

Geographic segmentation

27.

In order to make a product fit a specific target market, marketers can do all of the following except:

a)

Change the group of people being targeted

b)

Change where the product is sold

c)

Change the product by adding different features

d)

Change advertising strategies

28.

All of the following are advantages of the mass marketing approach except

a)

One advertising campaign is needed

b)

One marketing strategy is required

c)

One product is offered

d)

Satisfies the needs of the majority

29.

Consumers vary in how loyal they are to a particular brand. Brand loyalty is a ________ variable.

a)

Demographic

b)

Behavioral

c)

Psychographic

d)

Geographic

30.

Target markets are important factors to consider when businesses are

a)

Establishing their accounting systems

b)

Analyzing personnel reports

c)

Positioning their corporate brands

d)

Distributing budget information

31.

This type of market segmentation is based on the concept that people who live in the same regional area might have the same needs and wants.

a)

Geographic market segmentation

b)

Demographic market segmentation

c)

Psychographic market segmentation

d)

Behavioral market segmentation

32.

What is the main advantage of using geographic segmentation?

a)

It allows targeting based on consumer behavior

b)

It enables targeting specific regions or areas

c)

It reduces production costs

d)

It helps in identifying consumer preferences

33.

Which of the following is a psychographic characteristic?

a)

Lifestyle

b)

Age

c)

Location

d)

Income level

34.

What is the primary purpose of using demographic segmentation in marketing?

a)

To categorize consumers based on age, gender, and income

b)

To identify consumer preferences

c)

To expand the product line

d)

To reduce production costs

35.

When segmenting the consumer market, the variables that make up the behavioral category include

a)

Hobbies, sports, and interests

b)

Location, climate, and city size

c)

Usage rate, brand loyalty, and features desired

d)

Family size, income level, and ethnicity

36.

A target market is

a)

The group of 5 to 10 people that a business markets to on a daily basis

b)

All of the customers who shop at target markets

c)

A customer who has an unfulfilled desire and is financially able and willing to fill that desire

d)

The group of customers a business seeks to attract who have specific, similar needs

37.

Mass Marketing involves

a)

Splitting the market into groups with similar interests

b)

Appealing to the entire market with a broad message

c)

Studying marketing in a setting with a large group of people

d)

Only selling to stores that buy in bulk

38.

Which of the following is an example of behavioral segmentation?

a)

Segmenting based on age

b)

Segmenting based on brand loyalty

c)

Segmenting based on geographic location

d)

Segmenting based on income level

39.

Reasons for buying that are based on logic or facts

a)

Impulsive motive

b)

Emotional motive

c)

Irrational motive

d)

Rational motive

40.

Which of the following is an example of geographic segmentation?

a)

Targeting customers who are brand loyal

b)

Targeting customers who live in urban areas

c)

Targeting customers based on their income level

d)

Targeting customers based on their lifestyle choices

41.

Target markets should be selected from the segments that have the greatest potential

a)

false

b)

true

42.

Provide an example of a product that uses a mass marketing segmentation strategy?

a)

wrangler

b)

Apple iPhone

c)

Nike

d)

Starbucks coffee

43.

A marketer who advertises wheelchairs in a surfing magazine does not know how to successfully develop a

a)

Target market

b)

Service

c)

Product plan

d)

Marketing mix

44.

Which of the following is a key factor in behavioral segmentation?

a)

Income level

b)

Age

c)

Location

d)

Usage rate

45.

The primary focus of the business should be on the customer’s needs and wants

a)

false

b)

true

46.

Marketers often segment the product on how often a customer uses the product. Usage rate is a ________ variable.

a)

Psychographic

b)

Demographic

c)

Geographic

d)

Behavioral

47.

This is the study of consumers and how they make purchase decisions.

a)

Consumer psychology

b)

Consumer behavior

c)

Market research

d)

Supply and demand

48.

What is the primary goal of market segmentation?

a)

To expand the geographic reach of a product

b)

To identify and target specific groups of consumers

c)

To increase the number of products offered

d)

To reduce marketing costs

49.

A mass market consists of

a)

All customers in search of new products

b)

A few potential customers for a few products

c)

All customers for all products

d)

All customers for a specific type of product

50.

People who participate in the same activities and hobbies tend to have similar buying patterns. Hobbies are a ________ variable.

a)

Geographic

b)

Behavioral

c)

Demographic

d)

Psychographic

51.

Which of the following is demographic information that businesses might monitor when making marketing decisions?

a)

Values

b)

Income

c)

Traits

d)

Opinions

52.

Climate has a huge impact on determining what customers need. Climate is considered a ________ variable.

a)

Geographic

b)

Demographic

c)

Behavioral

d)

Psychographic

53.

The first step in the marketing segmentation process is to

a)

Segment the market

b)

Define the market

c)

Position offer in the market

d)

Target the market

54.

Marketers study what customers want and need, then they

a)

Carefully record what they learn

b)

Send the results to the customer

c)

Compare those needs and wants with their own

d)

Develop and market products to meet those needs

55.

Most products are sold using Mass Marketing?

a)

Neither mass marketing or marketing segmentation

b)

False, both mass marketing and market segmentation

c)

False, most marketing segmentation

d)

True

56.

Virtually all buyers have a combination of rational and emotional buying motives.

a)

True

b)

False

57.

Companies that practice the marketing concept will use market segmentation

a)

True

b)

False

58.

Provide an example of a product that could best be marketed using the geographic market segmentation.

a)

Winter coats in tropical regions

b)

Ice scrapers in warm climates

c)

Umbrellas in sunny areas

d)

sun hats on sunny days

59.

Soft drinks tend to be Mass Marketed, but soft drink companies also use Market Segmentation?

a)

False

b)

Sometimes

c)

Not sure

d)

True

60.

Segmenting a market to target only customers based in the Northeast region of the country would be an example of

a)

Demographic segmentation

b)

Psychographic segmentation

c)

Geographic segmentation

d)

Behavioral segmentation