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WorksheetsTSA- Technical Skills Assessment Prep
Total questions: 81
Worksheet time: 42mins
Agents are usually hired to perform channel functions for
distributors
wholesalers
retailers
producers
What advantage do distribution channel members have in using satellite technology?
Ensures accurate order processing
Increases manufacturing outputs
Offers real-time shipment tracking
Provides transportation flexibility
Customer satisfaction, employee contentment and profit can be directly linked to:
prestigious pricing strategies
paying higher wages than competitiors
ethical business practices
automated distribution centers.
Which of the following statements about economic resources is true?
As capital goods and human resources become limited, natural resources become limited
As natural and human resources become limited, capital goods become limited
As human resources become limited, natural resources and capital goods become limited.
As capital goods and natural resouces become limited, human resources become limited.
There is no limit to capital and natural resources.
A sportswear company sells its products through only a couple sporting goods retailers in a specific region. This is an example of ________ distribution.
multiple
selective
exclusive
intensive
Darius is in charge of determining the best locations for his company's products to be sold. His top priority is to make sure customers can access and purchase the company's products. Darius coordinates channel management with which element of the marketing mix?
Place
Product
Promotion
Price
If you want to remain objective when receiving feedback, you should
maintain a growth mindset.
respond without pause.
stand your ground.
give in to other people's ideas.
If a business's expenses are greater than its income, then
there is no profit.
profits will increase.
there will be leftover income.
expenses will decrease.
Which of the following statements best represents a change leader:
They embrace the opportunity to learn and grow.
They only worry about their responsibilities.
They strive to maintain the status quo.
They blend into the crowd and go with the flow.
In her negotiations, Jocelyn views each situation as a rivalry and embraces the “I must win, so you must lose” mentality. Jocelyn uses which of the following negotiation styles:
Accommodating
Avoidant
Competitive
Collaborative
Rachel has many obligations that fill her schedule every day. She is often running from event to event and rarely has time to complete her work to the best of her ability. Rachel is
a goal setter.
prioritized.
overcommitted.
a perfectionist.
Clive’s company is planning to introduce a new product, so he is facilitating focus groups with prospective customers to gauge interest. This is an example of which of the following types of information:
Information reporting
Secondary information
Marketing information system
Primary information
A restaurant's marketing team uses data to determine that they want to make adjustments to their breakfast menu. This is part of an overall ________ strategy.
place
pricing
product
promotional
What is the range of the data set [9, 2, 3, 6, 8, 3, 4]?
5
4
7
3
Which of the following best describes effective survey questions:
Ambiguous and complex
Complex and universal
Clear and neutral
Neutral and ambiguous
Francisco wasn't planning on purchasing a new tie, but when he walked by a display and saw all ties were on sale, he bought one. Francisco's buying behavior was impacted by a ________ influence.
social
cultural
situational
psychological
Which of the following is an advantage of mass marketing:
It provides more possibilities for success at a high cost.
It is more precise than segment marketing.
It looks to discover customers' specific needs.
It communicates a broad message to a large audience.
When evaluating the validity of a source, you should check the author's
creativity.
followers.
credentials.
income.
Brainstorming is most effective when there is no
censorship.
creativity.
curiosity.
collaboration.
Which of the following statements about unethical marketing is true:
It doesn't have hidden agendas.
It is illegal in every instance.
It manipulates consumers.
It is not effective.
Effective prices are
competitive and low.
realistic and competitive.
flexible and impractical.
unchangeable and realistic.
A meat wholesaler must inspect the conditions of its farms to ensure the health of its cattle and the performance of the meat processing operation. This is an example of ________ standards.
quantity
quality
time
cost
Which of the following is a common reason for a company to offer a warranty or guarantee:
To generate ideas for new products
To build relationships with competitors
To decrease feedback from customers
To use as a promotional tool
Which of the following is an example of a business developing products or services in response to trends:
A toy agency tweaking its products based on its competitor's limitations
A restaurant offering gluten-free, low-carb, and vegetarian options
A cleaning company altering its services due to customer complaints
A cell phone company changing its product based on an online survey
Which of the following is an example of a business logo:
Starbucks's rotating seasonal menu
Apple's thin and sleek iPhone design
Pepsi's red, white, and blue circle
Taco Bell's commitment to customer service
Many companies incorporate customer voice in branding efforts by allowing those who have purchased their products and/or services to
use coupons.
order online.
leave reviews.
receive alerts.
Which of the following is a feature of carousel ads:
Gathering online polling data
Showcasing multiple products
Advertising longer video clips
Tracking click-through rate (CTR)
The majority of consumers will value product recommendations from ______ over all other forms of advertising.
customer reviews
social media influencers
commercials
family and friends
When Sam bought a sweater yesterday, he showed the cashier his phone, which had a digital certificate entitling him to a reduced purchase price. What did Sam use to reduce his purchase price?
Interest rate
Seasonal discount
Rebate
Coupon
Children's daycare is an example of a(n)
intangible product.
manufacturer.
tangible product.
intermediary.
Which of the following is an example of a product feature:
Lightweight
Affordable
Sustainable
Convenient
When a customer is speaking, a salesperson should
run through the sales presentation in their head.
use nonverbal cues to show that they are listening.
interrupt with rebuttals to the customer's statements.
glance around the store for other customers that need help.
Darius is in charge of determining the best locations for his company's products to be sold. His top priority is to make sure customers can access and purchase the company's products. Darius coordinates channel management with which element of the marketing mix?
Place
Product
Promotion
Price
If you want to remain objective when receiving feedback, you should
maintain a growth mindset.
respond without pause.
stand your ground.
give in to other people's ideas.
Stephanie is leading a team project and needs to submit a progress report to her supervisor, who wants to see what actions the team has taken over the past couple weeks. What organizational method would make most sense for Stephanie's report?
Most important to least important
Inductive order
Chronological order
Compare and contrast
If a business's expenses are greater than its income, then
there is no profit.
profits will increase.
there will be leftover income.
expenses will decrease.
Callan uses incentives and prizes to motivate his team members to behave a certain way. Callan has ________ power.
informational
referent
reward
legitimate
Which of the following is an example of an ownership investment:
Certificate of deposit
Bonds
Savings account
Stocks
Which of the following can make it difficult to be objective:
Credibility
Center of influence
Conflict of interest
Confidentiality
A restaurant's marketing team uses data to determine that they want to make adjustments to their breakfast menu. This is part of an overall ________ strategy.
place
pricing
product
promotional
Which of the following methods for data collection is most likely to be used to collect qualitative data:
Focus groups
Tracking
Survey
Experiment
Cheyenne developed a questionnaire about her business with an open-ended question that asked the following: "How awesome do you think our sales associates are?" What is ineffective about this question?
It has a confusing sentence structure.
It is a leading question.
It is a double-barreled question.
It uses unfamiliar terminology.
Which of the following is an advantage of mass marketing:
It provides more possibilities for success at a high cost.
It is more precise than segment marketing.
It looks to discover customers' specific needs.
It communicates a broad message to a large audience.
In which of the following categories of cyber threats does malware belong?
Natural disaster.
Adversarial threat.
System failure.
Human error.
Brainstorming is most effective when there is no
censorship.
creativity.
curiosity.
collaboration.
A meat wholesaler must inspect the conditions of its farms to ensure the health of its cattle and the performance of the meat processing operation. This is an example of ________ standards.
quantity
quality
time
cost
HelloFresh is a company that sells a collection of fresh ingredients to consumers so they can make healthy meals at home. Consumers cannot purchase the ingredients as individual items from the company. HelloFresh uses ________ bundling.
pure
mixed
cross-sell
new product
Which of the following is an example of a business logo:
Starbucks's rotating seasonal menu
Apple's thin and sleek iPhone design
Pepsi's red, white, and blue circle
Taco Bell's commitment to customer service
Many companies incorporate customer voice in branding efforts by allowing those who have purchased their products and/or services to
use coupons.
order online.
leave reviews.
receive alerts.
Which of the following are examples of customer touchpoints that occur after a purchase:
Social media and point of sale
Thank you cards and billing
Sales staff and follow ups
Testimonials and website
Every Christmas, Coca-Cola runs animated commercials with polar bears. Instead of promoting a new flavor or product from the company, the commercials show the polar bears enjoying the soda in a classic Coca-Cola bottle. This is an example of which type of promotion objective?
Entertain
Persuade
Remind
Inform
How does promotion directly benefit a company?
It makes better educated customers.
It plays upon people's fears.
It enhances a company's image.
It manipulates customers.
Because the cost and impact of their advertisements can depend on the size of the ad on the page, printed publications such as newspapers and magazines are considered ______ media.
time
specialty
space
free
Product placement in movies is a form of ______.
stealth marketing
fear-based advertising
white hat SEO
public relations
A form of promotion that involves using different types of paid media to call attention to products, services, or ideas.
Advertising
Direct Marketing
Personal Selling
Sales Promotion
Publicity
A strategic form of communication that helps build a relationship between a person or organization and the public.
Advertising
Direct Marketing
Personal Selling
Sales Promotion
Publicity (or Public Relations)
A form of promotion where a business communicates directly, but not in-person, with their target customers.
Advertising
Direct Marketing
Personal Selling
Sales Promotion
Publicity (or Public Relations)
The process of persuading others through a direct, in-person (live or remote) presentation on the merits of a product, service or idea, so that they might purchase it or buy-in.
Advertising
Direct Marketing
Personal Selling
Sales Promotion
Publicity (or Public Relations)
When a company experiences a reduction in sales of one product as a result of the introduction of a new product.
Cannibalization
Positioning
Bundling
Product Life-Cycle
What is the correct order of the Product Life Cycle?
Introduction
Growth
Maturity
Decline
Invention
Growth
Maturity
Thrive
Reduction
Invention
Growth
Decline
Introduction
Increase
Indecision
Investigation
Invigoration
This tells you who your customer is by providing statistical information about their age, gender, location, education level, income level, etc
demographics
psychographics
geographics
target marketing
This tells you ‘why’ your customer buys something by providing information about their habits, hobbies, attitudes, beliefs, values, etc.
Demographics
Psychographics
Geographics
Target marketing
What is the purpose of performing a SWOT Analysis?
Identifies internal and external factors that may affect the business future performance.
Access a organisations performance
Evaluates whether the business venture is a good idea.
Gives the management team a broader view on the potential opportunity
In a SWOT analysis, the two external factors not in a business’ control are
Target Market and Opportunity
Strengths and Weaknesses
Opportunities and Threats
Marketing Mix and Weaknesses
In a SWOT analysis, the two internal factors that are in a business’ control are
Strengths and Weaknesses
Opportunities and Threats
Target Market and Opportunities
Marketing Mix and Threats
Lowering a price on swimsuits in the winter because it is an out-of-season item is an example of:
Product strategy
Pricing strategy
Place strategy
Promotion strategy
A company who pays some or all of the costs involved in staging an event in exchange for advertising is a
sponsor
audience
specialty
actor
Percentage of total sales volume generated by all companies that compete in a give market.
Marketing
Market Share
Market Concept
Target Market
Refers to the number of items offered within each product line:
Product
Product Depth
Product Item
Product Width
This refers to how closely related a company’s product lines are to one another.
Product Length
Product Depth
Product Width
Product Consistency
Something’s usefulness and the degree to which wants are satisfied.
Economic Utility
Economic Good
Economic Want
Desire for goods, services or intangible items that can only be acquired by spending money – items like a car, or a haircut, or a patent.
Economic Utility
Economic Good
Economic Want
A good or service that has a benefit (or utility) to society, has value and therefore can be traded and exchanged using money, and has some degree of scarcity.
Economic Utility
Economic Good
Economic Want
The number of product lines that a company offers.
Product Length
Product Depth
Product Width
Product Consistency
The total number of items in all product lines.
Product Length
Product Depth
Product Width
Product Consistency
Sales revenue minus cost of goods sold (COGS); it is the margin before any other expenses are subtracted.
Gross Margin
Procurement
Direct Procurement Costs
Indirect Procurement Costs
