Which of These Statements About Executing and Evaluating the Promotion

question 219

Multiple Choice

Which of these statements about executing and evaluating the promotion program is most accurate?

• A) Although there are five elements in the promotional mix, the only element that really benefits from an IMC audit is advertising.
• B) Most IMC programs have no difficulty creating a pretest, but posttests are much more difficult to construct since a number of unknown elements must be measured.
• C) In addition to ensuring that traditional forms of communication are integrated, companies must be able to monitor consumer content, respond to inconsistent messages, and answer questions from individual customers.
• D) The ideal IMC program does not need any evaluation if it is executed according to plan.
• E) The most effective IMC audits are external. Internal audits tend to bias the results in the favor of the marketing staff's expectations.

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