A Company Can Take Several Steps to Improve the Quality

question 7

Multiple Choice

A company can take several steps to improve the quality of its marketing intelligence. If the company purchases competitive products for study, attends open houses and trade shows, and reads competitors' published reports and stockholder information, the company is using ________ to improve the quality of its marketing intelligence.

• A) sales-force surrogates
• B) intermediaries
• C) external networks
• D) advisory panels
• E) customer feedback systems

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Definitions:

Branding

The process of creating a name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that identifies a product or service and differentiates it from others.

Marketing Mix

is the set of controllable variables that a company can use to influence the buyer's response, often categorized into four elements: product, price, place, and promotion.

4Ps

A marketing model that identifies and optimizes the four key elements of marketing strategies: Product, Price, Place, and Promotion.

Marketing Mix

is a set of actions or tactics a company uses to promote its brand or product in the market, traditionally defined by the four Ps: Product, Price, Place, and Promotion.