What Is Perhaps the Greatest Obstacle to Implementing Integrated Marketing

question 64

Multiple Choice

What is perhaps the greatest obstacle to implementing integrated marketing communications (IMC) ? 

• A) There is a lack of interest in IMC by top management. 
• B) The cost of implementing an IMC program is difficult to justify. 
• C) Little can be gained by coordinating the various marketing communications elements. 
• D) Few providers of marketing communication services have the far-ranging skills to plan and execute programs that cut across all major forms of marketing communications. 
• E) Measuring the return on investment is nearly impossible.

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Definitions:

CPT

Current Procedural Terminology; a set of codes used by healthcare professionals to report and document medical, surgical, and diagnostic services.

ICD

International Classification of Diseases, a system of codes used for classifying diagnoses, symptoms, and procedures.

Upcoding

The fraudulent practice of using billing codes that indicate a more expensive service was performed than was actually provided, to increase reimbursement from Medicare or insurance.

Increased Revenue

An upward trend in the amount of money generated from the sales of goods or services within a company.