Sam Is Tasked with Employing Marketing-Mix Modeling to Determine the Effectiveness

question 70

Multiple Choice

Sam is tasked with employing marketing-mix modeling to determine the effectiveness of various marcom elements in affecting sales volume.What will Sam need to conduct this analysis? 

• A) at least five observations for each element assessed along with the level of sales for those time periods 
• B) a relatively long series of longitudinal data, such as two years, indicating the level of sales during that period along with corresponding marcom expenditures for each program element 
• C) at least ten observations for each element assessed along with the level of sales for those time periods 
• D) over 1,000 observations for each element assessed along with the level of sales for those time periods 
• E) parameter estimates of the individual effects the various marcom elements have on sales

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