Which of the Following Statements Is True About the Use

question 43

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true about the use of corporate leaders as advertising spokespersons?

• A)Many companies believe the use of a company president or CEO is an ineffective way of expressing the company's commitment to quality and customer service.
• B)Only Fortune 500 companies use corporate leaders as spokespersons.
• C)If a firm's image is too closely tied to its leader, it will face problems if and when the leader leaves the company.
• D)Corporate spokespersons are ineffective for consumer products.
• E)Corporate spokespersons improve the message source image but have no effect on its trustworthiness.

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Definitions:

Independent

The state of being not influenced or controlled by others in matters of opinion, conduct, or other choices.

Group Goals

Objectives or outcomes that are intended to be achieved through the collective effort of a group of people.

Culturally Relative

The principle that an individual's beliefs and activities should be understood by others in terms of that individual's own culture.

Cognitive Process

A cognitive process is a mental operation that includes thinking, reasoning, decision-making, problem-solving, and imagining, among others.