Exam 9: Market Segmentation, Targeting, and Positioning

In Figure 9-1 above,"A" represents which stage of the market segmentation process?

As the owner of your Wendy's restaurant located near an urban university,which of the following competitors mentioned in the textbook should you monitor closely due to its explosive growth in the number of current and proposed locations-one that may or will be near your restaurant?

Apple's iPhone has a feature known as Siri that lets you use your voice to send messages,make calls,set reminders,and ask questions.This feature sets the smartphone apart from its competitors and thus provides

Post Grape-Nuts cereal has been marketed since the early 20^th century.Its market share has been steadily declining as consumers began associating it with something their grandfathers ate.Post recently launched a campaign to increase consumption of the cereal by inviting consumers to sprinkle the crunchy cereal on yogurt,salad,or soup as a delicious addition.Post wanted to convince people either who had never tried the cereal or who were familiar with the product to use it in a variety of different ways.In this example,Post is using which segmentation variable?

Best Foods Company is considering expanding beyond the regional market segments now served by its Hellmann's mayonnaise.One criterion management wants to use to evaluate potential new geographic market segments is whether new equipment must be bought to serve each new segment.This is an example of which criterion used to select target market segments?

Why would an organization produce a single product or service and then attempt to sell it to two or more market segments?

Behavioral segmentation encompasses

Kellogg's has several cereals targeted at different types of users.This is an example of multiple products aimed at multiple markets.Manufacturing these different cereals is clearly more expensive than producing one,but seems worthwhile if it serves customers' needs better,doesn't reduce quality or increase price,and

Describe the four general bases that are used to segment consumer markets.

In the United States,the Harry Potter series of books were often at the top of The New York Times fiction bestseller list.These books have been marketed to preteen,teen,and adult readers around the world.Scholastic Press,the publisher of the Harry Potter books in the U.S. ,is using which of the following segmentation strategies?

Explain the difference between mass customization and build-to-order.

Which of the following statements about Zappos is most accurate?

Kellogg's has several cereals targeted at different types of users.This is an example of multiple products aimed at multiple markets.Manufacturing these different cereals is clearly more expensive than producing only one but seems worthwhile if it adds to the manufacturer's sales revenues and profits,doesn't reduce quality or increase price,and

A means of displaying or graphing in two dimensions the location of products or brands in the minds of consumers to enable a manager to see how consumers perceive competing products or brands,as well as its own product or brand,is referred to as a

Criteria for forming segments involve both similarities and differences.The similarities must be __________ a segment,and the differences must be __________ segments.

The perceptual map in Figure 9-A above shows how various drinks are seen in the minds of adult consumers.Suppose a coffee producer wants to increase sales.As the account executive for the coffee producer's advertising agency,you want to create comparative ads showing that coffee presently is more nutritious than which beverage?

A market-product grid is a framework to relate the __________ to products offered or potential marketing actions by an organization.

Product positioning refers to

Each cell of the complete market-product grid shows the __________.

According to Figure 9-5 above,people who ate at fast-food restaurants about twice a week would most likely be considered a