Robert has heard about the latest cell phone from LG Electronics that features Wi-Fi hotspot technology. Wi-Fi hotspot is a technology that allows users to share mobile internet with other Wi-Fi enabled devices. Robert visits the company’s Web site to read more about the phone. Robert is in the ________ stage of consumer-adoption process.

Poga International, a multinational beverage corporation identifies that one of its competitors is launching an apple flavored drink. The company decides to launch an apple flavor brand along with its competitor. What timing strategy is used here?

With the ________ heuristic, the consumer sets a minimum acceptable cutoff level for each attribute and chooses the first alternative that meets the minimum standard for all attributes.

A ________ is a set of all brand lines that a particular seller makes.

________ are a means of understanding where, how much, and in what ways brand value is being created to facilitate day-to-day decision making.

In ________, the seller charges different amounts to different classes of buyers.

“How does this problem affect your people’s productivity?” is an example of a(n) ________ question.

One of the possible objectives of marketing communications is helping consumers evaluate a brand’s perceived ability to meet a currently relevant need. Which of the following is a positively oriented relevant brand need?

________ are offered by a manufacturer to trade-channel members if they will perform certain functions, such as selling, storing, and recordkeeping.

Marriott Corporation now contains hotels and motels from the “budget” end of the consumer spectrum to the “premium” end with their JD Marriott flagship locations. This is an example of a firm that successfully performed a(n) ________ to reach more consumers and ventures that are more profitable.