The United States imposed a duty of 44.99 to 47.59 percent on wind towers produced in China and Vietnam and imported to the United States after they found evidence both countries were selling them at below fair market value, or ________, the practice of charging less than its costs or less than it charges at home to win a market.

The main advantage of co-branding is that a product may be convincingly positioned by virtue of the ________ involved.

Which of the following is a major advantage of adding more channels for selling?

Which of the following marketing communications principles implies that communicators can use their good image to reduce some negative feelings toward a brand but in the process might lose some esteem with the audience?

Rotter Garder Inc. is a large-scale paint manufacturer and is known for its wide range of decorative paint products and industrial coatings. In addition to making paints, the company also owns and operates the retail stores that sell its products. This is an example of a(n) ________ vertical marketing system.

________ is an advertising timing pattern that calls for advertising during a certain period, followed by a period with no advertising, followed by a second specific period of advertising activity.

If Starbucks considers quick-serve restaurants and convenience shops in its competitive frame of reference, then intended ________ might be quality, image, experience and variety, while intended ________ might be convenience and value.

To meet the ________ criterion of useful market segments, it must be possible to formulate effective programs for attracting and serving the segments.

Gabrielle is the chief marketing officer of Boyd Pharmaceuticals. She is meeting with Trent, the chief financial officer to decide on the company’s marketing communications budget. After extensive discussions, they decide that the size of the budget will be calculated as a fraction of the overall turnover. What method did Gabrielle and Trent use to arrive at the marketing communications budget?

Praxair Limited is a supplier of synthetic graphite to a number of electrode manufacturers in the United States. Its customers have shifted their ordering responsibilities to Praxair and the company regularly monitors its customers’ inventory levels and has taken responsibility for replenishing the supplies automatically through continuous replenishment programs. Which of the following systems do Praxair and its customers follow with respect to order-routine specification?