In 2006, Sara Lee spun off products that accounted for a large percentage of the company’s revenues, including its strong Hanes hosiery brand, so it could concentrate on its well-known food brands. In this example, Sara Lee is employing a ________ defense strategy.

The trade-off approach may be easier to use when there ________.

Dean recently had a BRZ broadband connection installed. However, the connection was poor and he didn’t get the quality he required. He contacted BRZ about the problem, but the company did not solve his problem. Dean switched to Blue Broadband. Which of the following was the cause of Dean’s switching behavior?

Part-time paid employees who work exclusively for the company are a part of the ________ sales force.

When BMW first made its strong competitive push into the US market in the early 1980s, it positioned the brand as the only automobile that offered both luxury (competing with Cadillac) and performance (competing with the Corvette), which is known as ________ because it uses points-of-difference and points-of-parity across categories.

An intensive distribution strategy serves well for ________.

Use of Power (Scenario) Broomer manufactures fashion apparel for women, men, and children. Its products are in high demand and apparel stores are more than willing to carry and sell Broomer’s garments. The company recently introduced a new clothing line named “Inducer,” targeted at youth. However, the new line is not well received by the market, and sales fail to take off even three months after its launch. Broomer threatens to withdraw all its other products from the retailers’ stores if they are unwilling to push products from the “Inducer” line. This is an example of ________ power.

Which of the following is true for direct product profitability?

With respect to the “six brand building blocks,” brand ________ describes the extrinsic properties of the product or service, including the ways in which the brand attempts to meet customers’ psychological or social needs.

The approach to cost reduction that studies whether components can be redesigned or standardized or made by cheaper methods of production without adversely impacting product performance is termed as ________.