With respect to offensiveness in advertising, Benetton ads frequently come under attack for the usage of nudity and sexual innuendo. Experts would most likely agree that the ultimate regulator of such ads is the fact that:

The _____ method of conducting marketing research is designed to measure actual cause-and-effect relationships.

Mike and Lou are going to the mall. Mike wants to buy a pair of jeans and Lou wants to buy a pair of Levi boot-cut jeans. Mike illustrates _____ demand while Lou illustrates _____ demand.

Good Housekeeping magazine places its “Seal of Approval” on all the products advertised in it. If any of the products are later found to be defective, Good Housekeeping promises to refund the money paid for the products. This kind of careful screening:

Starbucks expanded from bottled Frappuccino to two canned products—Doubleshot and Starbucks Iced Coffee. While all are coffee-based products, each has a slightly different consumer base. Doubleshot is advertised as a morning beverage, Frappuccino, an afternoon treat, and Starbucks Iced Coffee as an all-day product. What approach to positioning is Starbucks most likely using?

A shopper at Whole Foods was asked by a researcher to look at a magazine ad for a new line of organic soups. The researcher asked the shopper if the ad seemed credible. What method of pretesting was the researcher using?

Which of the following statements is true about the FCB grid?

Drawing on almost 50 years of experience, Cotton Council International (CCI), the export promotion arm of the National Cotton Council is devoted to expanding U.S. cotton exports by capitalizing on consumer preference for cotton fiber and its products. CCI spends promotional dollars advertising the benefits of 100 percent cotton clothing. CCI uses:

The Values and Lifestyles (VALS) typology uses a two-dimensional structure based on:

A disadvantage of collecting primary data is that it is: