While choosing countries to invest in, companies often choose psychic proximity to their own country. Psychic proximity can best be defined as countries ________.

A retailer who utilizes a(n) ________ policy charges a constant low price with little or no price promotions and special sales.

All response hierarchy models of the communication process assume the buyer passes through cognitive, affective, and behavioral stages, in that order. Which of the following product categories lends itself most appropriately to such a “learn-feel-do” sequence?

Dante is a media buyer with Shelvey Partners, an ad agency in San Francisco. He is currently working on charting a media plan for the ads of a department store chain to target the upcoming Thanksgiving weekend. Which of the following advertising timing patterns is best suited for running these ads?

________ can work to the advantage of marketers with strong brands when consumers make neutral or ambiguous brand information more positive.

________ call(s) for the producer to establish a schedule of discounts and allowances that intermediaries see as equitable and sufficient.

LCH is a leading electronics company that produces and markets its own brand of desktop and laptop computers, for both individual consumers and businesses. During the planning process, LCH conducts a ________, which profiles all interactions customers in the target market may have with LCH, its computers, and its services.

In which of the following is a person performing the role of an approver?

Which of the following is a benefit of franchising for franchisees?

Which of the following marketing communications tools has the highest cost-effectiveness in the introduction stage of the product life cycle?