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This set of Advertising Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Advertising Set 3

Q1 | The process in which one idea is allowed to stimulate another without reaching adecision about whether any of the ideas are valid :
  • creative process
  • brainstorming
  • dilemma
  • ambiguous idea
Q2 | ASCI stands for:
  • advertising standards council of india
  • indian council for advertising standards
  • american standards council for institutions
  • association of standards council in india
Q3 | Advertising has its shortcomings illustrated by which of the following?
  • advertising cannot be as persuasive as a company sales person
  • advertising is impersonal
  • advertising can be extremely expensive when using a multimedia approach
  • advertising can only conduct a one-way communication with the audience
Q4 | The avoidance of the use of 'bait and switch' tactics that encourage consumers tochange to another brand is a result of:
  • regulatory rules
  • legal intervention
  • response to the increasing demand for more socially responsible marketing communication
  • all of the above
Q5 | Copy testing is a specialized field of marketing research that determines an ad’seffectiveness among consumers. It is also known as,
  • post-testing
  • copy tasting
  • pre-testing
  • primary testing
Q6 | Which of the following is not an advantage of the use of outdoor media forms?
  • flexibility
  • no audience selectivity
  • high repeat exposure
  • good positional selectivity
Q7 | Expand AMA:
  • advertising management association
  • american marketing association
  • advertising and marketing association
  • american marketing agency
Q8 | ________are established to influence government policy, corporate policy or publicopinion.
  • marketing group
  • persuasive group
  • lobby group
  • agenda setting group
Q9 | AIDA stands for:
  • attention, interest, desire and action
  • approach, intelligence, demand and assurance
  • attitude, interest, decision and action
  • assurance, interest, desire and action
Q10 | ________is a form of contextual advertising where specific keywords within thetext of a web-page are matched with advertising and/or related information units.
  • matching ad
  • in-text ad
  • match key ad
  • key text ad
Q11 | _______is the measure of the degree of brain activity that can be used to asses aperson’s reactions to an ad.
  • response activity
  • reaction activity
  • consumer assessment
  • alpha activity
Q12 | _________is a demographic description of the people or house- holds that areprospects for a product or service.
  • consumer data
  • consumer profile
  • sampling process
  • consumer impression
Q13 | Cool hunters are the marketing professionals who make observations andpredictions in changes of,
  • the market
  • the consumers
  • advertising trends
  • new or existing cultural trends
Q14 | An online banner ad that looks like a dialog box with buttons. It simulates an errormessage or an alert.
  • trick banner ad
  • spam ad
  • banner ad
  • persuasive ad
Q15 | ___________ is a specific coordinated advertising effort on behalf of a particularproduct or service that extends for a specified period of time.
  • marketing
  • campaign
  • public relation
  • product placement
Q16 | Which of the following is not an example of persuasive advertising:
  • Persuading customers to receive a sales call
  • Encouraging the customer to purchase now
  • Building brand preference
  • Explaining how the product works
Q17 | A specific coordinated advertising effort on behalf of a particular product or service that extendsfor a specified period of time
  • Campaign
  • Trial
  • Marketing
  • Commercial
Q18 | Advertising that is set in small type and arranged according to categories or interests
  • Display ads
  • Classified ads
  • Testimonial ads
  • Banner ads
Q19 | The process of reserving time or time periods with a station or network; checking onavailable advertising time.
  • Free time
  • Cross time
  • Clear time
  • Reserved time
Q20 | Advertising that is under complete control of the advertiser, rather than through someestablished medium
  • Direct advertising
  • Brand advertising
  • Display ad
  • Classified ad
Q21 | The first printed advertisements were single sheets, printed on one side, that today would be called
  • Fliers
  • Barrages
  • Flights
  • Brochures
Q22 | A /an __________ reimburses a retailer for extra in-store support or special featuring of a brand.
  • Organizational allowance
  • Merchandise allowance
  • Case allowance
  • Finance allowance
Q23 | Sales tools used to support a company's advertising and personal selling directed to wholesalers,retailers, or distributors are called
  • Trade-oriented sales promotions
  • Consumer promotions
  • Manufacturers promotions
  • Sales promotions
Q24 | __________ are programs in which a manufacturer pays a percentage of a retailer's localadvertising expense for advertising the manufacturer's products.
  • Trade promotion programs
  • Consumer promotion programs
  • Cooperative advertising programs
  • Cause-related marketing programs
Q25 | In planning and obtaining publicity, a frequently used tool is the __________, which is anannouncement regarding changes in the company or the product line.
  • Trade show
  • News release
  • Infomercial
  • Double-page spread