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This set of Advertising Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Advertising Set 5

Q1 | The first step in the advertising decision process is
  • Set the budget
  • Specify the objectives of the advertising program
  • Identify the target audience
  • Select the appeal
Q2 | Which of the following is usually NOT an area of responsibility for people who work in anadvertising agency?
  • Research
  • Creativity
  • Printing
  • Buying
Q3 | Advertising agencies were first developed for, and still serve, the purpose of
  • Increasing the amount of research and decision-making clients need to do
  • Mystifying ad purchasing so that clients do not attempt it on their own
  • Pushing clients to make rapid decisions
  • Simplifying and speeding the purchasing of ads for their clients
Q4 | What two major communication channels do marketers use to convey their product to consumers?
  • Word-of-mouth and commercials
  • Personal and non-personal channels
  • Message source and feedback
  • Print media and events
Q5 | Awareness, __________, ___________, preference, ___________ and purchase are the stagesconsumers move through in terms of buyer-readiness.
  • Post-purchase, knowledge, liking
  • Liking, attitude, conviction
  • Knowledge, liking, conviction
  • Knowledge, liking, attitude
Q6 | What is the name of the promotional tool aimed at building good relations with a company andits publics?
  • Publicity
  • Public relations
  • Advertising
  • Promotion
Q7 | Which of the following is not an aspect of the promotion mix?
  • Strategic positioning
  • Direct marketing
  • Advertising
  • public relations
Q8 | Which type of advertising objective is the most important for mature products? [Hint]
  • Informative advertising
  • Comparison advertising
  • Persuasive advertising
  • Reminder advertising
Q9 | _____consists of short-term incentives to encourage the purchase or sale of a product or service.
  • A segmented promotion
  • Sales promotion
  • Advertising
  • A patronage reward
Q10 | Which type of promotional tool is non-public, immediate, customized, and interactive?
  • Segmented advertising
  • Direct marketing
  • Brand contacts
  • Public relations
Q11 | ________ define the task that advertising must do with a specific target audience during aspecific period of time.
  • Advertising strategies
  • Message decisions
  • Advertising campaigns
  • Advertising objectives
Q12 | Developing an effective message strategy begins with identifying ________ that can be used asadvertising appeals.
  • advertising specialties
  • emotions
  • customer benefits
  • sales promotions
Q13 | The most important element of “marketing mix” is
  • The product
  • The price of the product
  • The advertising support
  • A sound distribution network
Q14 | Which one of the following is not a constituent of ‘internal public’ of any organization?
  • Management cadre of the organization
  • Workers’ representatives of the organization
  • Secretarial/clerical personnel of the organization
  • Consumers and consumer groups
Q15 | _________________ is direct communications with carefully targeted individual consumers toobtain an immediate response.
  • Personal selling
  • Public relations
  • Direct marketing
  • Sales promotion
Q16 | Corporate advertising concentrates on:
  • Recruitment
  • Organisational personality
  • Brand personality
  • Product personality
Q17 | The first thing a reader notices in a printed advertising is the:
  • Headline
  • Illustration
  • Copy
  • Format
Q18 | An account in advertising parlance:
  • The budget earmarked for a campaign
  • A client
  • Giving an account of Ad campaign strategy
  • A report of the account executive to the creative team
Q19 | U. S. P.(Unique Selling Proposition) means:
  • A product that can sell
  • A feature similar to that of the competitor’s product/band
  • A feature present only in one product/brand
  • A feature that can not be altered
Q20 | The ‘heart and soul’ of an Ad. Agency is
  • Media department
  • Account department
  • Creative service department
  • Finance department
Q21 | “Advertising is any paid form of non-personal presentation and promotion of idea, goods orservices by identified sponsors.” Whose definition is this?
  • Michael Schudson
  • Russed Colley
  • George Powell
  • American Marketing Association
Q22 | Advertising that is usually restricted in size and format and arranged in a group based on themature of product or service advertised is generally referred to as
  • Display advertising
  • Corporate advertising
  • Classified advertising
  • Corporative advertising
Q23 | Which among them is not a function of advertising;
  • Eliminate seasonal fluctuations
  • Creates confidence in quality
  • Balancing consumers’ budget
  • Increase in per-capita use
Q24 | The manufacturer, government body or organization which wishes to have advertisements cratedand placed:
  • Internal publics
  • Advertiser
  • Consumer
  • Accounts
Q25 | The term used to describe the unique added values and appeal of the brand in relation to otherbrands in the same market is,
  • Brand positioning
  • Brand filling
  • Coverage
  • Brand value