Preliminary Certificate in Marketing

09th

July, 2017 – Examination

PCM II 2017 – 94th

Intake, 27th

Year

Candidate’s Registration Number (As per in the examination admission form / Student ID) 0 0 0 0 0

For Examiner’s use only

Examiner’s Comments

Second Examiner’s Comments

Part One 1st Marker 2nd Marker Final Marks

Question 01

Part Two

Question No.

Question 02

Question 03

Question 04

Question 05

Question 06

Question 07

Question 08

Question 09

Question 10

Question 11

Part Three

Question No.

Question 12

Question 13

Question 14

Question 15

Total

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Instructions to Candidates

Time: 0930 hrs – 1230 hrs Duration: Three (03) hours

There are three parts in this question paper. Part One

This part has 40 multiple choice questions. It is a compulsory section. Candidates are expected to select the most suitable answer and tick the selected answer in the given box in the question paper itself.

Part Two

Candidates are expected to answer the questions in the space provided in the question paper. All answers are compulsory.

Part Three

Candidates are expected to answer only two questions out of four.

Answers should be written in the additional supplementary answer sheets provided and they should be attached to the question paper itself.

Other Instructions

State your Registration Number on the front cover of the answer book and on each and every additional paper attached to it. Your name must not appear anywhere in the answer book or answer scripts.

Always start answering a question on a new page.

You are reminded that answers should not be written in pencil or red pen except in drawing diagrams.

Answer the questions using:

Effective arrangement and presentation Clarity of expression Logical and precise arguments

Illegible hand writing will be penalised.

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PART ONE

Read the Question and Select the Most Appropriate Answer Tick Your Choice in the Given Space

Question 01

Question 1.1

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words in the correct sequence: ______________ is the management process responsible for ______________anticipating and ______________customers’ requirements profitably.

a) Marketing, identifying, satisfying

b) Marketing, production , satisfying

c) Internal Marketing, identifying, satisfying

d) Marketing communication, identifying, communicating

Question 1.2

The moral philosophies/principles that define right or wrong behaviour in marketing is known as:

a) Marketing Ethics

b) Marketing Concept

c) Marketing Myopia

d) None of the above

Question 1.3

A sale is not the end of a process but the start of an organization’s relationship with a customer. Such an approach is termed as:

a) Production Approach

b) Transaction Approach

c) Direct Marketing

d) None of the Above

Question 1.4

Fill in the blank with the appropriate word: ______________is a process that occurs within an organisation whereby the functional process motivates, aligns, and empowers employees at all management levels to deliver a satisfying customer experience and moulding the corporate culture.

a) Competitor Orientation

b) Ambush Marketing

c) Internal Marketing

d) Marketing Communication

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Question 1.5 Fill in the blank with the appropriate word: A company’s ______________consists of the actors and forces outside marketing that affect the marketing management’s ability to build and maintain successful relationships with target customers.

a) Corporate Culture

b) PESTEEL Factors.

c) Marketing Environment

d) None of the Above

Question 1.6 Which micro environmental factor is missing from the list: suppliers, competitors, publics, customers?

a) Demographic

b) Technological

c) Distributors

d) Political

Question 1.7 The key elements of the extended marketing mix includes:

a) People, Place, Product

b) Product, Process, Physical evidence

c) Promotion, Place, Process

d) People, Process, Physical evidence

Question 1.8 Fill in the blank with the appropriate word: ______________ represent a systematic attempt to supply continuous, useful, updated stream of information to decision makers for decision making.

a) Market Research

b) Marketing intelligence

c) Marketing information systems

d) Qualitative Research

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Question 1.9

A method of data collection which involves either a face to face respondent or a group of 5-20 respondents is known as:

a) Survey research

b) Observational research

c) Experimentation

d) Depth Interviews

Question 1.10

One of the key advantage of secondary data is:

a) Relevant to the information requirement

b) Sufficient amount of information could be collected

c) Specific and very focused

d) Relatively quicker to extract

Question 1.11

A market place in which all the individual and households buy goods and services for personal consumption is defined as:

a) Consumer market

b) Industrial market

c) Business market

d) International market

Question 1.12 With reference to organizational buying behaviour, there are three major types of buying situations. These three types are:

a) Straight Re-buy, Modified Re-buy and New task Purchase

b) Problem recognition, Modified Re-buy and New task Purchase

c) Straight Re-buy, Modified Re-buy and Post purchase evaluation

d) Straight Re-buy, Evaluation of alternatives and New task Purchase

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Question 1.13

Fill in the blank with the appropriate word: ______________ is arranging for a market offering to occupy a clear, distinctive and desirable place relative to competing products in the minds of the target consumers.

a) Targeting

b) Geographical Segmentation

c) Positioning

d) Segmentation

Question 1.14 Organisations use wide range of positioning tools or variables to gain a slot in the customer’s mind. ‘Signal’ Toothpaste is a well-known brand in Sri Lanka and the positioning tool used is “Signal - Strong teeth and prevention of decay”. The positioning variable/tool used by ‘Signal’ is known as:

a) Product Category Leader

b) Benefit Positioning

c) Unique Selling Proposition

d) None of the above

Question 1.15 The Five stages of the product life cycle in the correct sequence is:

a) Development, Maturity, Decline, Introduction and Growth

b) Development, Maturity, Decline, Growth and Introduction

c) Introduction, Development, Maturity, Decline and Growth

d) Development, Introduction, Growth Maturity and Decline

Question 1.16 The Four (04) key steps in building a brand in the brand development process are:

a) Brand Recognition, Brand acceptance, Brand Awareness and Brand Loyalty

b) Brand Recognition, Brand acceptance, Brand Preference and Brand Awareness

c) Brand Recognition, Brand acceptance, Brand Preference and Brand Loyalty

d) Brand Recognition, Brand Awareness, Brand Preference and Brand Loyalty

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Question 1.17 The Product Life Cycle stage in which the sales rise rapidly and the product starts making profits is known as:

a) Growth

b) Decline

c) Maturity

d) Introduction

Question 1.18

Fill in the blank with the appropriate word in reference to Services Marketing:

______________ means that services cannot be seen, tasted, felt, heard or smelt before they are bought.

a) Perishability

b) Variability

c) Inseparability

d) Intangibility

Question 1.19 Less frequently purchased consumer products that customers compare carefully on suitability, quality, price and style are known as:

a) Staple products

b) Shopping products

c) Convenience products

d) Specialty products

Question 1.20 Fill in the blank with the appropriate word: A ______________ is a name, term, sign, symbol or design or a combination of them, intended to identify the goods or services of one seller or group of sellers and to differentiate them from those of competitors.

a) Product

b) Commodity

c) Brand

d) Place

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Question 1.21 A pricing strategy, whereby a monetary amount or percentage is added to the cost of the product is referred to as:

a) Cost - based pricing

b) Internal oriented pricing

c) Psychological pricing

d) Breakeven analysis

Question 1.22

With reference to pricing strategies, which of the following is the most marketing-oriented way of pricing?

a) Mark-up pricing

b) Competitor-based pricing

c) Cost-plus pricing

d) Value based pricing

Question 1.23 1. Price is the only element in the Marketing Mix which generates revenue 2. Price should be set in isolation; it should not be well blended with other Marketing Mix

variables From the above statements, which one is correct?

a) Only statement 1 is correct

b) Both statements are correct

c) Only statement 2 is correct

d) Both statements are false

Question 1.24 Fill in the blank with the appropriate word: ______________ is a set of activities - consisting of order processing, materials handling, warehousing, inventory management and transportation - used in the movement of products from producers to consumers or end users.

a) Exclusive distribution

b) Physical distribution management

c) Channel management

d) Process management

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Question 1.25 Fill in the blank with the appropriate word: ______________ sell direct to the final consumer and may either purchase directly from the manufacturer or deal with a wholesaler, depending on the purchasing power and volume

a) Brokers

b) Retailers

c) Agent

d) Wholesalers

Question 1.26 Fill in the blank with the appropriate word:

A marketing _______________ links producers to other middleman or to those who ultimately use the products.

a) Communication

b) Campaign

c) Intermediary

d) Concept

Question 1.27 The first three steps/stages in the selling process in the correct sequence are:

a) Prospecting and Qualifying, Handling objections, Approach

b) Prospecting and Qualifying, Pre-approach, Handling objections

c) Prospecting and Qualifying, Pre-approach, Approach

d) Awareness, Pre-approach, Approach

Question 1.28 The key role of marketing communication is:

a) Inform, Persuade and Remind

b) Inform, Persuade and Design

c) Branding, Persuade and Remind

d) Inform, Distribute and Remind

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Question 1.29

With reference to the communication process model encoding means:

a) Relates to the interpretation of the message by the receiver

b) Relates to the interpretation of the message by the sender

c) Relates to putting the message in a form accessible to the receiver

d) Relates to putting the message in a form accessible to the sender

Question 1.30

You are devising the promotion mix for a business-to-business product targeted at business organisations. Which of the following elements of the promotion mix would be appropriate?

a) TV advertising, sales promotion and trade fairs

b) Personal selling, trade fairs and trade magazine advertising

c) Trade fairs, consumer promotions and TV advertising

d) Consumer promotions, direct marketing and radio advertising

Question 1.31 Fill in the blank with the appropriate word:

______________ consists of short-term incentives to encourage purchase or sales of a product or service.

a) Advertising b) Sales Promotion c) Public Relations d) Personal Selling

Question 1.32 Immediate national launch of a product is known as:

a) The Sprinkler strategy

b) Waterfall strategy

c) Commercialization strategy

d) None of the above

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Question 1.33 Fill in the blank with the appropriate word: A ______________ represents the broad, long term tasks that the organisation wants to accomplish through the conduct of its business. It provides the organisation a clear purpose and direction, keeping on track and preventing it from drifting.

a) Mission statement

b) Corporate objectives

c) Marketing communications

d) New product development

Question 1.34 The commonest mechanism for structuring internal and external audit information to provide a critical analysis is known as:

a) The SWOT Analysis

b) AIDA Model

c) The BCG Matrix

d) The Delphi Method

Question 1.35 One useful device for identifying growth opportunities is the product/market expansion grid developed by Ansoff which gives the marketer four strategic options to achieve sales growth. The four strategic options are:

a) Market Penetration, Market Extension, Test Marketing And Diversification

b) Market Penetration, Market Development, Product Development and Diversification

c) Market Extension, Market Development, Product Development and Test Marketing

d) Market Penetration, Market Development, Product Development and Market Extension

Question 1.36

Good marketing objectives should conform to the following criteria:

a) Specific, Measurable, Aspirational, Relevant and Timeframe

b) Strategy, Monitor, Accepted, and Timeframe

c) Specific, Monitor, Aspirational, Reduce and Timeframe

d) Strategy, Measurable, Actionable, Relevant and Timeframe

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Question 1.37 Fill in the blank with the appropriate word: Plans are nothing or useless unless they degenerate into action. ______________ is the step and activities that are required to bring plans to life.

a) Marketing Control

b) Sales Forecasting

c) Contingency Planning

d) Implementation

Question 1.38 Fill in the blank with the appropriate word: ______________is a social networking site designed specifically for the business community.

a) Myspace

b) Facebook

c) LinkedIn

d) Instagram

Question 1.39 A social networking and micro blogging website that enables users to send and read messages limited to 140 characters is known as:

a) Viral marketing

b) Intranet

c) Email

d) Twitter

Question 1.40

Fill in the blank with the appropriate word: A site sometimes referred to as an online personal journal, designated for an individual to

write about his/her daily experiences, to illicit thoughts and often allowing readers to offer their comments is known as.

a) Blog

b) Extranet

c) Instagram

d) E-commerce

(Total 40 Marks)

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PART TWO

Answer All Questions in the Given Space

Question 02 a) Identify four (04) key functions/activities of Marketing.

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b) The Evolution of the Marketing Concept followed four main Orientations. Fill in the blanks

with emphasis on relevant orientations.

Concept / Orientation Emphasis/Aims

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(04 Marks) Question 03

a) What is Relationship Marketing?

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Question 04 From the Buyer’s view point, age of customer relationships, the seven P’s might be better described as the seven C’s. Identify the relevant C’s.

Sellers View (7P’s) Buyer’s View (7C’s)

Product

Price

Place

Promotion

People

Process

Physical Evidence

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Question 05

Explain the following terms.

Secondary data

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Primary data

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(04 Marks) Question 06

a) What is Market Segmentation?

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Question 07

a) To ensure that pricing decisions are effective and consistent with the organisation’s objectives, marketers should consider the five factors (5 C’s of Pricing). Fill the boxes with the five factors.

b) Briefly explain the following pricing strategies.

Market Penetration pricing strategy

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PRICING DECISIONS

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Question 08

Briefly explain the following with relevant product examples. a) Intensive Distribution

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Question 09

a) Identify four (04) key characteristics of a successful salesperson.

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b) Identify four (04) direct marketing tools an organisation could use in order to develop a

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Question 10

a) What is marketing planning?

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Question 11

Briefly explain the following terms with reference to Digital Marketing. a) Digital Marketing

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Total of 40 Marks

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PART THREE

Select 2 Out of 4 Questions and Answer Them in Supplementary Sheets. Attach Your Answer Sheets to The Question Paper.

Question 12 Explain briefly the three (03) key components/conditions of the marketing concept and list three (03) benefits of implementing the marketing concept in an organisation. (10 Marks) Question 13 Briefly explain key stages of the Consumer Buying Decision Process with reference to a product of your choice.

(10 Marks) Question 14 With the aid of a diagram, explain the five (05) different levels of a product with relevant examples.

(10 Marks) Question 15 With reference to Marketing planning, an organization has to conduct two types of audits in order to identify its current situation. Explain the two (02) types of audits the organization has to conduct, indicating its purpose and the key areas to be considered and list three (03) benefits of marketing planning to an organization.

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(10 Marks x 2 Questions) (Total of 20 Marks)

(Total Marks 100)

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