Questions from General Marketing


Q: For what reasons might a firm choose an option other than making

For what reasons might a firm choose an option other than making a good or service in-house? Why is outsourcing on the rise? How is offshoring different from outsourcing?

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Q: What are some of the environmental factors that may influence buying decisions

What are some of the environmental factors that may influence buying decisions? Identify organizational factors that may influence buying decisions. Describe the role of the professional buyer.

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Q: Why are there more steps in the organizational buying process than in

Why are there more steps in the organizational buying process than in the consumer buying process? Explain why feedback between buyers and sellers is important to the marketing relationship.

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Q: Give an example of a straight rebuy and a modified rebuy.

Give an example of a straight rebuy and a modified rebuy. Why is new-task buying more complex than the first two buying situations?

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Q: What buying center participant is a marketer likely to encounter first?

What buying center participant is a marketer likely to encounter first? In the buying center, who has the formal authority to make a purchase?

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Q: What are the benefits to firms that decide to engage in global

What are the benefits to firms that decide to engage in global marketing?

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Q: Why is it important for a firm to establish high ethical standards

Why is it important for a firm to establish high ethical standards for sustainability? What role do you think marketers play in implementing these high standards?

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Q: What type of nation benefits most from countertrade? Why?

What type of nation benefits most from countertrade? Why?

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Q: Why is a nation’s infrastructure an important factor for global marketers to

Why is a nation’s infrastructure an important factor for global marketers to consider?

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Q: What are the two different classifications of tariffs? What is each

What are the two different classifications of tariffs? What is each designed to do?

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