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The Minnesota Twins, a professional baseball team, wanted to develop creative ways to boost sagging attendance at their ball games. The Twins hired a moderator who, after every home game during the month of July, led informal discussions with groups of 6 to 10 fans to find out what they did and did not like about the baseball team. The discussions were tape recorded and videotaped so that researchers could review the data at a later date and in more detail. What are such informal research discussions called?

People who affect the buying decision by helping to develop specifications (e.g., R&D) for the product are called

This question is based on the following mini-case: A local crafts outlet is losing sales. Gwen, the store’s owner, has contacted a Marketing research firm for help. They have suggested a variety of activities including the following: a survey of a random sample of the store’s customers, sending a researcher to another thriving crafts outlet 100 miles away to observe practices there and write a report, subscribing to a trade journal in the craft industry for new ideas, buying a copy of the local chamber of commerce’s economic report to see if the sales loss is general to the area, conducting a focus group of local citizens. Gwen has to decide which of these items would best help her and which she can afford. The fact that Gwen’s outlet is losing sales would be called a(n)_____by marketers.

Susan feels that the best way to segment airline passengers is to look into why they are flying and ask them for their opinions about air travel. This would be a(n) ________ segmentation approach.

Bud’s Pizza Parlor is interested in having a breakdown of their customers which would tell them things like how often order pizza delivered, their favorite toppings, the number of children per household, number of times they eat pizza in restaurants, and many other items. The research firm which carries out this study would undoubtedly refer to it as a(n)

GlobalTech divides their market based on company size, industry type, and organization type (government, private, non-profit). This is an example of:

Domino’s Pizza recently added sandwiches (considered a different product category than pizza) to its menu. This is an example of a ________. 

Mohammad’s Shoe Company is expanding distribution for its most popular shoe line. The shoe line is in the ________ stage of the product life cycle.

LaToya has found a new market for her restaurant by expanding to catering. The restaurant is in the ________ stage of the product life cycle.

This question is a multiple-choice question. Choose the answer that is a color.