ࡱ> 130y bjbjEE 0'' 55555TTTTTTTT55Tv55T:D,56 r "p 0z.TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT : Marketing Strategy (MBA 6308) Exam 2 - Review Fall 2007 The exam will be part multiple-choice and part essay: 15 to 20 multiple choice questions and two written questions. The time to take the test will be 2:00pm 3:15pm. Multiple choice questions will be only those related to material covered in the powerpoint handouts. Chapter 6 Analyzing Consumer Markets Culture, subculture, social classes Reference groups Personality and self-concept Perception selective attention, selective distortion, selective retention Why do we buy the things we buy? Study material related to class handouts Chapter 7 Analyzing Business Markets Business market vs. Consumer market (pp. 210-212) Buying situtations Study material related to class handouts Chapter 8 Identifying Market Segments and Targets Levels of market segmentation Bases for segmenting consumer markets: geographic, demographic, social class, age and life-cycle, user status, user rate, behavioral, occasion, benefit, etc. Study material related to class handout Chapter 9 Creating Brand Equity Understand the following: Brand equity and Building brand equity Devising a branding strategy Study material related to class handout Chapter 10 Crafting the Brand Positioning Developing and communicating a positioning strategy Positioning (Ries and Trout), Value Disciplines positioning (Treacy and Wiersema), Points of Parity and Points of Difference Differentiation Study material related to class handout Written Questions: Written question(s) will be selected from the following topics. 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