Match the items of List - I with the items of List - II and select the correct code of matching : Code :List - I (Advertising Agencies) List - II (Clients) (a) Ogilvy and Mather Ltd (i) HDFC (b) JWT Hindustan Thompson Associates (ii) Coca-Cola (c) Mudra Communications (iii) Vodafone (d) McCann- Erikson India Ltd (iv) Nestle
(a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
Option 4 — (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii) is correct.
This item tests recall of well-known agency–client relationships in Indian advertising:
| Advertising agency | Client |
|---|---|
| (a) Ogilvy & Mather Ltd | (iii) Vodafone (the famous “Zoozoo” / pug campaigns) |
| (b) JWT Hindustan Thompson Associates | (iv) Nestle |
| (c) Mudra Communications | (i) HDFC |
| (d) McCann-Erickson India Ltd | (ii) Coca-Cola (McCann is Coke's long-standing global agency) |
The two anchors that quickly fix the answer are Ogilvy & Mather's celebrated Vodafone work and McCann-Erickson's long global association with Coca-Cola. Once those two pairings are set, only option 4 remains consistent for the other two.
Takeaway: link each agency to its signature account — O&M–Vodafone and McCann–Coca-Cola are the giveaways.
The major advantage of the direct mail marketing is :
On which one of the following, the corporate advertising concentrates ?
For the following two statements indicate the correct code :
Statement - I : Advertising is any paid form of personal presentation and promotion of ideas, goods, or services by an identified sponsor.
Statement - II : Sales promotion consists of most long-term incentive tools, designed to stimulate greater purchase of particular products or services by consumers or the trade.
Code :
The major advantage of the direct mail marketing is:
Statement-I: In developing advertising programme marketing managers must always start by identifying the target market and buyer motives.
Statement-II: A company may run multiple ad campaigns at the same time, each emphasizing different aspects of its brand and service.
Which of the following is not a deciding factor for the Advertising Budget out of the given options?
Indicate the correct code matching the items in List - I with those in List - II as follows:
| List - I | List - II |
|---|---|
| a. Competitive parity in advertising | i. Variations in advertising |
| b. Promotional elasticity of product | ii. Advertising scheduling |
| c. Optimal promotion mix | iii. Advertising expenditure |
| d. Pulsing advertising | iv. Marginal equivalence of advertising media outlay |
Use of mail, telephone and other non-personal contact tools to communicate with, or solicit a response from, specific customers and prospects is called:
According to the ‘two-step flow’ concept, messages should be targeted to
The attempt to build and/or maintain a good “corporate image” is referred to as
Advertising method in which a commercial is broadcast simultaneously on several radio stations and/or television channels is known as
The major advantage of the direct mail marketing is :
| List – I | List – II |
|---|---|
| (a) Coupons | (i) Using one brand to advertise another non-competing brand. |
| (b) Tie-in Promotions | (ii) Offers to consumers of savings off the regular price of a product. |
| (c) Cross Promotions | (iii) Certificates entitling the bearer to a stated saving on the purchase of a specific product. |
| (d) Price Packs | (iv) Two or more brands or companies team up on coupons, refunds, and contests to increase pulling power. |