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1 .       All of the following would be steps or concerns in the process of strategic planning EXCEPT: 



2 .       The process of developing and maintaining a strategic fit between the organization's goals and capabilities and its changing marketing opportunities is called: 



3 .       With respect to the steps in the strategic planning model, which of the following steps follows "defining the company mission"? 



4 .       Which of the following would most likely be considered to be a market-oriented mission statement? 



5 .       Which of the following companies (with the associated mission statement) BEST illustrates the idea of a market-oriented mission statement? 



6 .       If an SBU were to be characterized as one that showed low-growth and had a low-share of the business and products in its industry, this SBU would be classified as a ____________ according to the BCG growth-share matrix. 



7 .       According to information provided in New Directions 2-3, all of the following are key elements of Tim Horton's strategy EXCEPT: 



8 .       If Tim Horton's Coffee plans to add 200 stores this year by subdividing markets (to make getting to a Tim Horton's easier), it could be said that this coffee giant would be following which of the following growth strategies? 



9 .       A company's value chain is only as strong as its: 



10 .       At the centre of any marketing process is: 



11 .       Which of the following terms would be most closely associated with the phrase "dividing a market into distinct groups with distinct needs, characteristics, or behaviour that might require separate products or marketing mixes"? 



12 .       The marketing mix consists of the four Ps: product, price, place, and promotion. In the age of connectedness, these tools might be more appropriately named the four Cs: Customer solution, Customer cost, ___________, and Communication. 



13 .       One of the chief goals of the implementation function in marketing management is to: 



14 .       The step in a formal marketing plan that includes a market description, a product review, a review of competition, and a review of distribution is the: 



15 .       The first step in the marketing control process is best described as being one where the marketer: 



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