Nouns
a kind of survey to collect information about a population
census
I am looking for something. Give a synonym of "looking for".
seek
baby ______________ are older than millennial and generation X
baby boomers
Cannabis is now legal in Canada. The federal government legalized cannabis, in part, because so many Canadian citizens thought charging someone for using cannabis was not _____________.
Justified.
The price of face masks was increased by 100% when the news of COVID - 19 spread.
synonym for "increased by"?
marked up
You can increase your ___________ of your surroundings by talking with local people.
awareness
Youth culture has moved away from rock and roll. Another way of saying this is that the youth have ____________ away from rock, or there has been a __________. (same word for blanks)
shift
If you are Chinese or Korean, you are a member of a ___________ ____________.
visible minority
A brand name should not ____________ _________ other brand names. It should not copy other brand names or sound too similar.
infringe on
Do you ban something or do you ban on something?
Ban
one piece of, a part of something larger
segment
Tom said that there were 1000 people at the protest, but I think he was _________________.
exaggerating
_____________ ________________ is an old idea which is still very important in some cultures. You can get an idea of __________ _________ by looking at education, wealth, and even attitudes.
social class
Give an example of an unsustainable marketing practice.
Any sales practice which cannot continue. For example, making false claims about a product, selling a product below cost, offering guarantees which go far beyond the lifespan of a product etc.
Name a charge against a company in your country.
Answers will vary. Charges can be for things like copyright infringement, product tampering, unsafe practices, fraud, deceptive sales practices, price fixing etc.
It's a noun and a verb. Means to show, or it could be a display.
exhibit
recession
Parents will do anything for their children. If someone mistreats their child, parents will often advocate _____ their child.
advocate for
Name two ways a marketer might lure customers?
low prices, rebates, limited supply, advertising, celebrity endorsements, stealth advertising
Give the physical and abstract meaning of "rigid".
Physical meaning: it doesn't bend easily. It's solid.
Abstract meaning: a person's opinions or values don't change no matter what.
Rice, wheat, canola, beans, oil are all examples of....
commodities
_________ __________ smoking, and you will live an extra 10 years.
Refrain from
Marketers may use deceptive _____________ to encourage people to buy their products.
practices, methods, tricks, gimmicks, ploys
What is planned obsolescence?
When manufacturers intentionally design a product to fail at a set time in the future.
Quebec is a mostly French speaking province. Quebec once had a referendum on separating from Canada. One of their primary beliefs is that Quebec is a __________ society from the rest of Canada.
distinct society