Strategic Writing
Public Relations
Advertising
Marketing and Sales
Potpourri
100

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) particularly relies on effective use of these.

Keywords

100

Many social media platforms rely on these mathematical formulas.

Algorithms

100

This term describes such target-audience characteristics as age and income.

Demographics

100

So-called hacks are popular in content marketing. What is a hack?

A set of how-to instructions

100

What is your favorite childhood memory?

What is your favorite childhood memory?

200

The practice of identifying engagement opportunities by monitoring social media conversations that align with our personal and organizational interests is often called _____________.

Social media listening

200

In public relations, what do members of a particular public share?

A common interest or common values in a particular situation

200

Advertisers use this term to describe product features that particularly appeal to consumers.

Benefits

200

Part of marketing involves directly asking consumers -- face-to-face or through a website or some other medium that allows consumers to respond— to buy the product.

Sales

200

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Text someone in your contacts. The second person to receive a response will get points.

300

What does 'strategos,' the origin of the English word 'strategy,' mean in Greek?


Military leader

300

Who is the audience for a traditional public relations media writing?

One Journalist

300

This part of the text of a print ad eases the transition from the headline to the body copy.

Swing line

300

How many different typefaces are recommended in a brochure?

One or two

300

Take the ugliest selfie possible, post it to Instagram with the caption "How do you spell Instagram???"

(If no Instagram account, post to most used social media platform)

400

In broadcast writing, to what does 'Chyron' refer?
Words on a screen

Word on a screen

400

Announcement news releases generally use this verb tense, especially for the attribution of quotations.

Past

400

How much do radio and TV stations charge to run PSAs?

Nothing

400

The text of many fundraising letters begins with this.

A teaser headline

400

Sell me...

Dill Pickle Lip balm

500

In marketing, what term describes everything that might persuade consumers, including product design, packaging, pricing, product demonstrations, ads and more?

The marketing mix

500

The format of a media advisory is very similar to the format of this document.

A fact sheet

500

How many times in 30-second radio and TV promo should key information be repeated?

Three times

500

The merger of CRM  (customer relationship management) databases with online social media dashboards can create _______.

Data Management Programs (DMPs)

500

What is a secret you have not told anyone else?

Points will be based on shock value and severity of secret.