📚 Key vocabulary brand equity — the commercial value derived from consumer perception of a brand name rather than the product itself market segmentation — dividing a broad market into subgroups of consumers with common needs or characteristics conversion rate — the percentage of website visitors or leads who complete a desired action, such as making a purchase customer acquisition cost (CAC) — the total cost of winning a new customer, including marketing and sales expenses return on investment (ROI) — a measure of the profitability of an investment, calculated as net profit divided by cost lead generation — the process of attracting and capturing interest from potential customers for a business's products or services value proposition — a clear statement explaining how a product solves a customer problem and why it is better than alternatives positioning — the process of establishing how a brand or product occupies a distinct place in the minds of target customers B2B (business-to-business) — commercial transactions conducted between two businesses, rather than between a business and a consumer B2C (business-to-consumer) — commercial transactions where a business sells products or services directly to individual consumers
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Choose the best response to complete each of the sentences below.
1. This message _____________________ the customers. = Customers can (personally) relate to the message.
Correct answer: resonates with.
2. We need an advertising campaign that ____________________ customers to switch to our new plan.
Correct answer: encourages.
3. The image _____________________ you from the logo. = You don't notice the logo because of the image.
Correct answer: distracts.
4. This product is ____________________. = A large number of customers want it.
Correct answer: in high demand.
5. The CEO thought this was a ____________________ plan (meaning: one designed to avoid failure).
Correct answer: fail-safe.
6. Jim wanted to __________________ (meaning: talk about) the product's shortcomings.
Correct answer: address.
7. To speed up growth = To __________________ growth
Correct answer: accelerate.
8. They lost their banking license. = Their banking license was __________________.
Correct answer: revoked.
9. The CEO can be described as being at the ____________________ of a company.
Correct answer: helm.
10. These meetings will ____________________ next week. = They will become the main focus of attention.