12 questions to validate the fundamentals: distinctions, mix, audience and strategy.
Answer everything, then click Check: your score and explanations will appear.
0.1 · Recall
1. What is the difference between marketing and communication?
Posting on social networks is just one link; marketing orchestrates the whole.
0.1 · Application
2. What does inbound marketing mean?
Inbound (attract) and outbound (go find) complement each other.
0.1 · Arbitration
3. Sofia publishes every day on social media but sales are flat. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Publishing is just one link: audit the whole chain before accelerating.
0.2 · Recall
4. What do the 4Ps of the marketing mix stand for?
The 7Ps add People, Process, Physical evidence for services.
0.2 · Application
5. What do the 7Ps add to the 4Ps?
Who delivers, how, and which proof reassures: suited to services.
0.2 · Application
6. A shop displays a premium price but bargain-basement communication and approximate delivery. What is the problem?
Harmony across the Ps is what makes an offer strong.
0.3 · Application
7. What is a persona for?
You don't target "everyone": the persona makes the target tangible.
0.3 · Application
8. How many personas should you create at first?
Too many personas dilute effort; start from one, grounded in reality.
0.3 · Arbitration
9. A persona built purely on the team's hunches, without talking to any customer: what should you do?
A solid persona feeds on real data, never on hunches alone.
0.4 · Recall
10. What is a SMART goal?
The goal determines channels, budget and KPIs.
0.4 · Application
11. How should you choose your marketing channels?
Do less but better: 2 well-run channels beat 6 neglected ones.
0.4 · Arbitration
12. A goal set with no KPIs at all: what should you conclude?
Every goal has its indicators; measure, learn, adjust.
What's next?
Score ≥ 80%: move on to Level 1 — V3 (website, SEO, Google listing, e-reputation).
Score < 80%: review the sections you missed (distinctions 0.1, mix 0.2, audience 0.3, strategy 0.4), re-read the explanations above, then retake the test.