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The Strategist Quiz (#129)

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Gaurav Sri Krishna New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 20 2013 | 12:26 AM IST
  1. This brand is named after the current that flows along the coast of Florida. Identify the brand and also the reason why it was named so. 
     
  2. Identify this Indian firm that acquired the oldest stock broking firm in London and has a Latin name that means values that bind people or religion. 
  3. During the 1600s one of the Popes authorised Christians to partake of what had hitherto been called Satan’s drink. What was Satan’s drink? Also name the Pope who allowed it. 
     
  4. This brand began its life as a makeup remover for women in the 1920s. It was first advertised as movie stars’ secret to keep their skin pretty. Identify the brand. 
     
  5. What is the term used to describe an element of marketing that dissuades customers from desiring a particular product or service? Also name the person who coined it. 
     
  6. From a branding perspective what is common to Intel, Samsung and LG? Does it ring a bell? 
     
  7. This person invested in the then failing General Motors company during the early 1900s and won a seat on the board. By 1920, he was president of the company. Name the investor and the company that bears his family name. 
     
  8. Which Indian business family set up a company called General Foods in the 1970s and by what name is the group known today? 
     
  9. Name the first company in India to cash in on its recent brand campaign’s popularity by launching exclusive merchandise linked to it. 
     
  10. Connect these two brands (logos below) that are involved in a trademark infringement controversy.

 

 

Ten all-correct entries will receive a copy of Thomas N Duening & John M Ivancevich’s Management Principles & Guidelines, published by Wiley India (books courtesy: Wiley India). One lucky winner will also receive a cheque for Rs 2,000. Send your entries to strategist@bsmail.in. All entries must carry the postal address of the contestant. Last date for receiving entries: 30 December. Previous winners, employees of Business Standard and Wiley India and their families are not eligible to participate.

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First Published: Dec 29 2009 | 12:13 AM IST

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