【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文] 23-30
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F. OK Olive, now you've said that at this stage in our consultation process you want to talk about promoting the business ...
M: Yes.
F: And I would say the place to start is establishing what it is you mean by the business.
M: Uh—huh.
F: So the first step is to carry out an appraisal.
M: Like an analysis?
F: Yes, considering all aspects of your operation, strengths and weaknesses, and so on, so you can get clear in your own head what your selling points should be. The possibilities for what you might focus on are pretty wide. People often tend to have a strong belief in their products, although these expectations are generally so high that differentiation can be tough to establish on that front. In your case being able to get the goods to customers quickly is likely to have a greater impact and so be something worth drawing attention to—it represents the kind of service that will make the goods easier to sell, and so give you a wider appeal.
M: Interesting.
F: And you should also think ahead a bit, and specify what you're looking, to achieve through greater publicity.
M: Right. I've been thinking in terms of improving the customer base. Bike accessories is a surprisingly competitive area but I'm satisfied that we're positioned reasonably well although I would like to be selling in higher volumes, getting more bulk orders through chains. I've got some very colorful staff who'd welcome the challenge of testing their skills in handling bigger deals.
F: And further into the future?
M: I think basically bringing in product improvements. Obviously, cycling as a sport plays a key role in the market people expect ever better equipment, and I need to be upgrading what I produce all the time, so that eventually the whole rankle is what I'd currently term
"best".
F: That all makes sense. Now, you referred to the idea of newspaper advertising in our meeting last week.
M: As one way to go.
F: It's a popular form of advertising of course, but not without its pitfalls—although I certainly wouldn't want to ignore its many advantages. Bear in mind that most people do not read a paper from cover to cover nor for any length of time. They flick through and dip into it for about ten or twenty minutes and may therefore miss your advertisement. A significant proportion of them won't be interested in your message anyway, however brilliantly you design it. And of course papers have very skilled design departments who'll do their best to give you a striking layout. Papers tend not to be kept for very long—people leave them behind on trains and in cafes. You can seek to compensate for this by publishing repeats and variations as often as you wish, of course, but you could find you're chasing ever lower returns.
M: I'd also wondered about guidebooks. I thought they could be a safe bet, despite having a fairly low circulation. I've noticed a fair number of ads in this year's edition of the tourist guide for the region, for example, and I feel that it's a type of publication that people tend to leave lying around for others to read, or borrow, so the exposure could be quite effective throughout the year.
F: Good point, moving onto direct mail...
M: Now I've been having some doubts there, Rose.
F: Oh?
M: Yeah, I mean, in terms of resources. I understand that it can impact quite well, although the percentage rates I hear quoted don't strike me as particularly impressive. But assembling the whole thing seems pretty labour-intensive. There's so much else to be getting on with, without trying to plough your way through some endless list of potential consumers, most of whom may not be interested anyway.
F: Well, that's certainly something to take into account, but I'd still recommend you to seriously consider doing a mailshot.
M: I'm not ruling it out.
F: And if you do, make sure you take an effective approach, because that envelope and its contents will be saying a lot about you. Your letter could be short and concise or long and explanatory, but it should attract attention to the quality of your operation and generate orders or at least enquiries. And to make people get as far as reading it, you need the right packaging, with colour, fonts and graphics all reflecting the right image for your operation. Impact is everything with a mailshot.
M: OK. And the last possibility was exhibitions.
F: Yes, no A—here I would just urge caution. As with any industry, there are a lot of cowboys operations in the exhibitions field, with unsuitable venues or unrealistically high costs, and you have to make sure that what's on offer really is of value to you. There again, be clear about what that value might be, because you're unlikely, even at the best run exhibition, to be flooded with orders — people are looking around, comparing — so it's really for you to decide as an individual if participating, being away from your office, would pay off or not.
M: Hmm, there's plenty to think about, and I think...

[关键信息] In your case being able to get the goods to customers quickly is likely to have a greater impact and so be something worth drawing attention to．能够及时地把货物发送给顾客可能会给人留下更深印象，应该得到重视。这样的即时服务会促进销售。因此，发货速度是第一重要的因素。故B是正确答案。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[关键信息] I've got some very colorable staff who'd welcome the challenge of testing their skills in handling bigger deals.希望通过渠道增加销售，发展有库存的批发商或零售商数量，他们就像是我们的员工一样。故A是正确答案。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[关键信息] and I need to be upgrading what I produce all the time, so that eventually the whole range is what I'd currently term "best". That all makes sense．我需要不断地升级我们的产品，最终使得我们的产品达到我认为的“最佳”。也就是说提供更高质量的产品是他的长期目标。故A是正确答案。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[关键信息] They flick through and dip into it for about ten or twenty minutes and may therefore miss your advertisement. A significant proportion of them won't be interested in your message anyway．不管你的广告设计的如何精美，人们往往匆匆浏览报纸，可能会错过你的广告，另外，有很大一部分人根本对你的广告不感兴趣，由此可以看出，Rose认为报纸广告的影响是有限的。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[关键信息] I thought they could be a safe bet,...that it's a type of publication that people tend to leave lying around for others to read, or borrow, so the exposure could be quite effective throughout the year．尽管发行量小，但是像旅行指南这样的出版物可以供他人浏览，借阅，上面的广告可能在全年中都可能被人看到，因而是有效的广告媒体。故C是正确答案。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[关键信息] although the percentage rates I hear quoted don't strike me as particularly impressive. But assembling the whole thing seems pretty labour-intensive．我并不太在意邮购的费率，但是把所有的东西都集中在一起可是一件很辛苦的工作，包括无限多的潜在客户名单的整理等等。故B是正确答案。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[关键信息] And to make people get as far as reading it, you need the right packaging, with colour, fonts and graphics all reflecting the right image for your operation. Impact is everything with a mailshot。印象是邮寄广告 的一切，它的包装，颜色搭配、字体、图片等等都要恰当地反映出你的经营特点，即：所有的可视特征都要保持一致，故A是正确答案。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[关键信息] because you're unlikely, even at the best run exhibition, to be flooded with orders-people are looking around．即使在组织最好的展览会上，也不会带来大量的订单，人们只是来逛一逛，故C是正确答案。