CMA Study Guide 2026

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📋 CMA Exam Format at a Glance

100
Questions
120 min
Time Limit
70.00%
Passing Score

📚 CMA Topics to Study (22)

✍️ Sample CMA Questions & Answers

1. What is 'influencer marketing'?
Partnering with individuals who have social media followings to promote products or services

Influencer marketing leverages individuals with engaged social followings to promote products, using their credibility and reach to drive brand awareness or sales.

2. What is 'price elasticity of demand'?
A measure of how sensitive consumer demand for a product is to changes in price

Price elasticity of demand measures how much the quantity demanded of a product changes in response to a change in its price.

3. Which of the following best describes 'rebranding'?
Changing a brand's name, logo, or overall image to reposition it in the market

Rebranding involves changing a brand's name, visual identity, or messaging to update its image or reposition it strategically.

4. What is 'native advertising'?
Paid content designed to match the look and feel of the editorial content on the platform where it appears

Native advertising blends seamlessly with the surrounding content on a platform, making it less intrusive while still being paid promotional content.

5. Under FTC guidelines, when must social media influencers disclose paid partnerships?
Always, whenever they receive payment, free products, or other compensation to promote a brand

FTC guidelines require influencers to clearly disclose any material connection to a brand, including free products, whenever they endorse it.

6. What is 'earned media' in the context of marketing communications?
Publicity or coverage gained organically, such as press mentions, reviews, or shares

Earned media is publicity that a brand gains organically without paying for it, such as news coverage, social shares, or customer reviews.

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