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The Jay Group has gained a strong competitive advantage through **blank** type of differentiation" }, { "answer": "image", "distractors": [ "people", "products", "services", "positioning" ], "sentence": "Ford Motor Company emphasizes \"Quality First\ue004Ford Tough\" in its truck products. In doing so, the company has developed a differentiation strategy based on **blank**." }, { "answer": "more-for-more ", "distractors": [ "more-for-the-same ", "repositioning ", "the-same-for-less ", "more-for-less" ], "sentence": "Neiman Marcus claims superior quality, performance, and style. The owners provide the most upscale products and services and charge a higher price to cover the higher costs. **blank** type of positioning does Neiman Marcus use" }, { "answer": "more-for-less ", "distractors": [ "more-for-the-same ", "more-for-more ", "same-for-less ", "same-for-more" ], "sentence": "When it first opened for business, Home Depot claimed to offer better products at lower prices. 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