Question

when publicity stunts get goofy
teen channel: business
theres a red car flying around the sun.
tesla put it there. why? to get people
talking about that car company.
that may seem goofy. but businesses want
to grab peoples attention. some try to
make us laugh. others get us to say, \wow!\
then they hope we will buy what theyre
selling.
its called marketing, and its all around us.
many companies put ads in magazines.
others run them on tv. some give away free
t - shirts or other goodies. and sometimes
photo credit: spacex
every 557 days, this tesla roadster
circles the sun with \starman\ at the
wheel. tesla launched the car and
its fake driver into space as a
question 1
the article talks mainly about ______.
a. marketing stunts that have gone wrong
b. marketing stunts that have been done in space
c. ways that companies market their products
d. ways that companies get customers to help them
submit

Explanation:

The article opens with Tesla's goofy space publicity stunt, frames it as a marketing tactic to grab attention, then mentions other common marketing methods like ads and free goods. It focuses on various ways companies market their products, not just failed stunts, space-only stunts, or customer-assisted methods.

Answer:

C. ways that companies market their products