When mary lynn went to the grocery store last week, she took with her several coupons she had received in the mail that week. while at the store, mary lynn was offered samples of several food items and she actually bought a few of those, using the in-store coupons. she also bought a particular brand of toothpaste, because the tube came with a free toothbrush. mary lynn is taking advantage of:
a) sales promotion.
b) advertising.
c) publicity.
d) viral marketing.

Sales promotion

Explanation:

In the question, Mary Lynn took coupons she had received, she received free samples of food items that she ended up buying and she bought a toothpaste because it came with a free toothbrush. We can see that Mary Lynn is taking advantage of Sales promotion, since she is being persuaded to buy certain products using different tactics (free products, discounts, tasting, etc)

the correct answer is "c": the pillars proclaimed his regret at the bloodshed at the battle of kalinga and his conversion to buddhism.

the kalinga war is considered as one of the largest battles in the history of india. it was fought between the between the maurya empire, which ruled the lands of what is now known as india at the time, and the independent feudal kingdom of kalinga.

the army of maurya empire, led by its king ashoka, fought a prolonged war against kalinga. the war ended around 262 bce with the victory of the maurya empire. it is believed that ashoka, after having witnessed the loss of many lives during this war, felt deep responsibility and eventually converted into buddhism.