Scenario 13-1 Miller Brewing Makes Several Brands of Beer, in Particular Miller

Scenario 13-1
Miller Brewing makes several brands of beer, in particular Miller Genuine Draft and Miller Light. They consider public relations - ongoing activities to ensure the organization has a strong public image and includes helping the public to understand the organization and its product - to be a cost effective component of their overall brand promotion Similar to effective advertising and promotions, effective public relations depends on designing and implementing a well-designed public relations plan. The plan includes description of what you want to convey to whom, how you plan to convey it, who is responsible for various activities and by when, and how much money is budgeted to fund these activities.
Public relations frequently include use of traditional media, that is, newspapers, television, magazines, etc. as part of the plan. Miller has a Marketing Communications manager whose responsibility it is to ensure that all the public relations initiatives are consistent with and supportive of Miller's brand advertising efforts.
-(Scenario 13-1) Formerly Miller viewed public relations in a more traditional way - using reactive strategies and tactics. This meant that they

A) Responded to influences outside the control of the company, requiring defensive measures.
B) Faced issues first with defensive measures, then switched to offensive measures.
C) Began each project driven by public relations objectives for strengthening the brand's image.
D) Rarely spend their entire annual public relations budget, shifting it to advertising instead