Scenario 8-1 The Blanding Agency Is an Agency That Specializes in Developing

Scenario 8-1
The Blanding Agency is an agency that specializes in developing advertising campaigns for smaller retailer clients. For example, Blanding was hired by Brown's Shoe Fit, a small regional chain of five shoe stores, to develop a slogan and specific ads to be used in a three month newspaper advertising campaign. Brown's marketing director, Rick Lindgren, was adamant with the Blanding account representative that the campaign must be catchy and modern to appeal to a target audience that has an active lifestyle and is between the ages of 16 and 29. More importantly, Rick wanted the slogan to be memorable and unique.
Blanding developed a campaign and presented it to Rick, based upon the theme/slogan: "Do What You Do in Brown Shoe Fit Shoes." Blanding felt that this campaign would help consumers recognize the importance of having comfortable shoes but also raise awareness of the Brown Shoe Fit retail brand. Subsequently to running the ad they won an EFFIE (advertising effectiveness award) for the ad. It seemed that the surprising and appealing visuals gave the slogan unexpectedly positive social meaning.
-(Scenario 8-1) Which of the following make the Account Executive role one of the most difficult of all management roles in business?

A) AE's have to provide a positive interface between clients ruled by reason and creatives who clients perceive to be "having fun and screwing around"
B) AE's alone have to calculate complicated ad production costs and timetables
C) AE's have to come up with strategies for inherently non-strategic products - the art and music of ads
D) Clients don't respect them because they defend creativity