Scenario 9-1
The Excellent Agency specializes in developing advertising campaigns for smaller retail clients. Excellent is hired by Shadowleaf Shoes, a small regional chain of six shoe stores, to develop a slogan and specific ads to be used in a three-month newspaper campaign. Shadowleaf's marketing director, Manuel Margolis, is adamant while meeting with Excellent's account executive, Kia Chin, 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 18 and 35. More importantly, Margolis wants the slogan to be memorable and unique. Kia Chin, representing Excellent, develops a campaign and presents it to Margolis. The campaign is based on the slogan "Do What You Do in a Shadowleaf Shoe." Visuals depict men's legs-different sizes, skin colors, etc.-walking, jogging, dancing, and otherwise moving in every type of Shadowleaf's shoes. Margolis feels that this campaign will target young male consumers, but will also get the attention of others regarding the comfort of the shoes, raising awareness of the Shadowleaf brand. After running the ads, the Excellent Agency wins an advertising effectiveness award. It seems that the surprising and appealing visuals gave the slogan unexpectedly positive social meaning for people of all ages, not just men aged 18 to 35.
-(Scenario 9-1)Looking back,who was responsible for creating the client brief,which should have informed Margolis and others of the creative endeavors behind the campaign?

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Scenario 9-1
The Excellent Agency specializes in developing advertising campaigns for smaller retail clients. Excellent is hired by Shadowleaf Shoes, a small regional chain of six shoe stores, to develop a slogan and specific ads to be used in a three-month newspaper campaign. Shadowleaf's marketing director, Manuel Margolis, is adamant while meeting with Excellent's account executive, Kia Chin, 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 18 and 35. More importantly, Margolis wants the slogan to be memorable and unique. Kia Chin, representing Excellent, develops a campaign and presents it to Margolis. The campaign is based on the slogan "Do What You Do in a Shadowleaf Shoe." Visuals depict men's legs-different sizes, skin colors, etc.-walking, jogging, dancing, and otherwise moving in every type of Shadowleaf's shoes. Margolis feels that this campaign will target young male consumers, but will also get the attention of others regarding the comfort of the shoes, raising awareness of the Shadowleaf brand. After running the ads, the Excellent Agency wins an advertising effectiveness award. It seems that the surprising and appealing visuals gave the slogan unexpectedly positive social meaning for people of all ages, not just men aged 18 to 35.
-(Scenario 9-1)Looking back,who was responsible for creating the client brief,which should have informed Margolis and others of the creative endeavors behind the campaign?

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The client brief is typically created by the client and the advertising agency's account executive. In this case, the lead from Shadowleaf (Manuel Margolis) and the account executive from Excellent (Kia Chin) would have been responsible for creating the client brief that informed Margolis and others of the creative endeavors behind the campaign. The research manager and creative director of Excellent may have contributed to the campaign development, but they would not have been responsible for creating the client brief. The owner of Excellent may have had some involvement in the campaign development, but it is not clear from the scenario whether they were responsible for creating the client brief. The marketing executive of Shadowleaf is the client, and they would have provided input for the client brief, but they would not be responsible for creating it.

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