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. Shadowleafs 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 $9-1)$ When Manuel Margolis insists on a measuring stick for the creativity of the campaign in their initial meetings, what will Excellent Agency tell him, if Kia Chin is smart?

a$.$ "Great brands do more than just get attention: they make emotional connections."

b$."$If people like the ad$,$ they'll buy the product."

c$.$ "Our experience with clients like you proves that this ad is loaded with creativity."

d$."$We will meet the technical standards for this advertising effort."