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1. You are the marketing manager for an online merchandiser of a diverse line of casual sportswear, athletic clothing, and outerwear for both men and women. Write a brief memo to your advertising agency. In the memo, explain why you'd like the agency to abandon its recommendation for a share-of-market strategy in creating the budget. Give several reasons why this approach is unfavorable. Then explain why you want the agency to adopt an objective-and- task method. Also, there are four main steps that must be taken to implement this approach after advertising objectives are determined. List as many as you can. (It is not necessary to describe the steps in detail.)

2. A good advertising plan is the result of combining the knowledge and talents of both the advertising agency and the client. In heading up a team that is creating the marketing plan for a large cosmetics firm, an account manager needs to make sure all goals are met and all responsibilities are assigned. For what issues does the client take primary responsibility? For what elements does the agency take primary responsibility?