Jonathan is a creative director at the Peet, Williams & Greene advertising agency. He spends an hour every morning reading publications like Advertising Age, The Wall Street Journal and Brand Week to gain a better understanding of what is happening in the world of marketing and advertising. This activity can be characterized as:
A. general preplanning input.
B. product-specific preplanning input.
C. verification research.
D. brainstorming.
E. problem detection research.
Answer: A