Salesforce Media Cloud Accredited Professional (AP-217) Exam - Topic 1 Question 15 Discussion

Actual exam question for Salesforce's Media Cloud Accredited Professional (AP-217) exam

Question #: 15
Topic #: 1

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A publisher is working with Agents, which is Home's agency, to advertise Home's products.

How should a Consultant create and relate these records in Advertising Sales Management (ASM)?

ACreate a Home Account and create an Agents Account with a Brand Record Type.

BCreate Home and Agents as Accounts without specific Record Types.

CCreate a Home Account and create an Agents Account with an Agency Record Type.

DCreate a Home Account and Agents as a Contact on the Home Account.

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Suggested Answer: C

Comprehensive and Detailed Explanation From Exact Extract:

In Media Cloud ASM, Advertisers and Agencies are modeled as Accounts with different Record Types. The agency should be an Account with the Agency Record Type to reflect its role properly in the hierarchy and relationships. Contacts belong to Accounts but Agencies are best represented as distinct Account records for clarity and reporting. Brand Record Type is typically used for product branding, not agencies.

Media Cloud ASM Data Model Guide

Salesforce Account Record Types Best Practices

https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.media_cloud_asm_accounts.htm&type=5

by Annalee at Mar 31, 2026, 07:39 PM

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Elza

9 days ago

I’m leaning towards option B since it avoids complications with Record Types, but I’m not confident about that choice.

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Reena

14 days ago

I feel like I’ve seen a question like this before, and it was about how to manage relationships between accounts. Could option D be the answer?

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Juan

19 days ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about keeping accounts separate for clarity. Maybe option C is the right choice?

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Valentin

24 days ago

I think option A makes sense because it specifies creating a Brand Record Type for Agents, which seems relevant for advertising.

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