Abstract:
For many years there has been controversy about the value of pass-on readers. Some media buyers prefer circulation as their criterion, most feel that publications with very high numbers of readers-per-copy cannot be judged by readership alone in the same way as other publications. This review of reports from 1963 to 1978 is a valuable summary. The case that primary readers are more valuable is well made. The actual weight to give them is still a matter of opinion. But this paper should help us to make up our own minds.
Research Papers
The case for primary readership
Catalogue: AMA/ESOMAR Conference 1979: It Won't Work Here
Author: William J. Wilson
 
March 1, 1979
Research Papers
Recognition versus recency
Catalogue: ESOMAR Monograph Series Vol.3: Print Media Research
Author: Rolf Speetzen
 
June 15, 1980
Research Papers
Audience accumulation and advertising exposure in magazines
Catalogue: ESOMAR/ARF WAM Conference 2003: Print
Author: Lawrence J.K. Goldstein
 
June 19, 2003
