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Emotions matter

The central idea of this paper is show emotions and the viewer will buy.Based on a research with 951 TV commercials and 1,361 viewers, theauthors arrived at several conclusions: Feelings on TV is the best way tomake the viewer feel emotions. What...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Worldwide Advertising Conference 2000

Authors: Ben Decock, Patrick De Pelsmacker

January 1, 2000

Does clutter degrade the media environment?

This paper analyses one aspect of the quality of the television environment - commercial clutter - and its effects on viewers. Despite an increasing preponderance of evidence that clutter has a negative effect on commercial effectiveness commercial...

Catalogue: New Monograph Series Vol. 7: Better Research For Better Media Decisions

Author: Debbie Solomon

August 1, 1999

Ad avoidance

The problem with the majority of us involved in marketing is that we think or more accurately want to think that everyone likes advertising. This is probably just human nature as we quite naturally need to believe that the thing we have dedicated...

Catalogue: New Monograph Series Vol. 7: Better Research For Better Media Decisions

Author: Ivor Hussein

August 1, 1999

Back to the fundamentals of media research

The present situation in media research shows changes on four main aspects: abundance of data and processing supplies speeding up of mutations and acceleration of trends dispersion of practices and explosion of rules and inter- penetration between...

Catalogue: New Monograph Series Vol. 7: Better Research For Better Media Decisions

Author: Dina Raimondi

August 1, 1999

TvSpan

TvSpan a joint venture project between Meridian Broadcasting TSMS and Taylor Nelson Sofres has been in operation since March 1996 with 750 Superpanel homes in the Meridian ITV region equipped with TV setmeters in addition to the scanning equipment...

Catalogue: New Monograph Series Vol. 7: Better Research For Better Media Decisions

Author: Andrew Roberts

August 1, 1999

Some ratings are more equal than others

It is commonly accepted that not all rating points are equal in their value to advertisers. Agencies and advertisers put increasing pressure on broadcasters to deliver particular criteria: programmes dayparts centre breaks position in break etc....

Catalogue: New Monograph Series Vol. 7: Better Research For Better Media Decisions

Author: Julian Dobinson

August 1, 1999

Effective advertising

This paper looks at some of the determinants of effective and ineffective advertising providing examples of the characteristics of both types of ads. It then goes on to show that patterns of response are not determined by the category advertised or...

Catalogue: Latin America 1999: Marketing In Latin America In The 21st Century

Authors: Michael F. Cramphorn, Jesus Caldeiro

Company: Add+Impact International

June 15, 1999

Proving radio works

This paper illustrates the importance of effective radio advertising research and the dangers associated with using inappropriate research methods.. An effective research method is described using case histories to s how how this has successfully...

Catalogue: ESOMAR/ARF Seminar 1999: Radio On The World Stage

Authors: Jackie Squires, Andy Carter

June 15, 1999

A test of media effectiveness for Imperial Margarine

This paper describes the use of radio as well as television as an advertising medium and the resulting effect on sales of Imperial Margarine. A television-only market was used as the control. Radio ran at weight levels equal to television in one...

Catalogue: ESOMAR/ARF Seminar 1999: Radio On The World Stage

Authors: Sharon Paskowitz, Bill Bennett

Company: Nielsen

June 15, 1999