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How consumers assess the value of advertising

This presentation proposes that advertising be evaluated in terms of its perceived value to consumers. The discussion is divided into four sections. In the first, some notions about consumer behavior that form the rudiments of a theoretical...

Catalogue: Seminar 1995: Advertising, Sponsorship And Promotions

Author: Robert H. Ducoffe

June 15, 1995

Determining goals in research (French)

If you take even the most casual look at action research, probably two key things stand out about it. First, it usually proceeds with something of an experimental design; and, second, something of a cult has grown up about it. If you go into the...

Catalogue: ESOMAR/WAPOR Congress 1959

Author: Shirley A. Star

June 15, 1959

A virtual testing approach to improve new product success rates

Today much more knowledge about what it takes to create a successful new product is available, yet four out of five new products still fail. This paper examines some of the possible reasons for this 'lack of progress' and makes a case that challenges...

Catalogue: Asia Pacific 2004

Authors: Lionel Wang, Karl Irons, Henry Xin

Company: Market-Guide Consulting (China) Co., Ltd.

March 28, 2004

Direct olfactometry and gas ography as a tool for the dynamic semantic characterisation of fragrances?

This paper presents a new method for fragrance evaluation: Direct Gas Chromatography-Olfactometry.All tests were performed with a set of six fragrances representing the sweet and 'gourmand' trend emerging during the 1990s. A preliminary study...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Fragrance Research Conference 2005

Authors: Barbara Rega, Jean-Marc Sieffermann, Julien Delarue, Pierre Giampaoli

May 15, 2005

The evaluation of below-the-line activity by ad hoc field research

The author has attempted to show that conducting ad hoc survey research to determine the effectiveness of below- the-line activities is a viable but difficult field to work in. Once a decision has been made as to what performance criterion variables...

Catalogue: Market Researchers Look At Advertising: A Collection of ESOMAR papers 1949-1979

Author: Peter Sampson

June 15, 1980

Evaluating advertising campaigns

Nestle is strongly concerned with making right decisions about budgets, media and advertising strategies, and, consequently, with monitoring its campaigns. Nestle has been tracking some parameters, generally supposed to be connected with the way...

Catalogue: AMA/ESOMAR Conference 1981: From Advertising To Communication Research

Authors: Marc Vincent, José-Maria Riera Vidal

Company: Nestlé

June 15, 1981

Progress in advertising research

The present paper is a review of advertising research primarily using the language of brand advertising although the discussion has more general implications. The aim is to provide some brief statement of the state of the art followed by a critical...

Catalogue: AMA/ESOMAR Conference 1981: From Advertising To Communication Research

Author: Tony Twyman

June 15, 1981

Researching print communications

Although we may have entered the era of the microchip, the bulk of communications initiated by corporations and government departments are still print communications. Billions of such communications are issued every year. They are often not as...

Catalogue: AMA/ESOMAR Conference 1981: From Advertising To Communication Research

Author: John M. Caffyn

June 15, 1981

In-store designs

For in-store designs one has to define a standard of measurement. In most cases it is no use to design something with the use of only one store. It is preferable to use a reasonable number of stores. Great attention should be paid to the unsolvable...

Catalogue: Seminar 1975: Product Range Policy In Retailing And Co-operation With Manufacturers

Author: Benno Stoppelman

August 1, 1975