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Qualitative research on new press advertisements for 'Vedra'

A further series of press advertisements have beenprepared by Masius, Wynne Willimas & D'Arcy MacManus to be tested in order to select those tobe used for a follow-up campaign.The objectives of the research reported here were:1. To check out...

Catalogue: CRAM/Peter Cooper Archive Collection

Author: CRAM/Peter Cooper Archive

August 7, 1973

A move towards the ideal

The changes which I will discuss in this paper are changes in the content or the treatment of the advertisements and not changes in the media schedule. A good deal of my company's time is spent in testing TV advertisements and it might be useful to...

Catalogue: Seminar 1971: Translating Advanced Advertising Theories Into Research Reality

Author: John B. O'Mulloy

June 15, 1971

The development of a technique for measuring the reactions of general practitioners to mailing pieces and journal advertisements

In May 1968, ML Medical Surveys Centre commenced the development of a systematic methodology for studying the reactions of General Practitioners to mailings and journal advertisements. This paper describes the work we have been engaged upon and does...

Catalogue: Seminar 1970: The Marketing Of Pharmaceutical Products

Author: W. A. K. Frost

June 15, 1970

Post-testing and pre-testing consumer behavior caused by advertising

There is little sense in testing advertising efforts without having a theory about what advertising is supposed to do. It is equally without much sense to pre-test advertisements (or elements that would go into advertisements like themes, artwork,...

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

Author: Jan Stapel

Company: NIPO

June 15, 1967

How advertising works

I am delighted to have this opportunity to share opinions with you in a discussion of how advertising works. It is a subject of much discussion and little agreement. A useful starting point in considering how advertising works is to reflect briefly...

Catalogue: Seminar 1967: The Market Research Looks At The Way That Advertising Works

Author: Thornton C. Lockwood

June 15, 1967

Can results of pre-tests be related to results of post-tests?

The present report deals with the results of an extensive experiment of pre-testing and post-testing advertisements. The basic motive behind this experiments the present situation with regard to advertising research in general pre-testing in...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1966

Author: J. E. Adriessens

September 1, 1966

Pre-testing advertisements at early stages of campaign development

I am going to talk first of all about a measure we have used to pre-test commercials at early stages of their development and then I'm going on to suggest how it might be possible to use this method to assess techniques used for evaluating finished...

Catalogue: Seminar 1966: The Role of Market Research In The Creation of Advertising

Author: P. A. Hoyes

Company: Ogilvy

June 1, 1966

Pupil response as a means of evaluating television commercials

Today we are reporting on the first test carried out in England. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the basis of pupil response I will describe it very briefly. The technique is based on the fact that in constant light conditions the pupil of...

Catalogue: Seminar 1966: The Role of Market Research In The Creation of Advertising

Authors: Gareth Johns, Jack Potter

June 1, 1966

Should advertisements be "believable" or "convincing"?

"Importance" and "believability" rank highest in Alfred Politz' scale of what is efficient advertising, with "uniqueness" in third position. Now, if the relationship between these three criteria is in fact of the kind Politz stated, then the exact...

Catalogue: Seminar 1965: Measuring Advertising Effectiveness

Author: Wolfgang Schaefer

June 15, 1965