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New insights on first-time electronic data on out-of-home and time-shifted television viewing

Increasingly, the new mantra among today's leading advertisers is, 'Know your consumers! Know who they are, what they're doing, and when, where and why they're doing it.'These goals translate into important new objectives for marketers, broadcasters...

Catalogue: ESOMAR/ARF WAM Conference 2005: Cross Media

Authors: Robert H. Patchen, Beth Webb

Company: Nielsen

June 23, 2005

Is electronic measurement of radio compatible with today's consumer media lifestyles?

This study addresses a wide range of questions about the 'media lifestyle compatibility' of one radio meter - the portable people meter or PPM - for measuring consumers' use of radio throughout the day.Are the people who agree to join a PPM panel...

Catalogue: ESOMAR/ARF WAM Conference 2004: Radio

Authors: Robert H. Patchen, Beth Webb

June 17, 2004

A full year of audience research with PPM

The large-scale evaluation of the portable people meter (PPM), consisting of a panel of 1,500 consumers age 6+ equipped with portable meters in Philadelphia, has passed the one-year mark. It is now clear that media outlets will encode their signals...

Catalogue: ESOMAR/ARF WAM Conference 2003: Radio

Authors: Robert H. Patchen, Beth Webb

Company: Nielsen

June 16, 2003

The future is now

The portable people meter (PPM) is a promising new media research tool that makes it possible to automatically track consumers? exposure to the electronic media. An inaudible code is inserted into the audio signal of radio, broadcast and cable...

Catalogue: ESOMAR/ARF WAM Conference 2002: Radio

Authors: Robert H. Patchen, Beth Webb

Company: Nielsen

June 14, 2002

The future is now

The portable people meter (PPM) is a promising new media research tool that makes it possible to automatically track consumers' exposure to the electronic media. An inaudible code is inserted into the audio signal of radio, broadcast and cable...

Catalogue: ESOMAR/ARF WAM Conference 2002: Television

Authors: Robert H. Patchen, Beth Webb

Company: Nielsen

June 9, 2002

Latest developments on the portable people meter

The portable people meter (PPM) is a promising new media research tool that makes it possible to automatically track consumers’ exposure to the electronic media. An inaudible code is inserted into the audio signal of radio, television, cable and...

Catalogue: ARF/ESOMAR Worldwide Radio 2001

Authors: Robert H. Patchen, Brian Harris-Kojetin

Company: Nielsen

April 1, 2001

Taking PPM out of the lab and into the field

Since 1992 Arbitron has been developing and testing a personal portable meter (PPM) system capable of detecting exposure to any audio medium both in-home and out-of-home. With this system an inaudible identification code is embedded into the audio...

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

Authors: Robert H. Patchen, Ronald S. Kolessar

Company: Nielsen

June 15, 1999

Getting those respondents involved!

Because of the large sample sizes, the variety of market conditions, and the variety of methods used by Arbitron in syndicated audience measurement in the United States, the authors have had a rich opportunity to conduct rigorous experimentation in...

Catalogue: ESOMAR/ARF Seminar 1998: Electronic Media And Measurement Trends

Authors: David Lapovsky, Robert H. Patchen

Company: Nielsen

June 15, 1998

Prospects for measuring children's radio listening in the U.S. using the seven-day personal diary method

In the fall of 1993 Arbitron conducted a special diary pilot study to measure radio listening among children 02-Nov and the adults in their households. Jointly sponsored by Arbitron and the Children's Satellite Network (CSN), the study included a...

Catalogue: ESORMAR/ARF Worldwide Electronic And Broadcast Audience Research 1994

Authors: Bonnie B. Burgess, Marla D. Cralley, Robert H. Patchen

Company: Nielsen

May 1, 1994