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Do rotten apples spoil the whole barrel?

This paper will examine the nature and probable causes of inattentive or fraudulent respondent behaviour. As researchers, we are constantly aware of the kinds of errors and biases that threaten the reliability and validity of our studies at every...

Catalogue: Panel Research 2007

Authors: Liesbeth Nekkers, Robert van Ossenbruggen, Lex van Meurs

Company: GfK

October 28, 2007

The missing link

In January 2005 the Dutch Advertisers Association (BVA) presented the results of an observational study on viewing behaviour during commercial breaks. Results from filming 100 households watching TV showed only 20% of commercial airtime is watched...

Catalogue: ESOMAR/ARF WAM Conference 2005: Cross Media

Authors: John H. Faasse, Nicole Engels, Marjolein Moorman, Lex van Meurs

Company: GfK

June 23, 2005

Integrated campaign evaluation

Since 1997, Intomart GfK has applied the Integrated Campaign Evaluation method in television effect studies.In the evaluated campaigns, the explained variance of the predictive models depends on the planning strategies used in the campaigns. The...

Catalogue: ESOMAR/ARF WAM Conference 2005: Cross Media

Author: Lex van Meurs

Company: GfK

June 22, 2005

Radio zapping

This paper reports on switching during radio advertising, based on analysis of GfK Media GB's survey of radio listening and television viewing, commissioned by The Wireless Group using Radiocontrol audience measurement technology. Bringing the...

Catalogue: ESOMAR/ARF WAM Conference 2004: Radio

Authors: Lex van Meurs, Nick North

June 17, 2004

Recognized in a split second

Since 1992 Viacom Outdoor in the Netherlands has tested the time it takes for the product and brand on outdoor advertising posters to be recognised.The fieldwork was carried out by Inter/View and, later, Intomart Gfk. Brand Recognition and Product...

Catalogue: ESOMAR/ARF WAM Conference 2004: Online

Authors: Lex van Meurs, Mandy Klerkx

June 14, 2004

The Dutch outdoor study

In 2000 a new study of outdoor advertising reach was published in the Netherlands. The Dutch Outdoor Study combines several major innovations in outdoor research techniques with new software for presenting results. This paper describes the research...

Catalogue: ESOMAR/ARF WAM Conference 2003: Out of Home/Ambient Media

Authors: Lex van Meurs, Peter Kloprogge, Marcel van der Kooi

Company: GfK

June 20, 2003

Is anybody home?

This paper discusses a method to incorporate out-of-home viewing in the TAM ratings. In some cases the audience profile of channels and their programmes could be dramatically different if this viewing behaviour would be integrated in the ratings.

Catalogue: ESOMAR/ARF WAM Conference 2003: Television

Authors: Lex van Meurs, Nelly Kalfs

Companies: Stichting Kijkonderzoek (SKO), GfK

June 17, 2003

When every second counts

In television audience research in The Netherlands (and similarly in other European countries) viewing behaviour is registered by the meter on a Per second basis. A change in channels is noted from the moment a viewer watches a channel for fifteen...

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

Author: Lex van Meurs

Company: GfK

June 15, 1998

Zapp!

This paper describes an extensive research project concerning the leakage and influx of viewers during commercial breaks. The goal of this research project is to determine which factors bring about this kind of channel switching. The study covers the...

Catalogue: ARF/ESOMAR Worldwide Electronic And Broadcast Audience Research Symposium 1996

Author: Lex van Meurs

Company: GfK

June 15, 1996