Newsweek Media Research Index
Intermedia Research: Methodological Research
1970 - W.R. SIMMONS - A NEW LOOK AT REACH AND FREQUENCY
Comparisons of filter recall vs. through-the-book in terms of
frequency distributions and turnover rates for magazines,
newspapers and/or TV.
1980 - JOHN R. ROSSITER - POINT OF VIEW: BRAIN
HEMISPHERE ACTIVITY - JAR, OCTOBER 1980
Critique of Weinstein, Appel and Weinstein study of brain-activity generated by
magazine ads vs. television commercials.
1981 - TIMOTHY JOYCE - ATTITUDE RESEARCH AS A MEASURE OF
MEDIA VALUES - ADMAP, DECEMBER 1981
Discussion of attitudes-toward-media measures and their relationship to
advertising effectiveness. Review of relevant studies.
1982 - JACK Z. SISSORS - CONFUSIONS ABOUT EFFECTIVE FREQUENCY
- JAR, DECEMBER 1982/JANUARY 1983
Discussion of media vehicle frequency vs. advertising
frequency. Confusion of these concepts illustrated by 11
effective frequency studies; some measuring advertising
exposure, some advertising communication, some vehicle exposure.
1983 - ARF - THE ARF AUDIT OF PROCEDURES FOR MEDIA
AUDIENCE RESEARCH STUDIES
Description of new framework for ARF audits of media research surveys; designed to expedite
and standardize the auditing process and reporting.
1983 - GORDON LUSTY SURVEY RESEARCH LIMITED, TORONTO FOR THE
FINANCIAL POST, FINANCIAL TIMES OF CANADA AND THE
GLOBE AND MAIL REPORT ON BUSINESS
- THE 1983 SURVEY OF MANAGERIAL AND PROFESSIONAL
CANADIANS
Business readership study among managerial and professional Canadians.
1984 - HANS KRATZ, HENKEL, DUSSELDORF, WEST GERMANY
- THE RELATIVE POSITION OF MEDIA PLANNING AND THE
RELATIVE IMPORTANCE IN MAKING ONE'S OWN
RESEARCH AND PLANNING
- FROM THE 1984 ESOMAR CONFERENCE, LISBON
Discussion of why West German manufacturer, Henkel, does its
own media planning and research. Description of Henkel
research conducted every two months, to measure media and
product use, and brand awareness and use.
1989 - HUGH F. DOW, MACLAREN: LINTAS, CANADA
- DATA FUSION: THE CANADIAN EXPERIMENT
- CANADIAN JOURNAL OF MARKETING RESEARCH, VOLUME 9, 1989
Discussion of a Canadian data fusion study ("the first actual
North American test of data fusion"), in which television
audience estimates from the BBM Bureau of Broadcast Measurement
were fused with magazine audience and product use data from the
Print Measurement Bureau. Sponsored by the Canadian Media
Directors Council. Implemented by IMS based on 1987 data for
one market, Toronto. The PMB data base was the "donor survey";
the BBM data base was the "recipient survey"; 87 "linking
variables" were used including basic demographics and
television usage. Based on analysis of the fused data, the
sponsors concluded that fusion was a feasible option. The
article provides a clear introduction to the concept and
process of data fusion.
1989 - MIKE HESS AND JIM SPAETH, VIEWFACTS
- TOWARD INTERMEDIA MEASUREMENT:
AN EARLY LOOK AT THE POTENTIAL OF THE VIEWTEL DATABASE
- FROM THE 1989 ARF MEDIA RESEARCH WORKSHOP
Discussion of two case studies based on Viewtel panel data in
Chicago. These cases illustrate the use of Viewtel for
analysis of brand performance and media use.
1990 - VIEWFACTS - VIEWTEL, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY FOR CONTACT
WITH YOUR MARKET
Description of the Viewtel system. Includes report of
experience with and findings from the test panel of 1,000
households in Chicago, operating from Spring 1989 through
mid-1990.
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