Newsweek Media Research Index

General Research: Media Effectiveness Research


1968 - JACK B. HASKINS - HOW TO EVALUATE MASS COMMUNICATIONS - ARF MONOGRAPH

Discussion of controlled field experiment design, vs. other test designs, to measure effects of mass communications.

1980 - JULIAN L. SIMON AND JOHAN ARNDT - THE SHAPE OF THE ADVERTISING RESPONSE FUNCTION - JAR, AUGUST 1980

Review of the literature concerning the effects of various levels of advertising. Results from over 100 experiments show diminishing returns as amount of advertising increases; not S-shaped curve.


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