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1974 - WILLIAM D. WELLS (ED.) - LIFE STYLE AND PSYCHO-GRAPHICS - AMERICAN MARKETING ASSOCIATION

Comprehensive publication concerning psychographic measures and their applications in marketing and advertising. Includes a chapter concerning Life Style Analysis As A Basis For Media Selection, by Douglas J. Tigert.

1975 - HALEY, OVERHOLSER ASSOC. FOR FAMILY WEEKLY, READER'S DIGEST, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, TIME AND TV GUIDE - PURCHASE INFLUENCE STUDY

A measurement of the relative share of influence of husbands and wives on the purchase of a broad cross-section of advertised products.

1980 - RICHARD VAUGHN, FOOTE, CONE & BELDING - HOW ADVERTISING WORKS: A PLANNING MODEL - JAR, OCTOBER 1980

Review of advertising effectiveness theory; traditional theories, consumer behavior models, recent developments, FCB model.

1985 - CHILTON RESEARCH SERVICES - PURCHASE INFLUENCE: A MAJOR STUDY OF BUYING INFLUENCES WITHIN THE CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN HOUSEHOLD

An update and extension of the landmark 1975 Purchase Influence Study. Sponsored by Better Homes & Gardens, Family Circle, Life, National Geographic, Newsweek, Parade, People, Reader's Digest, Sports Illustrated, Sunday Magazine Network, Time, TV Guide and USA Weekend. This report provides product and brand purchase influence shares and weights for male and female household heads, for 106 packaged goods products and 35 durables and services. Results were also analyzed to determine influence patterns for groups of products, as a basis for estimating purchase influence for other unmeasured products. The study was conducted by personal interviews among a national sample of household heads. 4,917 interviews were completed.


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