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With companies becoming more cost conscious the need for a more effective method of measuring the Return on Advertising is becoming more crucial. Previous attempts at measuring the return on advertising have focused on measuring either the sales effect or the communicative effect of an advertising campaign. However, both methods of measurement leave something to be desired and yet both techniques have strong points. This article proposes that one should synthesize the best elements of both measurement techniques into an objective design that will enable the practitioner to determine his ROA.
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Anderson, R.L., Barry, T.E. & Johnson, B.P. Return on advertising: Another approach. JAMS 3, 383–395 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02729297
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