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      <title>Listen, Learn, Transform: Shaping the Future of Research</title>
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The Advertising Research Foundation is leading a Research Transformation initiative that will enable members to stay ahead of the curve in a fast-changing, consumer-driven world.
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      <title>Walmart Stays a Step Ahead of the Economy</title>
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Extensive research helps the retailer create an Ogilvy-Award winning campaign.
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      <title>Mastering the Multimedia Age</title>
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The ARF’s October Councils focus on cutting edge research techniques, from print to video.
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      <title>The Future of Listening</title>
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ARF research chief Joel Rubinson look at how consumers’ digital conversations reveal brands’ mojo.
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      <title>The Art of Listening in the Digital Age</title>
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An ARF event sparks an industry discussion on learning from consumers’ online talk about brands.
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      <title>Falling Behind the Trends?</title>
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A September 19 council examines how to learn from brand-building multicultural men. 
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      <title>Examining a Gem of a Campaign</title>
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Ogilvy winner JWT shares research strategies from the Journey Diamonds launch.
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      <title>Can you hear me now?</title>
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Consumers increasingly expect companies to listen to what they’re saying about brands. An Ad Week workshop on Sept. 22 offers smart solutions on how to do it.
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      <title>Setting a Gold Standard for Online Research Quality</title>
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An ARF council will offer ideas on meeting the challenge on Sept. 16.

It’s no secret that there are panelists who participate in multiple online surveys. But do these serial survey-takers hurt the results?
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      <title>Can Brands Gain Insight from Social Media Chatter?</title>
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TNS/Cymfony presents their new study findings in September 9 webcast. 
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      <title>Fast-Forwarding to the Future of TV Viewing</title>
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A new study, presented at the ARF, offers a look at how Japanese consumers have responded to mobile phones that offer all of their favorite shows.
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New research by MTV Networks, discussed in a recent online marketing council, begins to track consumer behavior in virtual worlds linked to media properties.
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      <title>The Fourth Screen: Advances in Digital Out-of-Home</title>
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Notes from the Emerging Media Council, Thursday, August 14, 2008. 

What comes after television, the internet and mobile? The fourth screen was the focus for recent Emerging Media Council meeting, chaired by Terri Dwyer of Avenue A | Razorfish. Digital out-of-home advertising is one of the fastest growing segments, seen everywhere from doctors’ offices and gas stations to taxis and hotels.
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      <title>Vogue, Psychology Today or Car and Driver?</title>
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ARF Engagement Council will offer insight into how to pick the best home for magazine ads.
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      <title>The Right Touch for Digital Advertisers</title>
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As screens that consumers can touch catch on in retail, advertisers and agencies have new opportunities to expand their creativity.
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      <title>Understanding Teens and Tweens</title>
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An upcoming Youth Council meeting will offer insight into media usage among the younger set.
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Upcoming Media Effectiveness Council will look at the latest solutions for decision makers.

Are consumers more likely to purchase a product if we run a commercial on a news program, instead of on a weather show? Will advertising a sale three days in advance help sales at a retail store more than doing so five days ahead of time? How much online advertising should we buy?
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      <title>AM 3.0 Sets a New Research Agenda</title>
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Conference co-chair Richard Marks of TNS looks back at highlights of the event.
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      <title>Keeping Pace with Video and Electronic Media</title>
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ARF members will take stock of the latest measurement techniques at a July 10 meeting.
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      <title>Getting Research in Shape</title>
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The upcoming August 7 Experiential Marketing Council will look at how MSN measured a successful campaign on weight-loss challenge tied to “The Biggest Loser.”
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      <title>Audience Measurement, Day Two: Google Takes on TV Advertising</title>
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The search engine giant plans to build on its successful approach to online advertising. But will it seek industry accreditation? 
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      <title>Audience Measurement Day One: Catching Up to the Changing Consumer</title>
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Audience Measurement 3.0 looks at how to measure media usage as the pace of technological change accelerates.
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      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:14:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>A New Take on Multicultural Advertising</title>
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Researchers to offer alternatives to the outdated “one-size-fits-all” approach.
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      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:18:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Measuring Today’s Media World</title>
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AM 3.0 will take on the challenge of tracking audiences who won’t stay put.
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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>AM 3.0 Preview: The Closing of the "Couch-Potato" Era?</title>
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comScore Chief of Research Josh Chasin offers insight on the most important trends to consider in audience measurement.
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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>The End of Advertising?</title>
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Given the rapid-fire changes in the media landscape, creating advertising that engages consumers – and finding ways to measure the impact – requires innovative thinking.
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