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    &#8220;&lt;em&gt;A research  project&#8230;with dire-sounding rhetoric about a crisis in advertising has produced  calming conclusions.&lt;/em&gt;&#8221;&lt;br /&gt;
&#8211; As seen in June 1st  &lt;em&gt;Advertising Age&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href="http://adage.com/article?article_id=136993"&gt;Read article &#187;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin-top: 20px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;June Journal of  Advertising Research features 21 Watertight Laws for Intelligent Advertising Decisions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In June 2009, a landmark issue of the &lt;em&gt;Journal of  Advertising Research&lt;/em&gt; will showcase 21 papers on what is currently known about  advertising. Guest Edited by Dr. Wind and Dr. Byron Sharp, Director  Ehrenberg-Bass Institute, this valuable collection of knowledge will help  marketers navigate the tremendous changes in the advertising environment and  enable them to better predict the future through a deeper understanding of what  has been seriously proven about advertising. The findings cover fundamental  areas of marketing activity such as ROI measurement, 360 degree media planning,  and the value of TV and creative execution &#8211; and also new actionable insights  on what to do in recessionary times and the impact of DVRs.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Robert Barocci, president/CEO  of the Advertising Research Foundation, highlights the significance of this  special edition of JAR &#8220;Considering  that we are facing the most difficult economic climate since the Great  Depression&#8230;Never, in recent history has marketing
    decision making been filled with so much uncertainty. The 21 papers in this  special edition are a strong reminder that we do indeed know much about  advertising, and in these times it is more important than ever to reduce your  risk by basing decisions on what is known to the greatest extent possible. This  issue makes the stand &#8220;Data 21, Mythology 0,&#8217; and should find a permanent place  on the desk of all decision-makers.&#8221; &lt;br /&gt;
Each paper documents the evidence for empirical  generalizations, that is substantive, generalizable findings that have been  evaluated to advance both the science and application of marketing knowledge.  The editors and authors of this project will be discussing their findings at  the &#8216;Implications for Management and Measurement&#8217; session at the &lt;a href="http://www.thearf.org/assets/am-09"&gt;Audience  Measurement 4.0&lt;/a&gt; symposium June 23-24.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.thearf.org/assets/am-09"&gt;Learn more about Audience Measurement 4.0 &#187;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The papers in this special  issue were gathered following an invitation-only conference at held at the  Wharton School, University of  Pennsylvania, in conjunction with the Ehrenberg-Bass Institute, Advertising  Research Foundation and Marketing Science Institute, in December 2008. The conference brought together over 100 thought leaders from industry and academia to present and discuss empirical generalizations about  how advertising and media work. The  findings from this conference provide benchmarks, predictions and valuable  insights that can help advertisers and agencies improve the effectiveness of  their marketing.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; The gathering of these insights marks the completion of the first step  of the Future of Advertising Project. In one of the most extensive research  projects undertaken in the field of advertising, The Wharton School&#8217;s Future of  Advertising Project is designed to impact the thinking and actions of executives  in the industry, shape the work of academic researchers, and create a platform  for an ongoing dialogue. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Future of Advertising Project is guided by an advisory board of  advertising, media and marketing executives, and academics in the US, Europe,  Latin America and Asia. These influentials include: Chuck Porter, Crispin  Porter + Bogusky; Sebastien Lion, Mars Incorporated; Robert Barocci, The ARF;  Jim Oliver, Google, and Marcio Moreira, McCann Worldgroup. These leaders have  agreed to identify and provide access to data-based experiments on new  approaches around the globe by tapping into the insights of front line  innovators within their organizations and their networks. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Future of Advertising  Project looks at the advertising terrain that is emerging from the interplay of  emerging new media channels and a world in which consumers are in charge. The Project  will offer fresh insights and discover new rules, and help to understand and define  advertising landscape. This will involve gathering experiments from around the  world and assessing what is known across these many initiatives. What works? What  doesn&#8217;t? What do we need to study? The Future of Advertising Project will offer  a definitive guide, identifying the best strategies for specific advertising challenges,  as well as critical insights on the transformation of the field and shape the  research agenda. Further outcomes to the Project will be a book as well as a  companion online community that will enable these insights to be revised over  time as the world changes, and more experiments and findings are shared. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; This issue will be available June 15, 2009. To order a  copy, log onto &lt;a href="https://my.thearf.org/"&gt;MyARF&lt;/a&gt; or contact the ARF at 212.751.5656.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;For more information about the Future of Advertising  Project:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dr. Yoram (Jerry) Wind&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    The Lauder Professor; Professor of Marketing, Director,  SEI Center for Advanced Studies in Management, Academic Director, Wharton  Fellows Program, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, &lt;br /&gt;
Phone: (215) 898&#8208;8267, &lt;a href="mailto:windj@wharton.upenn.edu"&gt;windj@wharton.upenn.edu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Catharine Findiesen Hays&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    Project Director, The Future of Advertising, SEI Center  for Advanced Studies in Management, The Wharton School&lt;br /&gt;
Phone: (201) 323&#8208;5904, &lt;a href="mailto:catharine.hays@att.net"&gt;catharine.hays@att.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &#8220;&lt;em&gt;A research  project&#8230;with dire-sounding rhetoric about a crisis in advertising has produced  calming conclusions.&lt;/em&gt;&#8221;&lt;br /&gt;
&#8211; As seen in June 1st  &lt;em&gt;Advertising Age &amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href="http://adage.com/article?article_id=136993"&gt;Read article &#187;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin-top: 20px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;June Journal of  Advertising Research features 21 Watertight Laws for Intelligent Advertising Decisions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In June 2009, a landmark issue of the &lt;em&gt;Journal of  Advertising Research&lt;/em&gt; will showcase 21 papers on what is currently known about  advertising. Guest Edited by Dr. Wind and Dr. Byron Sharp, Director  Ehrenberg-Bass Institute, this valuable collection of knowledge will help  marketers navigate the tremendous changes in the advertising environment and  enable them to better predict the future through a deeper understanding of what  has been seriously proven about advertising. The findings cover fundamental  areas of marketing activity such as ROI measurement, 360 degree media planning,  and the value of TV and creative execution &#8211; and also new actionable insights  on what to do in recessionary times and the impact of DVRs.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Each paper documents the evidence for empirical  generalizations, that is substantive, generalizable findings that have been  evaluated to advance both the science and application of marketing knowledge.  &lt;strong&gt;The editors and authors of this project will be discussing their findings at  the &#8216;Implications for Management and Measurement&#8217; session at the &lt;a href="http://www.thearf.org/assets/am-09"&gt;Audience  Measurement 4.0&lt;/a&gt; symposium June 23-24&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.thearf.org/assets/am-09"&gt;Learn more about Audience Measurement 4.0 &#187;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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