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CARF Workshops 2009

Demystifying the Numbers
Never get lost in a conversation or negotiation involving research again!

October 27, November 3, 10, 17 and 24, and December 1, 2009
— Dinner included —
When: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM —Tuesdays
Where: CARF – Canadian Advertising Research Foundation

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This six-part workshop series is designed for media planners and buyers, media sales people or anyone wishing to further their understanding of the research that supports the sale and purchase of media in Canada. Each session is hosted by an expert in that field and designed to resolve the confusion around measurement of that particular medium. The evening is informal, the food is good, and the content invaluable in enhancing your career.

October 27 – Out-of-home – Sharon Dixon, Manager MediaLab, Mediaedge:cia
How do I determine which of the numerous outdoor vehicles fit my objectives when there are so many options? What does COMB do? What outdoor planning tools are available and how do they work?

November 3 – Magazines – Clarence Poirier, VP Research, St. Joseph Media
What can I find in PMB? How do I mine these data for the right answers? How do magazines fit into media plans? What are the strategies for achieving different goals with magazines? What’s the value of circulation, “shelf-life” and other factors that are unique to magazines?

November 10 – Radio – David McDonald, Group Manager Radio &Promotions, m2u
How are audience estimates produced? What is the effect of multiple weeks of measurement?
How can RTS help determine the value of what I buy or sell? How is PPM changing what is reported? How will it affect benchmarks and currencies?

November 17 – Online – Virginia Pino, VP Market & Consumer Intelligence, MediaCom
This seminar will provide an overview of the many tools available to understand the viability of online media as an advertising vehicle, and will cover all data sources available in Canada today.

November 24 – Television – Paul Street, Director of Research, CTV
What are all these numbers and how can I use them to serve my business better? How can I ask the right questions to find out the ‘real’ story? How do PPM portable meters work exactly – and how do they compare to old meters and diaries? When should I be using qualitative data and how do I know if it’s valid?

December 1 – Newspaper – Susan Ellsworth, VP Research Director, OMD
How can I use newspaper research to better understand consumers? What’s more important – circulation or readership? Why are there so many databases? Do I really need readership data in single-paper markets? This seminar will also discuss content/sectional readership and using Mosaic lifestyle segmentation.

Register early. Attendance is limited.

Registration fees (dinner included) • Payment required prior to each session:

Single session
Members: $120+ $6.00 GST Non-members: $140+ $7.00 GST
10% discount for 2 sessions
Members: $108.00+ $5.40 GST Non-members: $126+ $6.30 GST
15% discount for 3 sessions
Members: $102.00+ $5.10 GST Non-members: $119+ $5.95 GST
20% discount for 4 sessions
Members: $96.00+ $4.80 GST Non-members: $112+ $5.60 GST
25% discount for 5 sessions
Members: $90.00+ $4.50 GST Non-members: $105 + $5.25 GST
30% discount for 6 sessions
Members: $84.00+ $4.20 GST Non-members: $98+ $4.90 GST

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No cancellations. • Notification of substitution required prior to session.