In order to deliver credible and objective data, the Publisher Research Council (PRC) has introduced the TOC (Technical Oversight Committee) to guarantee the authenticity of PAMS (Publisher Audience Measure Survey) and other surveys it conducts. “Media owners and Joint Industry Councils (JIC) like the PRC that conduct their own research have been accused of ‘marking […]
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PRC explains brand new ‘read’ currency and introduces Core Readers
Consumers are interacting with media content in more sophisticated ways, accessing content on multiple devices, and at any time. In light of this, a new reading currency was required to achieve an accurate measurement of reading behaviour across multiple platforms to enable the buying and selling of advertising. “The outcome is PAMS (Publisher Audience Measurement […]
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After a period of intense data validation, The Publisher Research Council (PRC) is pleased to announce that the first ever Publisher Audience Measure Survey (PAMS) is live and available to all research and software bureaus. The data researches titles and brands. PAMS is the new reading currency designed to achieve an accurate measurement of reading […]
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This week, a new milestone in reading currency research was reached when the PRC (Publisher Research Council) released the first PAMS (Publisher Audience Measure Survey) results that measure reading across multiple platforms. “The main objective for the PRC was to achieve an accurate measurement of reading behaviour across multiple platforms to enable the buying and […]
Continue readingMore TagPAMS – an innovative Reading currency, releases in February
A new milestone in reading currency research will be reached this month, February 2018, when the PRC (Publisher Research Council) releases the first PAMS (Publisher Audience Measure Survey) figures. The survey, conducted by Nielsen, has as its goal, accurate measurement of reading behaviour across multiple platforms. “This new readership research of over 150 titles and […]
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In on-going, large sample studies over the past two years, London based research company Lumen has conclusively proved that the actual viewing of, as opposed to potential exposure to adverts (no matter the reading platform of digital or print) leads to almost 9 times more sales. Lumen is an attention technology company that uses eye […]
Continue readingMore TagPeter Langschmidt wins best presentation at PDRF Madrid
At this year’s PDRF (Publishing & Data Research Forum) in Madrid, the PRC’s (Publisher Research Council) Peter Langschmidt took top honours for South Africa when his presentation, entitled “The Reading Revolution. React, Reposition, Recalibrate” was judged to be the symposium’s best presentation out of all those submitted from around the world. The Publishing and Data […]
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On 3 October 2017, the two Peters, Peter Langschmidt and Peter Storrar from the Publisher Research Council (PRC) and Kantar TNS respectively will be presenting the Establishment Survey’s (ES) full year results, which for the first time includes household expenditure. The ES is a multi-purpose, multi-media survey providing context for all media platforms and all […]
Continue readingMore TagMultiple reading occasions halves print’s CPT
Peter Langschmidt, consultant to the PRC (Publisher Research Council), investigates how print’s OTS (Opportunity to See) of around two per reader effectively halves the medium’s Cost per Thousand (CPT). Print is the only medium where rate cards are based on one OTS (Opportunity to See) per reader, however new research consistently proves that the same […]
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The ‘Holy Grail’ of media research will soon become reality in the form of Fusion, offering multiple hub and donor studies. The Publisher Research Council (PRC) and Nielsen recently held an industry workshop to discuss exactly how Fusion works and all its possible survey options. The days of one dimensional AMPS numbers are long gone […]
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