ANA, Nielsen Testing Brand-Specific Ratings

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At its TV conference in New York this morning, the Association of National Advertisers said it is testing the feasibility of so-called brand-specific ratings with The Nielsen company.

Three years ago, the industry agreed to use a new Nielsen rating system that measures average commercial minutes as the basis for buying national TV ads.

That system replaced a decades-old process that measured viewing to shows, not spots.

Since that time however, the ANA has been pressing for a more precise metric—ratings for individual spots, which the organization insists are what most advertisers really care about.

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