During the summer of 1990 we asked all of the U.S. commodity promotion organizations we could identify to complete a questionnaire about their objectives, program activities, and evaluation methods. The 116 organizationsthat responded had a total staff of 2,017 and invested over $750 million in...

Thispaperexaminestwo majorgenericfluidmilkadvertising campaigns in New York City during the 1986-92 period Estimates from a time-varying parameter model show that the evolution ofthe impact ofgeneric advertising on fluid milk sales over each campaign followed a bell-shaped pattern. Results also...

An econometric model of the United States dairy industry is used to simulate the economic impact of alternative strategies in the generic advertising of dairy products. Advertising programs for fluid milk, cheese, and butter are considered. The historic quarterly advertising expenditure levels...