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This essay, How should we judge a commercial? , was written by Doc Holliday for Radio-Info.com's Sales & Marketing column.
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How should we judge a commercial?
As you may or may not know, there has been a controversy regarding this year’s Mercury Awards. Tom Taylor of “Taylor on Radio” asked a thought provoking question of his readers. He asked, “Should the Radio Mercurys be about ROI, and not just creativity?” I sent the following reply to his request:
We know that creativity and ROI are not mutually exclusive. We also know that entertainment value will not necessarily deliver results. (Yo quiero Taco Bell?) All commercials have a primary purpose. Commercials that fail to generate a return that is at least equal to the norm for advertising in their respective industry should be deemed to be bad commercials, regardless of their artistic or entertainment value.
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