ARF model for evaluating media
Bill Harvey
The Advertising Research Foundation (ARF) model was formulated in 1961 as a six-stage model of the advertising process, to be used for making media comparisons. The model was updated by Harvey in 1997 after the emergence of web advertising. Media performance should be judged within each of the stages. The model is a powerful aid to thinking about the advertising value equation between any medium and any advertiser.
The model includes ten levels:
Vehicle distribution:A count of the physical units through which the advertising flows (TV or radio sets tuned to the...