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WARNER-LAMBERT PUSHES FOR LOCAL PEOPLE METERS: NIELSEN'S DIARY METHOD DRAWS MORE CRITICISM.
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Advertising Age
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March 15, 1999
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Warner-Lambert Co., citing the problems in the diary method of local TV measurement, wants Nielsen Media Research to commit to a rollout of local people meters.
``The next logical step to move toward dramatic and productive change in the local TV arena is to continue to push Nielsen to step up their rollout plan to install people meters for local audience measurement since the diary has severe limitations and flaws,'' said Kaki Hinton, Warner-Lambert's director of advertising services.
If local people meters aren't rolled out in a timely manner, ``then some advertisers may want to evaluate their spot TV investment,'' Ms. Hinton said.
Indeed, Procter & Gamble Co. ...