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Letter: After these messages...

Published 23 May 2007

From Jay Kahn

Does television affect viewers’ behaviour (21 April, p 33)? One cannot help but be struck by the fact that advertisers will spend $1 million for a 30-second spot, believing that it will change consumers’ behaviour – and then argue that the 90-minute movie it is shown with has no impact on behaviour.

Vienna, Virginia, US

Issue no. 2605 published 26 May 2007

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