Communication and PR Academics Support Call to End Use of AVEs – AMEC Academic Advisory Group Statement

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International communication and public relations academics have welcomed and supported the “Say No to AVEs” call by AMEC to end the use of advertising value equivalents (AVEs) as a purported measure of editorial media publicity. 

“Industry research studies indicate that so-called ‘advertising value equivalents’ (AVEs), also referred to ‘equivalent advertising value’, are still used by up to a third of PR and corporate communication practitioners worldwide despite irrefutable evidence that the calculation is invalid and misleading.

 

Period29 Jun 2017 → 30 Jun 2017

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Media coverage

  • TitleCOMMUNICATION, PR ACADEMICS SUPPORT AMEC’S CALL TO END USE OF AVES
    Media name/outletStar Connect Media
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date30/06/17
    DescriptionThe Academic Advisory Group to AMEC, comprises Professor Anne Gregory, University of Huddersfield, UK; Professor Jim Macnamara, University of Technology Sydney (Chair); Dr Tina McCorkindale, President and CEO of the Institute for Public Relations (IPR); Professor Brad Rawlins, Arkansas State University; Professor Don Stacks, University of Miami; Emeritus Professor Tom Watson, Bournemouth University, UK; and Professor Ansgar Zerfass, University of Leipzig .

    According to AMEC, industry research studies indicate that so-called ‘advertising value equivalents’ (AVEs), also referred to ‘equivalent advertising value’, are still used by up to a third of PR and corporate communication practitioners worldwide despite irrefutable evidence that the calculation is invalid and misleading.
    URLstarconnectmedia.com/communication-pr-academics-support-amecs-call-to-end-use-of-aves/
    PersonsAnne Gregory
  • TitleCommunication and PR Academics Support Call to End Use of AVEs.
    Media name/outletNaija News
    Date29/06/17
    DescriptionLeading international communication and public relations academics have welcomed and supported the “Say No to AVEs” call by AMEC to end the use of advertising value equivalents (AVEs) as a purported measure of editorial media publicity.
    URLnaija247news.com/2017/06/29/communication-and-pr-academics-support-call-to-end-use-of-aves/
    PersonsAnne Gregory
  • TitleCommunication and PR Academics Support Call to End Use of AVEs. – AMEC Academic Advisory Group Statement
    Media name/outletOmega News
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date29/06/17
    DescriptionInternational communication and public relations academics have welcomed and supported the “Say No to AVEs” call by AMEC to end the use of advertising value equivalents (AVEs) as a purported measure of editorial media publicity.
    URLwww.omeganewsng.net/communication-and-pr-academics-support-call-to-end-use-of-aves-amec-academic-advisory-group-statement/
    PersonsAnne Gregory
  • TitleCommunication and PR Academics Support Call to End Use of AVEs
    Media name/outletMetro Watch
    Country/TerritoryNigeria
    Date29/06/17
    DescriptionLeading international communication and public relations academics have welcomed and supported the “Say No to AVEs” call by AMEC to end the use of advertising value equivalents (AVEs) as a purported measure of editorial media publicity.
    URLmetrowatchonline.com/communication-pr-academics-support-call-end-use-aves/
    PersonsAnne Gregory