Fill and Sign the V2112712p1 Agreement Transit Advertising Program Form

Advertising Effectiveness Study Agreement for advertising services made on the ________________ (date), between ______________________ (Name of advertiser), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the state of ______________, with its principal office located at ____________________________________________________________ _____________ (street address, city, state, zip code) , referred to herein as Client, and _____________________ (Name of Consultant), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the state of _____________, with its principal office located at __________________________________________________________________ ________ (street address, city, state, zip code) , referred to herein as Consultant. Whereas, Advertiser designs, constructs, and implements advertising campaigns; and Whereas, Advertiser desires to determine the effectiveness of an advertising campaign; and Whereas, Consultant desires to conduct a marketing research survey to determine the advertising effectiveness of Advertiser's campaign; 1. Project Identification Advertiser presently represents _________________ (name of client) as one of Advertiser's accounts, and has responsibility for the design, implementation, and conduct of the total advertising campaign for _____________________ (name of product), a product of Advertiser's client. Advertiser has had this account and responsibility for a period of ______ months, and has reason to question the total effectiveness of the advertising campaign. Advertiser desires that a marketing research survey be conducted by a qualified firm to determine the effectiveness and acceptability of the advertising campaign. Consultant has had ______ (number) years experience in designing, conducting, and reporting on consumer opinion and attitude surveys, including ______ (number) surveys to determine advertising acceptability and effectiveness on consumers. Consultant proposes to design, conduct, and report the results of a survey for Advertiser. 2. Objectives of Project The general objectives of the project are to: 1. Design a consumer attitude survey for measuring reaction to the advertisements, 2. Test the survey for validity, 3. Select and train survey personnel, 4. Administer the survey for Advertiser, 5. Collect, organize, and interpret the results of the survey, and 6. Present the results to Advertiser, with application and interpretations of findings. The specific objective of the project is for Consultant to assist Advertiser in determining if Advertiser's advertising campaign is effective, and if not, to ascertain and recommend probable corrective measures to Advertiser for increasing the effectiveness of the advertising. 3. Procedural Planning A. Consultant has considered the aspects of operations, costs, and reliability in determining the exact definition and extent of the survey to be performed for Advertiser. The results of this procedural planning have determined the complete scope of the survey to be performed for the available funds. B. Consultant shall develop questionnaire forms to be used in three specific types of interviewing to be conducted, consisting of questionnaires by mail, telephone interviews, and personal interviews. Interviews by mail shall be conducted using a sample size of _____ (number), to be selected at random from _______________________________ (source of mail samples). C. Follow-up interviews with nonresponsive parties shall be conducted by field survey teams engaged in personal interviews by administering the mail interview questionnaires in person. Interviews by telephone shall be conducted using a sample size of ______ (number), to be selected at random from ________________________________ (source of telephone samples). Follow- up interviews with nonresponsive parties shall be conducted by repeat telephone calls conducted by telephone survey personnel. Personal interviews shall be conducted by field personnel using a sample size of ______ (number), to be selected at random from _____________________________ (source of personal interview samples) . Follow-up interviews with nonresponsive parties shall be conducted by field personnel using the personal survey interview questionnaire. D. Validation procedures for each of the above three questionnaires shall be commenced _________________ (date), and proceed for ______ (number) days. Consultant shall complete all questionnaire redesign and verification by _______________ (date). Administration of the questionnaire testing of all three samples shall begin _______________ (date), and shall be concluded on or before ________________ (date). All data shall be supplied to Consultant from interviewers as received. E. Consultant presently has all personnel necessary to conduct the full survey. The number, titles, and qualifications of the personnel are listed in Exhibit A, which is attached to this Agreement. F. The total cost for the proposed survey to be performed by Consultant is estimated to be $__________ which $____________ represents contingency expenses as follows: (description of contingency expenses) ____________ ______________________________________________________________. These costs do not include the costs of services to be furnished by a computer firm (Associate) for the compilation and printing of survey results. 4. Parties to Proposal In addition to Consultant, the services of Associate are contemplated in providing computer programming, machine time, and tabulations for formatting and compiling the results of the three surveys. The computer firm shall be an associate of Consultant, and shall receive all information and instructions from Consultant, but shall prepare a separate proposal and enter a separate contract with Advertiser for Associate's services. 5. Data Collection Services The data essential to the compilation of consumer attitudes toward Advertiser's advertising campaign shall be collected by Consultant from the results of administering the three questionnaires to consumers, from media records of the number and frequency of advertisements and the attitude surveys compiled by the media, from Advertiser's records of comparable campaigns and results, from Advertiser's clients by use of Advertiser's sales records, and by application of recognized statistical principles to the accumulated data. 6. Data Collection Research The data collected shall be analyzed both qualitatively and quantitatively for significance to the specific purpose of the survey. The data shall be reported to Associate in all categories necessary to give a complete computer analysis of the data by all significant categories. Consultant shall inspect and edit all results received from the questionnaires and verify that accurate data is entered into the computer. Consultant shall review computer printouts to insure that all categories of data are being reported, and, if required, notify Associate of necessary computer programming format changes. 7. Organization of Data A. Consultant shall organize the collected data enabling Consultant to obtain from Associate computer printouts extracting and reporting all categories of resulting information and allowing Consultant to interpret the results from the printouts. Computer input data shall be examined to select only that information relative to the specific objective of the survey. B. Consultant shall examine all collected data for relevance, reliability, and practicability, and only use that data meeting these three criteria in preparation of computer input sheets. C. Consultant shall classify and arrange all data received from Associate for presentation to Advertiser in a manner that will facilitate an understanding of the computer printout data by Advertiser. D. Consultant shall analyze the data to determine all relationships between the data obtained, such as correlations, and shall apply statistical techniques to the analysis to verify authenticity and accuracy of the analysis. Any relevant correlations established as a result of the survey shall be included in the presentation, even if they were not originally projected or anticipated as a product of the survey. E. Consultant shall be responsible for selecting the specific data to be included in the final presentation to Advertiser and for developing a listing of all sources, authorities, and references used by Consultant in arriving at the conclusions. 8. Interpretation of Data A tentative set of conclusions shall be formulated by Consultant from the data output of Associate. These tentative conclusions shall be drawn to either support or refute the specific objective of the survey, and thus shall be directed at proving or disproving the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. The tentative conclusions shall be tested by a comparison of the results with known possible alternatives, and final conclusions shall be prepared on confirmation that the tentative conclusions have been properly revised as necessary or on confirmation that the tentative conclusions are valid. 9. Presentation of Results Consultant shall be responsible for determining the method of presentation of the final report, the preparation and accuracy of the report, and a final presentation of the report to Advertiser on or before _________________ (date). 10. Application of Results Associate shall assist Consultant in the preparation of all output data necessary to assist Advertiser in applying the survey data to a determination of the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. Additionally, the data shall be presented in any beneficial sequence that may depict either potential strengths or weaknesses in the advertising techniques currently used by Advertiser. 11. Governing Law This Agreement shall be governed by, construed, and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of ______________. 12. Notices Any notice provided for or concerning this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed sufficiently given when sent by certified or registered mail if sent to the respective address of each party as set forth at the beginning of this Agreement. 13. Mandatory Arbitration Any dispute under this Agreement shall be required to be resolved by binding arbitration of the parties hereto. If the parties cannot agree on an arbitrator, each party shall select one arbitrator and both arbitrators shall then select a third. The third arbitrator so selected shall arbitrate said dispute. The arbitration shall be governed by the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in force and effect. 14. Compliance with LawsIn performing under this Agreement, all applicable governmental laws, regulations, orders, and other rules of duly-constituted authority will be followed and complied with in all respects by both parties. WITNESS our signatures as of the day and date first above stated. _________________________ ______________________( Name of Advertiser) (Name of Consultant) By:____________________________ By:______________________________ _________________________ ________________________ (Printed Name & Office in Corporation) (Printed Name & Office in Corporation) _________________________ ________________________ (Signature of Officer) (Signature of Officer)