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Toll-free Numbers in Television Commercials: Super Bowl XXXV
Abstract
Effective use of direct response mechanisms, especially toll-free numbers,
has produced numerous business success
stories. As companies continue extending their use from customer
retention to marketing, direct response mechanisms are found in more and
more advertisements. The results of this study, focusing on the use of
direct response in television commercials aired during Super Bowl XXXV,
show 100% of the toll-free numbers used were vanity numbers (numbers that
translate into words for easy recall) with 85% of those numbers beginning
with the 800 prefix (as opposed to toll-free 888, 877 or 866). Overall,
20% of advertisements shown during Super Bowl XXXV used toll-free numbers.
For ease of viewing online, the study has been divided into separate
sections. For a complete bound copy, please contact us at 1-800-NEW-SALES.
Published February 28, 2001
Copyright © 2001, 800 Response. All rights reserved.
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