09/06/2008TouchPoints Site: Why was it produced?

Background information to the IPA TouchPoints initiative describing why it was produced.

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IPA TouchPoints arose out of the demand by agencies for a multi-media planning tool which would enable them to produce more realistic media strategies and plans.


This demand was driven by changes in the media landscape:

  • an increase in the number of media available and the channels available within each medium
  • the increasing control by consumers of the media they consume
  • the need for an industry-led, media-neutral approach
  • the need of a broader platform to fuse with the increasing number of proprietary research studies