WSJ.com - Putting a Value on Marketing Dollars

Here's an idea.. let's get the foxes to tell us just how many chicken's are in the coup.

WSJ.com - Putting a Value on Marketing Dollars: "Ad executives long have snickered at the old adage: Half of all advertising is wasted -- but finding out which half is impossible.
Now, with corporate spending coming under more scrutiny, getting the answer is no joke.
Interpublic Group, the advertising holding company, is forming a new unit devoted to helping advertisers figure out just what their marketing dollars do. Known as the Marketing Accountability Partnership, the unit will be run by Neil Canter, a former Accenture partner. He will report to Stephen Gatfield, Interpublic's executive vice president of global operations and innovation, and Interpublic Chairman and Chief Executive Michael Roth."