➤Linear programming models for media selection have limited application because the function describing the aggregate response to additional inputs of advertising effort is generally non-linear. The authors present a general media mix model which assumes linear response and illustrate how the model can be modified to accommodate non-linearity while still using the revised simplex method as a solution algorithm.
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