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Steve Tipps - Media Research Expert

Steve Tipps, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President and Director of Research and Development
Copernicus Marketing Consulting

95 Sawyer Road, Suite 130
Waltham, Massachusetts
Phone: (781) 392-2500
Fax: (781) 547-7140
steve.tipps@copernicusmarketing.com

Steve Tipps joined Copernicus as a senior vice president in 1994. Steve is our resident media research expert. He has extensive knowledge of the measurement of traditional and non-traditional media engagement and involvement, as well as media optimization.

He leads the forecasting and evaluation practice at Copernicus, where he employs simulation technology to evaluate the performance of marketing programs before investments are made in the real world. His media research work has included television, print, and outdoor campaign analysis.

Previously, Steve served as a vice president at Yankelovich Clancy Shulman, directing the statistical modeling group in its research and development functions. He moved to Yankelovich Clancy Shulman after three years as a senior marketing research analyst in the industrial and consumer products group at Polaroid.

Steve has published articles on media research and marketing strategy topics in various journals, including DTC Perspectives:


His ground-breaking media research work on involvement was documented in Uncover the Hidden Power of Television Programming....and Get The Most From Your Advertising Budget and he contributed chapters on marketing program forecasting and applications of simulated test marketing to DTC pharmaceutical campaigns to Market New Products Successfully (Lexington Books, 2006).

More recently, his work on the impact of television program involvement on advertising effectiveness for Court TV received positive attention in the industry press. The Copernicus Mzine summarized his work on program involvement and engagement in, Making Our Way Through the Media Muddle: Latest Findings from the Frontlines of Television Advertising. The Outdoor Advertising Association also invited him to present pioneering work in outdoor advertising effectiveness at its annual conference and Marketing News asked him for his thoughts on getting marketing to use marketing research more in their decision-making.

Steve received his B.A. in English from Tufts University, and an M.B.A. and Ph. D. in Marketing from Boston University. His doctoral dissertation focused on the relationship between media involvement and advertising effectiveness.

Steve has several areas of expertise including:


Steve has experience working with clients in several industries such as:

  • Pharmaceuticals—OTC and DTC
  • Media—TV networks, newspapers, outdoor, agencies
  • Consumer services
  • Industrial manufacturing


For Media and Speaking Inquiries:
If you have a media inquiry or would like more information about having Steve Tipps serve as a speaker or guest lecturer at an upcoming event, please contact Ami Bowen at (781) 392-2513 or send an email to ami.bowen@copernicusmarketing.com.

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