Table 1 Oregon tobacco quitline promotion costs before and during the “free patch initiative”
Advertising time costs (41 months)Annual production feesTotal annual media costs*
Talent feesTaggingDuplication costsOther costs
Pre-initiative period
    Daytime TV ads$503 716$236 000$570$390$120$384 509
    Evening TV ads$866 211$176 000$665$455$140$430 785
    Radio ads$1 344 964$176 000$0$455$140$570 243
    Total costs$2 714 890$588 000$1235$1300$400$1 385 537
Free patch initiative
    Promotion$48 600$48 600
  • *Includes annualised total media time costs over 41 months averaged $794 601.

  • Sources: advertising costs from TPEP staff19; production costs from CDC’s Media Campaign Resource Center.20