Do you buy things due to advertisements?

paddy978 · 20-12-2011 12:53AM #1

Was in the airport today, picking up the brother, the arrivals floor was clad in Coca-Cola wallpaper so alas, I bought a Coca-Cola. Do you buy much due to advertisements? Its the Christmas season where the big bucks are spend on advertising, so I'm expecting an emptier wallet than most this festive period.:mad:

Gordon · 20-12-2011 12:55AM

The floor was covered in wallpaper? Were the walls covered in linoleum?

Fishooks12 · 20-12-2011 12:55AM

Like the majority of us I think I'm immune to it but hugely effected nonetheless by it's subtlety

paddy978 · 20-12-2011 12:59AM

Wall*, apologies.

alfa beta · 20-12-2011 01:01AM

yeah - I bought a song off itunes coz of an O2 ad

Shane-KornSpace · 20-12-2011 01:04AM

nope never.
now excuse me while I go spray Cillit Bang on my missus.

Senna · 20-12-2011 01:04AM

You think companies spend millions on advertising for nothing, it works, whether you realise it or not.

msg11 · 20-12-2011 01:05AM

Working in a shop I am immune from it and I can feel the on set of impulse buying so I can stop myself from buying something I don't need.

But if I needed say a bottle of Orange for example. I would buy Fanta, because the ads on the telly have told me there bottle of orange is superior to any of the other bottles in the fridge. Although there bottle may not be the best choice. There ad on the telly has reinforced that if a situation arose where I needed a bottle of orange that I would go for the Fanta bottle as opposed to say the Tesco Value Orange or Tesco Orange as there has been little marketing done it. Also I am made to test the ad, as in dose the ad live up too what I should expect from seeing the ad.

So yes it works, just some company's over do it.

massdebater · 20-12-2011 01:05AM

Yes I do and so do you OP

ThePower11 · 20-12-2011 01:07AM

No, I've never bought anything! Ever!

TeddyTedson · 20-12-2011 01:07AM

I don't think advertising has any real effect on me. It might make me aware of a product but it doesn't have any influence over me.

alfa beta · 20-12-2011 01:13AM

I'm completely immune to the effects of adver - HEY EVERYBODY LOOK, ITS AIRTRICITY MAN

phasers · 20-12-2011 01:15AM

Man I'm thirsty. Time for a nice refreshing Coke.

pragmatic1 · 20-12-2011 01:20AM

I buy what tastes good. No amount of advertising would make me buy bovril.

Eathrin · 20-12-2011 01:20AM

I'm not gonna lie, a lot of people are pretty stupid and advertising will make up their minds for them. Why do you think Apple is so popular? Most people have never even heard of an mp3 player(as they were) and simply referred to the kind as ipods.

oppenheimer1 · 20-12-2011 01:40AM

Yes. I'm not arrogant enough to believe I cannot be manipulated.

Those who are not influenced by advertising are a rare breed. A lot of people claim they are immune, but ask them if they ever bought a pint of Budweiser?

The only reason that piss sells is because of advertising.

dubtom · 20-12-2011 01:43AM

msg11 wrote: »

Working in a shop I am immune from it and I can feel the on set of impulse buying so I can stop myself from buying something I don't need.

But if I needed say a bottle of Orange for example. I would buy Fanta, because the ads on the telly have told me there bottle of orange is superior to any of the other bottles in the fridge. Although there bottle may not be the best choice. There ad on the telly has reinforced that if a situation arose where I needed a bottle of orange that I would go for the Fanta bottle as opposed to say the Tesco Value Orange or Tesco Orange as there has been little marketing done it. Also I am made to test the ad, as in dose the ad live up too what I should expect from seeing the ad.

So yes it works, just some company's over do it.

You've never tried Club Orange have you,it's so superior to other brands Club don't need to advertise it any more. Also,Fanta is muck,hence the continuous advertising.

Dotrel · 20-12-2011 01:45AM

Do they really know it works tho? Has any of the big advert hitters ever just 'stopped' advertising in order to see if there any actual decrease in their sales?

Dotrel · 20-12-2011 01:46AM

msg11 wrote: »

But if I needed say a bottle of Orange for example. I would buy Fanta, because the ads on the telly have told me there bottle of orange is superior to any of the other bottles in the fridge. Although there bottle may not be the best choice. There ad on the telly has reinforced that if a situation arose where I needed a bottle of orange that I would go for the Fanta bottle as opposed to say the Tesco Value Orange or Tesco Orange as there has been little marketing done it. Also I am made to test the ad, as in dose the ad live up too what I should expect from seeing the ad.

Have to say I love Orange Drink myself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnTnaEQ39W8

Richard Hillman · 20-12-2011 01:57AM

Cian A wrote: »

I'm not gonna lie, a lot of people are pretty stupid and advertising will make up their minds for them. Why do you think Apple is so popular? Most people have never even heard of an mp3 player(as they were) and simply referred to the kind as ipods.

And despite the minute amount of Mac users compared to Windows, you can guarantee the next film you see somebody using a laptop, they will be using an apple.

nimrod86 · 20-12-2011 02:01AM

msg11 wrote: »

Working in a shop I am immune from it and I can feel the on set of impulse buying so I can stop myself from buying something I don't need.

But if I needed say a bottle of Orange for example. I would buy Fanta, because the ads on the telly have told me there bottle of orange is superior to any of the other bottles in the fridge. Although there bottle may not be the best choice. There ad on the telly has reinforced that if a situation arose where I needed a bottle of orange that I would go for the Fanta bottle as opposed to say the Tesco Value Orange or Tesco Orange as there has been little marketing done it. Also I am made to test the ad, as in dose the ad live up too what I should expect from seeing the ad.

So yes it works, just some company's over do it.

I just go for the tesco one - cheaper and if it tastes like sh1te or is warm, you dont mind too much cause it was cheap!

Slunk · 20-12-2011 02:05AM

pragmatic1 wrote: »

I buy what tastes good. No amount of advertising would make me buy bovril.

Bovril does.nt need advertisements. That stuff sells itself. Big mug and a slice of batch bread

If it was a new product id probably give it a try after seen an advert but usually stick to what i know

Faith+1 · 20-12-2011 02:07AM

I bought Birds Eye Potato Waffles back in the day cos of that very catchy ad

Chuck Stone · 20-12-2011 02:10AM

Yep. Was sitting with a hangover parched a few weeks ago and an ad for Ribena came on. I couldn't get Ribena out of my head so I got in the car drove to the local shop which was closed and reversed the car through the shop window and stole every bottle of Ribena they had.

Richard Hillman wrote: »

And despite the minute amount of Mac users compared to Windows, you can guarantee the next film you see somebody using a laptop, they will be using an apple.

Product placement.

wonderfulname · 20-12-2011 02:22AM

Dotrel wrote: »

Do they really know it works tho? Has any of the big advert hitters ever just 'stopped' advertising in order to see if there any actual decrease in their sales?

Volkswagen did the opposite, they started shipping to the US after the second world war, they weren't advertising.

53' - sales of 2000 beetles
59' - 150k
Then the company hired an ad agency, sales hit a million in the 60's, 15 million internationally in the early 70s.

It's also worth noting that through advertising companies are very rarely actually trying to sell you something, rather make themselves known and give you a certain impression of their brand, using the same company again, what do you think of the Golf compared to other hatchbacks? Can you explain why?

Jordan 199 · 20-12-2011 02:23AM

Faith+1 wrote: »

I bought Birds Eye Potato Waffles back in the day cos of that very catchy ad

"Birds Eye Potato waffles are waffley versatile."

Kev.OC · 20-12-2011 02:25AM

wonderfulname wrote: »

Volkswagen did the opposite, they started shipping to the US after the second world war, they weren't advertising.

53' - sales of 2000 beetles
59' - 150k
Then the company hired an ad agency, sales hit a million in the 60's, 15 million internationally in the early 70s.

It's also worth noting that through advertising companies are very rarely actually trying to sell you something, rather make themselves known and give you a certain impression of their brand, using the same company again, what do you think of the Golf compared to other hatchbacks? Can you explain why?

Damn you.

Liam Byrne · 20-12-2011 02:43AM

The crap "lifestyle" ads with the nonsensical catchphrases or stuff that has nothing to do with the product ? No

A factual, informative ad with no bull**** ? Maybe

I actually avoided buying stuff in the "3" store today in protest at their foisting of the irritating twits on us - the staff were even wearing tops with the ****wits' irritating Americanism written on it.

So Carphone Warehouse got a sale because of an ad - a "3" ad.....does that count ?

lecker Hendl · 20-12-2011 02:54AM

pragmatic1 wrote: »

I buy what tastes good. No amount of advertising would make me buy bovril.

how do you know what bovril tastes like? Did you perhaps purchase it once?

Balfie · 20-12-2011 02:56AM

I don't get any ads on the internet.

If ya have chrome or firefox get ''AdBlock plus'' google it..

Greatest invention ever.

Celly Smunt · 20-12-2011 03:12AM

dubtom wrote: »

You've never tried Club Orange have you,it's so superior to other brands Club don't need to advertise it any more. Also,Fanta is muck,hence the continuous advertising.

Club Kills my stomach.Sometimes it feels like I've drank a hand which is slowly pushing all the Fart air south.

Do you buy things due to advertisements?

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