Advertising is a load of balls

And the George Carlin clip should be posted right about


















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Where To wrote: »

OP just proved that advertising works.

Really what named products did he mention?

I do believe it is working for bingo and lotto

Advertising for the most part doesnt sit right with me.
I work as a graphic designer and creating ads is a big part of what i do, a bigger part than i would like but i do it cos i need the money.

One thing that does annoy me though is the bill hicks video people have mentioned. he tells people who work in advertising to go kill themselves but yet he probably had people make an advertisement poster for his shows.

Me? I love nothing more than a good ad'. Commercial break? It's like a lucky bag!

mfceiling wrote: »

Seriously does anyone believe half the crap that's spouted?

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So OP everything in your life up to now you never been influenced by advertising...............
http://sebastianmarshall.com/advertising-works-on-you
You're mistaken if you think advertising doesn't work on you.
Let's say you're driving down the street in your car. You want something to eat. There's 60 restaurants within sight.
Which do you choose?
Something that stands out to you and calls to you for some reason.
People think advertising doesn't work because they see a commercial for a burger joint and don't immediately get hungry.
But that's not the point. The point is that you now that burger joint stands out a little more to you.
Maybe you don't eat there anyways. Especially if you don't eat hamburgers. That's not the point.
The point is, it'll now stand out a little more, especially if you're the potential target market. If you're in the market for a hamburger, you're likely to notice a place that stood out to you.
I didn't understand this for the longest time. Then I met a guy in Barcelona who owned some "El Pollo Loco" restaurants in Los Angeles - it's a fast food place. The name is Spanish, it means "The Crazy Chicken."
I'd spent plenty of time in LA, but I'd never noticed El Pollo Loco.
Next time I was in Los Angeles, I noticed the restaurant everywhere.
Advertising isn't the only way to do that, but it's one way. If El Pollo Loco commercials came on TV, you'd notice the restaurants more often. As you're driving in your car and have 60 choices, Pollo Loco would become a more prominent option.
Advertising is about making the product or brand familiar, and thus having it stand out to you on the shelf or while going about your life. Your mind is good at picking up shapes and symbols, this does work to make brands and products stand out to you.
Advertising works on you.

Pottler wrote: »

KKkitty wrote: »

They haven't had the annoying jingle on their last few ads thank god.

Noticed that Prams and bikes or whatever they're called have gotten even more annoying to compensate though.

The annoying jingles in ads are enough for me to switch over to something else.