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Originally posted by aNILEator
Talking is one thing, negative talking is another I'm not going to go buy their products and don't even recognise their products because of being flooded with the adverts and they're all nonsensical and random trash
The adverts aren't targeted at the likes of you.
A lot of people think that advertising is a really obvious and direct thing, like people see an advert for a laptop and instantly think "I need a laptop, and I need that one right now".
It is far more subtle than that, it gets into your mind, and so when you are shopping for a laptop, you have a budget in mind and you see two laptops, similar price, similar spec. You'll go for the one which you saw an advert for, subconciously.
Perfume companies have had these adverts on for ages, and they are making mega bucks, so obviously it is working.
When you're in a shop thinking about what perfume to get your girlfriend, you're not going to choose a perfume based on smell*, really. You're going to choose a perfume based on superficial factors like how fancy the packaging looks like, and how well marketed it is. The adverts will come into play, even if you don't think they will.
*see New Coke
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