Most ads are about brand recognition and not so much about trying to sell a specific product. Even if you think an ad is stupid, if you still can remember the brand then the ad worked.
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TigrisMorte@kbin.social 5 months agoPlus nearly all advertising is insultingly stupid as to appeal to idiots.
Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 5 months ago
lookorex@lemmy.world 5 months ago
That generally just makes me remember not to use that product or service because the ad was so annoyingly stupid
TigrisMorte@kbin.social 5 months ago
No, it didn't as brand recognition is desirable only if positive.
SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Ads are a way to fill people’s heads with brand names until nothing remains except for those brands and only those brands feel safe and familiar until it becomes a conditioned reflex to choose those products. And it works.
The Holy Market forbids people would actually choose products based on their own experience and price.
Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I actively avoid brands with annoying ads.
When unsubscribing from pretty much any service there’s usually little text box asking why. Whether or not it’s the real reason for leaving, I love citing obnoxious ads as the thing that pushed me out, especially for high-dollar moves like banking or insurance.
I know it’ll never accomplish anything, but it feels good. ^_^
TigrisMorte@kbin.social 5 months ago
brand recognition is desirable only if positive.