Not so fast. The idea that “if companies spend that much, they must have a reason” isn’t any good either.
Some ads obviously work, some ads obviously don’t work, and most of them aren’t in either of those categories.
On the train and bus to work mostly.
Ah, I see. I like what banksy had to say about those kinds of ads
Same. Posted banksys message for anyone who is curious.
No we see what people use in videos that their “friends” sent them for free to keep.
I definitely bought a lot of things because of ads. Not directly though, I don’t go around clicking on online ads even if one slips through the blocker.
Just being exposed to the idea that some product exists is an ad. Reviews and comparisons. Seeing a brand name in the wild. A product being recommended by someone I consider an authority in that specific field.
It all provenly works on me.And I don’t really regret it, how else would I even find out what exists? Go to the store and just buy whatever the seller recommends? Did people do that in the past before mass advertising?
Edit: I just realized this is exactly what Amazon is trying to do. Push generic “amazon option” products which have no independent sales outside of the platform.
I’ve bought one, and exactly one thing from an ad that I have liked, ever. A Purple pillow. Its been years now, and I still use it.
Everything else is regret.
