lemm.ee

1 point

2 months ago

I can remember exactly one ad from when i was like 7. If i see an ad i just zone out. And everything i buy is because i researched it, it’s the only thing of that type in store, or i tested it and decided i liked it.

I don’t think the majority of people are as vulnerable to ads as you think

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citrusface@lemmy.world

4 points

2 months ago

You don’t need remember ads. You see ads, then you notice the item in the store. Remembering the ad is not the point. the point of the ad is to keep you reminded that the item/service exists. You are not immune. Sorry.

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1 point

2 months ago

I have yet to buy a thing that i randomly saw in store. I go to the store cause i need something and i leave with what i needed, and only that.

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citrusface@lemmy.world

1 point

2 months ago

So, in your entire life – You’ve never seen an ad for a product / service / event and said, oh - that’s interesting - I’ll check that out.

You’ve never seen a movie trailer and been like “oh cool - that movie looks fun, I’ll go see that.”

You’ve never gotten an email to remind you that something you’ve been interested in finally became available so you can finally pick it up?

Shit. You are an advertisement. You can’t tell me you’ve never worn a piece of clothing that didn’t have a label on it or seen someone else cool hat / shirt / jacket with a logo and then check that out.

Advertising is not just “getting a item at the store that you didnt intend to buy” - advertising is a long con. Advertising is everywhere, To think that advertising has never swayed you in any way is ignorant.

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1 point

2 months ago

No i haven’t
No i haven’t
No i haven’t
No im not, i always buy clothes, from whatever is the first brand i happend to grab, that also suits me. In fact i absolutely despise brand logos on anything i own. Hell i cover up my phones logo with a popsocket or similar.

To think everyone is as vulnerable to ads as some random dude says, or as a handful of studies with like 1000 people show is the ignorant thing here. Not everyone is the same. And if i think about all the comments i have seen under videos that talked about exactly that, then ads seem to even have a negative effect when presented to younger generations, gen z for example.

Also you can just avoid ads. Click no on every optional setting on websites etc., use an ad-blocker, Sponsorblock for YouTube. When outside pit your headphones in/on and listen to your favourite music, and don’t look anywhere you are not going. Ads are only everywhere if you let them be

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citrusface@lemmy.world

1 point

2 months ago

Dude, I’m sorry, but you are wrong. Everything is advertising. Even IF you somehow manage to avoid ads, others don’t. They form opinions around ads and that will filter through to you in one way or another.

Shitty and annoying ads ABSOLUTELY have the opposite effect. They make you avoid things when they are bad - you know what thats called? Bad advertising. You will never know when you are hit by a good advertisement. All the online research you do for your stuff - some of the people that wrote the things you researched may have been swayed by advertisements, then that tickles down to you.

If you know what Nike, Adidas, Gap, McDonalds, Walmart is - then advertising works. Brand recognition is advertising.

Simple as that.

But look, I will drop this convo, I promise im not trying to troll or annoy you. I just wanted to point out advertising is so much deeper than just you seeing an ad and immediately buying it. Its been around for centuries and it wouldnt still be happening if it wasnt effective.

edit: BTW - You said Pop-socket. Not phone stand. Pop-socket is a brand. You are advertising for them. I’m just saying. Advertising works. :)

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