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post 1615138161 08-31-2020, 03:06 AM
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Does advertising products even work on most people?

I don't think I have ever purchased a product because I've seen it on an advertisement. One time I saw a cool scribing tool for woodworking but then I was like, I'll barely ever use this so I'm not wasting $30 on it. Maybe the only thing I have ever bought because of advertising was the iphone 4 in 2012. But it was more like a thing that I though was cool technology and I thought the girls liked them. Never bought another one after that though because it broke after 2 years of use. If I spend that much money on something I expect it to last more than 2 years before the screen just turns blue and then black when you turn it on. Anyway, who the fuk buys things based on advertising?
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Ads are targeted at women for a reason. Even most men’s products advertisements is targeted at women.

Make of that what you will
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post 1615138381 08-31-2020, 03:17 AM
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Ads usually work on our subconsciousness
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post 1615138391 08-31-2020, 03:17 AM
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you maybe don't buy a product that is advertised directly but it does plant a seed of brand recognition in your mind that you're maybe not aware of

and this might infleunce your purchasing later on
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Originally Posted By TokenV⏩
you maybe don't buy a product that is advertised directly but it does plant a seed of brand recognition in your mind that you're maybe not aware of

and this might infleunce your purchasing later on
jaaaaaa belgian brother is right fellas
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post 1615139221 08-31-2020, 03:46 AM
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Brand awareness is huge

When someone says laundry detergent, Tide pops in their head......
Shampoo, Head & Shoulders.....

that’s master advertising over years.
post 1615139681 08-31-2020, 04:02 AM
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Originally Posted By MountainLion84⏩
Brand awareness is huge

When someone says laundry detergent, Tide pops in their head......
Shampoo, Head & Shoulders.....

that’s master advertising over years.
When someone talks of OPs mum, Hoover comes to mind
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post 1615139811 08-31-2020, 04:07 AM
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post 1615140401 08-31-2020, 04:24 AM
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Advertising clearly works on the masses. The question is whether a difference (perceived) in product quality is due to advertising or is objective (or both?).

Take ketchup brands. I doubt anyone would say Heinz is the best. Heinz Organic tastes better to me, just as a quick example. Never seen an ad for the latter.

Originally Posted By moosik85⏩
When someone talks of OPs mum, Hoover comes to mind
I'd say a Dyson - never loses suction.
post 1615140451 08-31-2020, 04:26 AM
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I think you would be suprised
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Originally Posted By Aristotelian⏩
Advertising clearly works on the masses.
Advertising works on literally everyone. We all like to think we are smarter than that but that's the type of person someone in marketing has to figure out how to get to.

It's easier to manipulate people who think they are above it since they don't see it coming.
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Originally Posted By Schnitzl⏩
Advertising works on literally everyone. We all like to think we are smarter than that but that's the type of person someone in marketing has to figure out how to get to.

It's easier to manipulate people who think they are above it since they don't see it coming.
I think that "literally everyone" is overly simplistic and also factually incorrect. But what my post meant by masses is both the people whom it directly affects and others who think they are immune (but affected). I agree that the latter group exists.

I also know that there are people who aren't touched by advertising - a goal of any good marketing campaign is to try to reach as many as possible - it isn't simply universally and automatically applicable.
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Originally Posted By MountainLion84⏩
Brand awareness is huge

When someone says laundry detergent, Tide pops in their head......
Shampoo, Head & Shoulders.....

that’s master advertising over years.
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Of course it works. Wouldn’t be such a huge industry if it didn’t.
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Only advertising that works on me is seeing food
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Originally Posted By Aristotelian⏩
I think that "literally everyone" is overly simplistic and also factually incorrect. But what my post meant by masses is both the people whom it directly affects and others who think they are immune (but affected). I agree that the latter group exists.

I also know that there are people who aren't touched by advertising - a goal of any good marketing campaign is to try to reach as many as possible - it isn't simply universally and automatically applicable.
I wasn't really attacking your position as much as expanding on it. Of course someone living off the land in the middle of the forest or not buying anything is unmarketable to. I disagree with your last statement though. Knowing your target market and position is key as well as understanding my favourite topic in the field, hyman psychology. It's widely discussed in the inner circles when developing a strategy, product or brand. Such an interesting field.
post 1615141991 08-31-2020, 05:12 AM
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Originally Posted By Aristotelian⏩
Advertising clearly works on the masses. The question is whether a difference (perceived) in product quality is due to advertising or is objective (or both?).

Take ketchup brands. I doubt anyone would say Heinz is the best. Heinz Organic tastes better to me, just as a quick example. Never seen an ad for the latter.
but what made you try the Heinz Organic?

if there is a Unknown Brand Organic ketchup on the shelves chances are probably slimmer you'd decide to try this one compared to Heinz Organic since you're already familiar with the Heinz brand ketchup
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I know that it feels good to feel like you are intellectually superior or “above it all”, but advertising works on essentially every single person. You are not immune to it, and neither is the guy next to you.
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Originally Posted By Composed⏩
I know that it feels good to feel like you are intellectually superior or “above it all”, but advertising works on essentially every single person. You are not immune to it, and neither is the guy next to you.
Where do you get that from? "Does advertising products even work on most people?" Most people. Most people. Most people. I said most people. As in the average person. Like the normal person. I consider myself the average person. A normal person. I am not "above it all". I am average. I have average IQ. I am not rich. I am average. Most people. Most people. Most people mother fuker. I said most people.
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Originally Posted By moosik85⏩
Ads are targeted at women for a reason. Even most men’s products advertisements is targeted at women.

Make of that what you will
This is true, I've bought things from advertisements, mostly household products or things for my kid, and a doggy whistle that was chit for what it was advertised for.
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Oh yeah. I have sold a lot of expensive things so to speak to people who wanted it but didn’t know it existed, or was as easy to buy as I make it
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Sure. Lowes/Costco gets me all the time. They hit me with data from weeks ago when I do the cursory searches for products.
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