Current Events > Your reaction when someone says "advertising doesn't work on me".

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mine: okay zoomer

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plz react guys

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I don't even have an Amazon account. It doesn't work on me :3. At least, not to a life changing extent

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I hate ads so much I do everything I can to make sure I never see any. It's always mind blowing when I see other's phones/computers/watching tv and the amount of ads that get shoved on them.

Im so brainwashed rn

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I look them square in the eye and say
"I want my babyback, babyback, babyback
I want my babyback, babyback, babyback..."

And then that mothefucker says "Chilli's"

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I'm definitely guilty of buying new menu items when I go out to eat, so...I'd be lying if I said it didn't work.

joe40001 posted...

I look them square in the eye and say
"I want my babyback, babyback, babyback
I want my babyback, babyback, babyback..."

And then that mothefucker says "Chilli's"

Also, jingles get stuck in my head

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I mean, what do you define as "works"?

I'm probably not gonna buy random junk no matter how much it's advertised to me, but if an ad just so happens to remind me of something I needed anyway, or point me towards a better deal on something I was planning to buy, it can certianly work on me in that sense.

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Trumble posted...

I mean, what do you define as "works"?

I'm probably not gonna buy random junk no matter how much it's advertised to me, but if an ad just so happens to remind me of something I needed anyway, or point me towards a better deal on something I was planning to buy, it can certianly work on me in that sense.

If you see an ad and go out and buy that product it worked

I trained myself to hate them early on. Now they have an effect on me, just the opposite of what was intended.

Unless they make ads designed to make me hate things, then I might be fucked.

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Advertising doesn't work on me. Mostly because I don't have much exposure to it compared to some. I don't even have a TV.

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It will work - you just need to listen to 10 hours of this

https://youtu.be/MHzBLNK8_CI


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They're a mark

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Maybe if you watched the tutorial maybe...

https://youtu.be/1qAdrxsL0k8


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The only time I ever went to a home depot was to see if they had a bathroom. It was a very strange place, strange smells. I remember feeling afraid.

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RedJackson posted...

It will work - you just need to listen to 10 hours of this

https://youtu.be/MHzBLNK8_CI

I was already going there and buying a shovel tomorrow anyway....might as well pick up everything I need to build a deck...and maybe get a grill for it...and if I get a grill I'm gonna need the utensils to grill. Of course, you need a nice outdoor chair to relax on with a beer. I don't want the sun to get in my eyes, so a nice awning is a must. But what if bugs gets in? I'll definitely need a mosquito net. I almost forgot the charcoal. I'm gonna get a propane grill, but you never know.

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I always research my purchases and the competitors.

So I'd say no, it doesn't have much of an effect on me. (and ads don't usually go deep on why they're the best)

Maybe the closest would be TV/movies/cartoons that have some game attached or figurine or DVD that I buy?

I don't do Tshirts with designs (bands or youtubers or stuff like that) usually.

Remembering a jingle is like bottom garbage tier effect.
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i don't think i ever buy anything from ads.

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I refuse to buy anything shown to me in popup form even if I like it.

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If they resist the urge to buy then they arent weak minded and advertising doesnt work on them

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they're probably full of it, but I can't know for sure

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I even go by the general rule: "If they got the money to advertise to me this much, there's much better deals out there."
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I barely ever see ads these days. Youtube? Blocked. TV? Don't watch. Internet? Blocked.

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My reaction is to fake a sneeze while saying the word "bullshit".

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They're lying or they're unaware of how deeply affected they are by advertising, and they are probably shooting from the hip reflexively instead of acknowledging that advertising is not inherently evil.

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I was born I'm 83. Most modern ads annoy me, and I will go out of my way to look for an alternative to the brand if they piss me off enough. When I like an ad, or packaging, I will actually talk to other people about it. I'm a bit of a geek about that stuff.

It reminds me of Americans mocking North Koreans for falling for propaganda

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Axiom posted...

If you see an ad and go out and buy that product it worked

I don't think I've ever done this tbh

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Sounds like most of yall are who he is talking about, you just inherently misunderstand how advertising works.

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It just seems like an alien concept to me. I don't pay advertising any mind because I already research the kind of products I'd be interested in. If I want to buy something, I'll likely have already bought it long before I see ads for it.

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pinky0926 posted...

They're lying or they're unaware of how deeply affected they are by advertising, and they are probably shooting from the hip reflexively instead of acknowledging that advertising is not inherently evil.

This is definitely true. Marketing/advertising works far more effectively than you might think, as I'm sure we can all remember various slogans from cereal adverts as children for example. or the classic Christmas Coca Cola advert.

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KeeperOfShadows posted...

It just seems like an alien concept to me. I don't pay advertising any mind because I already research the kind of products I'd be interested in. If I want to buy something, I'll likely have already bought it long before I see ads for it.

So you never go to a grocey store? Or any chain restaurants?

The only realistic way any of you really are not affected by advertising is if you are Amish.

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MrNintendo1213 posted...

So you never go to a grocey store? Or any chain restaurants?

The only realistic way any of you really are not affected by advertising is if you are Amish.

Of course I go to the grocery store and restaurants. And I know what I'm going to buy there ahead of time, too. Is it really that odd that someone shops based on what they already need and want?


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KeeperOfShadows posted...

Of course I go to the grocery store and restaurants. And I know what I'm going to buy there ahead of time, too. Is it really that odd that someone shops based on what they already need and want?

So you only buy generic or what? What kind of tuna would you buy? Or toothpaste. Or Salsa. Just everything has advertising of some kind.

The point of ads isn't to convince you to buy it right now. It is all about brand recognition and just getting you used to their company. They prefer you think the ads don't work. It makes it feel better to buy it because you think it is your idea alone. Like long term inception nudging you towards the purchase. It is subtle life long exposure to name brands.

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Axiom posted...

If you see an ad and go out and buy that product it worked

It's usually not that straightforward. Sometimes ads are just aiming for more brand recognition. More often it's to assign certain values to their brand. Brand A stands for sporty, Brand B is known for durability, Brand C is luxurious, etc. These associations are stored subconsciously and they influence the choices someone makes when they decide to buy something.

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Hornezz posted...

It's usually not that straightforward. Sometimes ads are just aiming for more brand recognition. More often it's to assign certain values to their brand. Brand A stands for sporty, Brand B is known for durability, Brand C is luxurious, etc. These associations are stored subconsciously and they influence the choices someone makes when they decide to buy something.

This.

When you think of Nike what pops in your head? What about WalMart? Or Apple? It is about giving you ideas and emotions to associate with them.

Even negative association helps them. Walmart doesn't care if people who think of themselves as rich and powerful don't go in the store after they see advertising. That is a waste of time. They want everyone to think of them as the place for bargains so they get large masses of poorer people.

Apple tries to make it seem slightly more exclusive to own their products to attract different people. Advertising is super complex. Just everything you feel when you think of a product was helped along by ads. And it isn't just commercials on tv.

Remember in Better Call Saul when he made the commercial and it got lots of business. He got in trouble because it didn't fit the brand they sold themselves as. It is all about long term image not direct sales from that exact ad.

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MrNintendo1213 posted...

So you only buy generic or what? What kind of tuna would you buy? Or toothpaste. Or Salsa. Just everything has advertising of some kind.

The point of ads isn't to convince you to buy it right now. It is all about brand recognition and just getting you used to their company. They prefer you think the ads don't work. It makes it feel better to buy it because you think it is your idea alone. Like long term inception nudging you towards the purchase. It is subtle life long exposure to name brands.

I don't buy based on brands. Not as an intentional decision, mind. It's just not how I am. For example, if I want cereal, I don't care if it's name brand or store brand. I just pick up a box of whatever flavor I desire. As long as it tastes alright, why should I care who made it?

The only time brand recognition is important to me is if I've had a bad experience with one brand in particular, which will lead me to avoid it.

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I guess the only advertising that could work on me is food, since it might catch me when I'm hungry. I've never had a commerical influence my decision to buy a car, for instance.

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KeeperOfShadows posted...

I don't buy based on brands. Not as an intentional decision, mind. It's just not how I am. For example, if I want cereal, I don't care if it's name brand or store brand. I just pick up a box of whatever flavor I desire. As long as it tastes alright, why should I care who made it?

The only time brand recognition is important to me is if I've had a bad experience with one brand in particular, which will lead me to avoid it.

"Whatever flavor I desire." That is the point. The goal isn't to make you actively want one specific brand in any one moment. They are trying to subtly influence what you desire without you ever thinking about it. And how can you even desire it if you don't recognize the brand? Unless you desire to close your eyes and play pin the tail on the product to make your decisions you need to have some knowledge of the brand.

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Funkydog posted...

This is definitely true. Marketing/advertising works far more effectively than you might think, as I'm sure we can all remember various slogans from cereal adverts as children for example. or the classic Christmas Coca Cola advert.

Also, there's really a need for advertising. Alright. we don't need a youtube ad every 2 minutes lying to us, but there's not exactly a direct interface between the thing you need and the product a company sells.

I used to work in marketing and saw many excellent products fail because of bad marketing. People are not perfectly logical or informed with their choices. If they were, we wouldn't need marketing at all.

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masterpug53 posted...

I guess the only advertising that could work on me is food, since it might catch me when I'm hungry. I've never had a commerical influence my decision to buy a car, for instance.

What do you think of Honda vs Lincoln? What ideas pop up? Unless you never heard of te company of every car you bought then ads definitely come into play.

Again. It isn't about convincing you to buy anything because of one specific ad. It is just the subtle emotions you get when you eventually are buying something on your own.


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MrNintendo1213 posted...

What do you think of Honda vs Lincoln? What ideas pop up?

They added Abe Lincoln to the Street Fighter roster?

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I go out of my way to avoid products with annoying and aggressive ads. That and companies that use that cringy corporate artstyle. I hate it so much

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It works on me maybe 1 out of 50 times. This year I've caved to an ad I saw about a hoodie and another ad for the Lego Infinity Gauntlet

But this is stuff I already think about and would have ended up actively searching for it eventually. Another dumb bullshit item I bought was a Waffle House mug that I just thought about out of the blue, so a Waffle House merchandise ad beforehand wouldn't have made a difference

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