you know those tv lawyer ads that claim they will get you your money because you need it now!, that sick old man in the newspaper claiming to want a little boy to walk his dog, the popup on the internet that says click it for a free green card.

 

 

 

with all your experiences about ads which of their products did what they were supposed to do?

 

 

 

and which didn't?

Who even clicks those ads, let alone is stupid enough to buy them? :lol:

A study showed that anti-drug/alcohol/tobacco ads actually work against themselves. Maybe I'll try to dig that up.. :-k

Who even clicks those ads, let alone is stupid enough to buy them? :lol:

 

 

 

what about the tv ads, newspaper ads, magazine ads

Who even clicks those ads, let alone is stupid enough to buy them? :lol:

 

 

 

what about the tv ads, newspaper ads, magazine ads

 

 

 

I don't know anyone that buys something just because they see it on tv/in a magazine.

If that's true then they wouldnt be any tv ads if no one would buy the produts

Only food ads and the occasional movie/videogame ad literally work for me. Of course, subconsciously, they all work to some degree. If you're thinking what kinda shampoo you want, odds are you'll get one of the brands advertised a lot. It isn't that they're effective, it's that they pound their names into your heads. That's why they're called a brand; they end up branded on your brain.

 

 

 

Some more literally than others.

@Kenshi.

 

 

 

My grandmother (who is a nutcase) saw an add for removing wrinkles without botox. She bought it for 300 Euro's and all it did was make her skin even more pale. :wall:

 

 

 

I don't trust anything sold off ads.

Ads for movies are the only ones that get me. A good kind of ad, to get customers is one that says the name alot, and nags you to buy it.

A study showed that anti-drug/alcohol/tobacco ads actually work against themselves. Maybe I'll try to dig that up.. :-k

 

A guy I know tried pot for the first time years ago when he was in middle school because he was curious after seeing one of those anti-drug ads on television. Gf drug prevention.

the Cilit Bang adverts worked on me. They made me go buy 4 warehouses of the stuff!!! Dont ask me how, but i couldnt resist its ability to remove limescale, rust and ground-in dirt!!!

A study showed that anti-drug/alcohol/tobacco ads actually work against themselves. Maybe I'll try to dig that up.. :-k

 

 

 

They never work, my age group is quite at target now from Irish organizations to discourage underage drinking / smoking Via TV ads. The only thing I think when I see these ads is "hmmm, a couple beers with the lads would be good right now" or "I feel like a smoke". Seeing the anti-smoking ads doesn't discourage me, just makes me want a smoke :lol:

A study showed that anti-drug/alcohol/tobacco ads actually work against themselves. Maybe I'll try to dig that up.. :-k

 

 

 

They never work, my age group is quite at target now from Irish organizations to discourage underage drinking / smoking Via TV ads. The only thing I think when I see these ads is "hmmm, a couple beers with the lads would be good right now" or "I feel like a smoke". Seeing the anti-smoking ads doesn't discourage me, just makes me want a smoke :lol:

 

 

 

I agree very much so. Not so much the anti-alcohol ads though. I have to really feel like partying before I get to drinking. But when any of those stupid anti-marijuana/tobacco ads come on I just want to go smoke a cigarette or a bowl. I get tired of seeing money being spent on something that is causing, what society veiws as, negative actions. The "War on Drugs" is an utter failure and commercials are actually making kids want to get into those types of things. Wtf?

 

 

 

Sorry to OP, not meaning to drag this off topic.

T.V ads work, like freecreditreport, even though it is a scam, people still go there. When you think I need a credit report you probably think freecreditreport.

That "this egg is your brain on heroin" ad made me think that chick was hot.

^Ah yes I remember that one from the 90s. I was rather little at the time and didn't quite understand why the lady was smashing things with her frying pan. It scared me. :uhh:

 

 

 

I think celebrity ads get people the most. "Omg the Jonas Brothers advertise Target. Mom, when's the next time we're going to Target?!?!?!"

 

 

 

I get that every time my brother and sister see that commercial on the Disney Channel. And the fact that they believe that hello-goodbye song was a Jonas brothers song when it was actually an oldies song brought back for Target. When it plays on my dad's oldies station, my little sister goes "Hey! They copied the Jonas Brothers Song!" :wall:

^Ah yes I remember that one from the 90s. I was rather little at the time and didn't quite understand why the lady was smashing things with her frying pan. It scared me. :uhh:

 

 

 

I think celebrity ads get people the most. "Omg the Jonas Brothers advertise Target. Mom, when's the next time we're going to Target?!?!?!"

 

 

 

I get that every time my brother and sister see that commercial on the Disney Channel. And the fact that they believe that hello-goodbye song was a Jonas brothers song when it was actually an oldies song brought back for Target. When it plays on my dad's oldies station, my little sister goes "Hey! They copied the Jonas Brothers Song!" :wall:

 

Kill them. If they don't know a Beatles classic when they hear it, kill them. I explain your situation to my mom ALL THE TIME, but she ignores me. My sister sees something on T.V. that is advertised by Hannah Montana (or Miley Cyrus or whatever that personality disorder girl's name is) she instantly wants it and thinks it is cool. :wall: So much money wasted on toys and other items that are not utilizing logical enjoyment value #-o

You gotta hand it to Disney though, they know how to make money.

You gotta hand it to Disney though, they know how to make money.

 

Yeah, by putting d*cks on their movie covers and sex in their films, subliminaly.

I only click on ads to build revenue for a site. Unless, it's something I'm truly interested in, like a game for example.

You gotta hand it to Disney though, they know how to make money.

 

Yeah, by putting d*cks on their movie covers and sex in their films, subliminaly.

 

 

 

:roll:

 

 

 

There's been only one time that one of those things actually happened. The rest is because human beings tend to see things as object or faces when they aren't really there.

All adverts are incredibly effective, I heard that after you have seen an advert a few times it kinda gets into the back of your brain, and steers people towards certain brands of product lines. I know one woman who will never shop in places like Lidl because they don't stock all the expensive brands, when I have found Lidl's products to be fantastic and for a 10th of the price of the big brands. Go figure.

 

 

 

It's even worse if you have kids as what they see on TV is what they want. The supermarket cheapo white boxed items will simply not do, even though in my opinion they are "usually" just as the same!

I stopped watching regular TV a while back.. well.. less than I used to.

 

 

 

used to watch tv for... 15hours and up per week.....

 

now... it's.... half an hour a week...

 

 

 

so cant say much about TV ads...

 

 

 

however.. ads in my gmail. never notice them.

 

ads in forums... never notice them unless they have a nice graphic... like a pic that's not moving.. and... trees in it. like my siggy.

 

ads in.... yea... that's it. cause the ads in most forums are the same... ads in rs are the same, ads in onemanga.com are the same... etc.

I'm actually tempted into buying those Shamwow towels. :oops: Might work for all I know.

You gotta hand it to Disney though, they know how to make money.

 

Yeah, by putting d*cks on their movie covers and sex in their films, subliminaly.

 

I've seen that, someone inside Disney is putting... Uhh, the wrong kind of magic into their movies. :uhh: