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Mar 10, 07
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Do you reeeally listen to advertising?
Men, do you look at the Ford truck ads and see the big huge truck sloshing through the mud? Or the Axe ads that promote the entire female population wanting to f you? Does it work?
Women, do you see the thousands of make-up ads and think - 'that would make me look better' or the jeans ads with the size 0 models and think - 'wow, i could look like her!' I think advertising effects women more than men, so much more ads catering to women - catering to the skinny model type. Does advertising actually make you want to buy products now adays? or, with the means of media available now, are modern people above the ads and just buy what they like? I think it's a bit of both.. 
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Mar 11, 07
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I only watch tv for 1 to 2 hours a week..and honestly when im watching it im too occupied during the commercials to even watch.
Ads in magazines or my monthly Sephora news letter always spark interest. =D
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Mar 11, 07
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Mar 11, 07
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Ew.
Theres no way im trading my 'gently used' makeup for someone else's 'gently used' makeup - PINK EYE ANYONE? Thanks though! ;P
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Mar 11, 07
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Personally I have too many hobbies to sit there mindlessly and watch TV for long periods of time. I don't chill with certain people because of it.
I did see a funny infomercial the other day, they had a scroll bar going across durin the ENTIRE time of every symptom/common problem known to man basically and said IF YOU HAVE ANY OF THESE TAKE THIS DRUG NOW LOL
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Mar 11, 07
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I think advertising works. It may not make you want to go out and buy a truck. But if you had the idea of buying one in mind then an advertisement could be the make or break that helps you decide which brand to buy. When I first went mixer shopping I wanted a VESTAX so badly because they sponsor the DMC's and that's all I knew. If people are looking for cologne that's different than the regular old spice, then the axe commercials could stir up some interest to at least try it out.
But when I see those DQ commercials during the play offs, I'll usually make a trip out for an Oreo Blizzard.
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Mar 11, 07
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i used to fuckin love television as a child.
Same with videogames.I've since out grown both of those vices. When I wanna "kill time" i just surf the web and msn. Otherwise I'm busy with school, and my art/music/writing projects.
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Mar 11, 07
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^^ Same here, video games and saturday morning cartoons were where it was at, now I find when I get up I turn on the tv but I tune it out and just surf the web. I think the ads translate into websites though.
Women are for more affected I think, because it paints a negative picture for a women, I have to lose that weight to wear those jeans, I have to wear that lip gloss to have big beautiful lips, where as guys have a more positive approach... shave closer and your woman will kiss you, wear axe and you'll have a sorority over you. It's not saying you need to change your BODY to be better, just what you use.
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Mar 11, 07
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don't use our products and you won't get laid?
please, both sexes are hit with negative reinforcement. that's such a played-out argument for why women seem to blame advertising / media images for giving them their body image problems. and, yes, i realize this isn't true for all women. Last edited by mekim; Mar 11, 07 at 11:46 AM.
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Mar 11, 07
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I'm hyper-aware of advertising, which is why I notably disregard them.
I work in the "biz". I had an entire course, in college, that dealt w/ the "psychology" of image, sound, and text, in the use of advertising. I did commercials for the first 2 years, out of college, and have not done any, since, because I have very real personal issues about the institutionalized lying process called "advertising". I've not had cable since around '90, so I don't watch tv. Billboards, magazines, hell, even the stinkin' banners and flashing ads on homepages don't register. I block them. Yes, I see them, but, I pay no attention, as a conscious decision. Mostly because, I recognize them for what they are: a blatant, yet subversive attack on my psyche. More people should be so aware. Honestly. Frosty (TURN OFF YOUR TV!!!)
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Mar 11, 07
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Mar 11, 07
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of course i listen to advertisng.
what are you stupid? stupid dumb raver... how eles would i know what is cool, what i need to buy to be cool, and how i should live my life to be cool and fit in so i can be cool..... advertising tells me these things and thank god.cause i desperatly want to be cool. and without adverstising instructing people on what cool is, i wouldnt be cool ....stupid dumb raver.
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Mar 11, 07
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I think that sometimes advertising is so completely over the top in pushing their product (like axe) because it's so absurd that it sticks in your head. It's not like men that use the product actually believe they will become some kind of chick magnet by using it. I think it's more like the weirder the commercial and the more obvious their advertising is, the more likely a person is to remember them. The more it is completely absurd, the more 'sticky' it is on the population so that next time they have to purchase deodorant, they may be more likely to remember those adverts and give it a try.
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