How effective are advertisements, really?
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I absolutely HATE advertisements on youtube and other video sites. When I click on a video and an advertisement pops up I immediatlly click off or hit refresh. Sometimes a refresh will start the video. If for some reason I decided to sit through an advertisement I make it a point NOT to buy what they are selling.
You think that's bad? Sometimes sites will make me sit through a commercial only to have the geolocked message come up. "Sorry, video not available in your area." So annoying.
I’m not fond of the laundry detergent commercial that shows all these people oohing and ahing in a “lab” where the product is being “tested.” The people being shown are all women; the “lab” techs (in lab coats) are almost all men. The women look gullible; the men look--like lab techs ... in other words, a bit bored.
So anyone have an urge to drink some refreshing Coca-Cola and watch some exclusive TRON content yet?
There's probably only one area where I'd say advertising has definate effect on me - razors. I hate shaving and by the end of the working week it starts to get painful so if some-one comes out with a new razor I'll give it a try until something else comes along or the blades get too expensive)
(Mach 3, Quattro, Fusion and now Schick Hydro because the Fusion blades are so damn expensive).
(Mach 3, Quattro, Fusion and now Schick Hydro because the Fusion blades are so damn expensive).
Have you noticed how since the 90s the shaving industry seems to add one blade every three or four years? They started with Trac 2, then it was the Mach 3, then the Quattro, Those Fusion ones you mention have 5.
They should just skip ahead to the Octo-Glide. You know it's coming eventually.
They should just skip ahead to the Octo-Glide. You know it's coming eventually.
The razor blade business is a gigantic racket, complete bullshit. Also, razor ads are among those that really make my fucking angry watching them - have you ever noticed how the male models always make one tender glide through the hairy forest on their cheek and it's immediately as smooth as a baby's butt? I've tried lots of different razors, but it just doesn't fucking work like that! That's total science fiction.
Instead of keep paying them their fucking king's ransom for the stupid blades I bought a good electric razor a year ago, fuck Gillette.
Also - Here's an Onion article from 2004...
^ Me too, I just shave to a stubble now, I only clean shave if I am going to a formal event.
And I usually have to trim it off with an electric shaver first anyway, even modern wet razors have no chance of getting through 2 weeks growth without taking your face to pieces in the attempt.
And I usually have to trim it off with an electric shaver first anyway, even modern wet razors have no chance of getting through 2 weeks growth without taking your face to pieces in the attempt.
The razor blade business is a gigantic racket, complete bullshit. Also, razor ads are among those that really make my fucking angry watching them - have you ever noticed how the male models always make one tender glide through the hairy forest on their cheek and it's immediately as smooth as a baby's butt? I've tried lots of different razors, but it just doesn't fucking work like that! That's total science fiction.
Instead of keep paying them their fucking king's ransom for the stupid blades I bought a good electric razor a year ago, fuck Gillette.
Also - Here's an Onion article from 2004...
Yeah, exactly. I see it much the same way as the printer and ink cartridges. The printer will be cheap, the ink will not, because they figure people will buy the cheap printer and get screwed with ink. And despite the advancement in printers, they have never really become any more efficient with ink.
Dude, stick with Fusion. I use a FusionPower, and it's awesome. Yeah the blades cost a fortune but you need to change them so rarely that it's actually cheaper in the long-run. I shave about every other day (yeah I'm lazy), and used to go through SensorExcel3 (or whatever they were called) blades on a weekly basis, but a FusionPower lasts me 3-4 weeks minimum. Bargain.
And they really WORK. Glide like a knife through butter, and the single blade on the back is great for trimming the sideburns and under the nose.
You know, I think Gillette actually made a product that's TOO good with the Fusion system. People don't need to change blades as frequently with them as with previous systems, and I don't think Gillette realised they were that good!
They've since put out an ad specifically suggesting the blade should be changed when the lubrication strip goes from blue to white, which is really unnecessary as the blades stay sharp for so much longer than that.
Dude, stick with Fusion. I use a FusionPower, and it's awesome. Yeah the blades cost a fortune but you need to change them so rarely that it's actually cheaper in the long-run. I shave about every other day (yeah I'm lazy), and used to go through SensorExcel3 (or whatever they were called) blades on a weekly basis, but a FusionPower lasts me 3-4 weeks minimum. Bargain.
And they really WORK. Glide like a knife through butter, and the single blade on the back is great for trimming the sideburns and under the nose.
You know, I think Gillette actually made a product that's TOO good with the Fusion system. People don't need to change blades as frequently with them as with previous systems, and I don't think Gillette realised they were that good!
They've since put out an ad specifically suggesting the blade should be changed when the lubrication strip goes from blue to white, which is really unnecessary as the blades stay sharp for so much longer than that.
speak for yourself
- I was going through a fusion catridge a week (would get 4 maybe 5 shaves out of it).
The lyrics of the jingles are pretty effective. I remember all the lyrics to most of the commercials I grew up hearing.
For example: My bologna has a first name it's O-S-C-A-R, My bologna has a second name it M-A-Y-E-R, oh I love to eat it everyday, and if you ask me why I'll say, Cause Oscar Meyer has a way with B-O-L-O-G-N-A....
Hmmm, BRB, I'm going to go get a bologna sandwich because I am, all of a sudden, hungry
(bet that jingle sticks in your head now too...your welcome
)
For example: My bologna has a first name it's O-S-C-A-R, My bologna has a second name it M-A-Y-E-R, oh I love to eat it everyday, and if you ask me why I'll say, Cause Oscar Meyer has a way with B-O-L-O-G-N-A....
Hmmm, BRB, I'm going to go get a bologna sandwich because I am, all of a sudden, hungry
(bet that jingle sticks in your head now too...your welcome
)
Ads are effective for one thing - to con people into thinking their sole function in life is to get up at like 3 in the morning on Black Fucking Friday (which is, of course, the only time they can ever buy anything at all, and if they don't all get out there right the fuck now, they will be shot without trial 
) and act like irresponsible greedy jackasses when they should be home in bed.
) and act like irresponsible greedy jackasses when they should be home in bed.
The lyrics of the jingles are pretty effective. I remember all the lyrics to most of the commercials I grew up hearing.
For example: My bologna has a first name it's O-S-C-A-R, My bologna has a second name it M-A-Y-E-R, oh I love to eat it everyday, and if you ask me why I'll say, Cause Oscar Meyer has a way with B-O-L-O-G-N-A....
Hmmm, BRB, I'm going to go get a bologna sandwich because I am, all of a sudden, hungry
(bet that jingle sticks in your head now too...your welcome
Commercial jingles were much more memorable back then. I can't think of a single commercial that's on the air right now that has a jingle I could sing for you. (And as I was composing this, I flipped through a few channels just to check. They're all airing commercials right now, but not one of them has a jingle - just background music.)
The ones I remember these days are the ones that are amusing or very creative, such as the Old Spice ads. The PS3 ones are kind of amusing as well. I find, though, that beer commercials are usually the most creative, but even they're not as good as they used to be.
"They say a man should always dress for the job he wants.
So why am I dressed up like a pirate in this restaurant?"
That ad is funny enough that I am willing to forgive it for being an ad for a product that is basically a total scam. (hint: it's NOT FREE)
So why am I dressed up like a pirate in this restaurant?"
That ad is funny enough that I am willing to forgive it for being an ad for a product that is basically a total scam. (hint: it's NOT FREE)
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