[Misc] Advertisement. Everywhere. All the time.

[Home and Away]

I would like to hear your thoughts on this... Is there too much advertisement?

I feel like it's everywhere and it's constant. Yes, I mostly just ignore it, but can't at times help myself getting annoyed with the constant bombardment of (and interruption with) absolute sh*t. On TV, podcasts, internet, newspapers, street signs, emails, flyers, radio, social media, cold callers, apps, discount coupons, sponsors, letterbox full of irrelevant rubbish, etc, etc.

What would world look and feel like if there was a little bit less of advertisement? I'm sure one day one can have an implant that would block all visual and audible advertisement in a way that adblock type apps/extensions work on internet today.

 

[Mental Lental]

It reminds me of a line in Ready Player One where the CEO of the bad guy evil corporation says "we estimate we can fill 80% of a person's visual field (with ads) before inducing seizures." It's supposed to be a hyperbolic statement set in a dystopian future but lately I keep thinking about this line. It's really getting to the point where I think there are really exec boardrooms where people are saying shit like this.

 

[Withdean South Stand]

I do find myself wondering what Huel's advertising budget must be. It feels like I see their adverts multiple times a day and on several podcasts there are terrible advert reads by the host. Gary Neville's advert reading is shockingly poor - it's like he's never read out loud before every time he has to tell us about the health benefits of Huel and how it fits his lifestyle!

 

[happypig]

The "internet" isn't free, it's either paid for by subscriptions, benevolence or advertising. As Kenneth Williams* once said "If you aren't paying for the product, you ARE the product".


*Can't be arsed to look up who it really was

 

[BBassic]

'm sure one day one can have an implant that would block all visual and audible advertisement in a way that adblock type apps/extensions work on internet today.

If anything there'll be an implant to feed us advertising 24/7 beamed directly into your brain

 

[Home and Away]

If anything there'll be an implant to feed us advertising 24/7 beamed directly into your brain

Unfortunately you might be right.

 

[schmunk]

I do find myself wondering what Huel's advertising budget must be. It feels like I see their adverts multiple times a day

Whereas I can't recall the last time I saw a Huel advert. Perhaps months ago.

 

[A1X]

 

[Peacehaven Wild Kids]

 

[RandyWanger]

The Safari 'hide distracting items' option makes it almost usable. But there are popup blockers and ad blockers that do a good job.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

I would like to hear your thoughts on this... Is there too much advertisement?

I feel like it's everywhere and it's constant. Yes, I mostly just ignore it, but can't at times help myself getting annoyed with the constant bombardment of (and interruption with) absolute sh*t. On TV, podcasts, internet, newspapers, street signs, emails, flyers, radio, social media, cold callers, apps, discount coupons, sponsors, letterbox full of irrelevant rubbish, etc, etc.

What would world look and feel like if there was a little bit less of advertisement? I'm sure one day one can have an implant that would block all visual and audible advertisement in a way that adblock type apps/extensions work on internet today.

Block all the ads and then who'd pay for all that content you like? eg NSC

 

[jcdenton08]

An interesting experiment, as seen in any sixth form Media Studies class, is to pause a piece of media and count the number of advertisements visible in your viewing area.

Try it on a football match on telly.

You’ll see advertisements around the pitch, in the stands, on the players shirts (sponsors in middle, on sleeves, on back, manufacturers logo and name), the boots, the PL logo on chyrons, the broadcaster, besides the scores. The name of the stadium such as The Amex. The sponsors and manufacturers on the shirts of fans. It’s endless.

The “trick” to this exercise is the term “viewing area”. The brand of the television. The brand of the whiteboard next to the television. The logo of the tutor’s sweatshirt.

Advertisement is absolutely everywhere.

 

[chickens]

If anything there'll be an implant to feed us advertising 24/7 beamed directly into your brain

 

[Easy 10]

It must be effective, otherwise why would corporations spend billions on it ?

But I honestly cannot recall an occasion when I've consciously bought a product specifically because I saw it on a football shirt, or on an advertising hoarding.

In fact, when it comes to obtrusive tedious repetitive ads on, say, YouTube (Paddy Power I'm looking at YOU), I will actively boycott their shite business, just to give them an admittedly unheard middle finger to them.

 

[BBassic]

I'd forgotten how brilliant Portlandia is.

 

[Anger]

I'd forgotten how brilliant Portlandia is.

Portlandia is brilliant! I binge-watched many many hours of it last month.

On the subject of TV adverts though, I have noticed a significant difference between the quanity of U.K. TV adverts with unnecessarily screechy wailing songs as soundtrack to the ad, whereas in the U.S. and Europe many of the adverts have none of that and instead go for more softly spoken simple messages.

Why U.K. marketeers think that screechy wailing music sells product better than simple messages is a total mystery to me. As soon as I see / hear an advert like that I either mute it or change channel within 3 seconds so they are certainly turning off some customers. By contrast I found myself focussing more on the simpler adverts in other countries.

 

[Mustafa II]

Why U.K. marketeers think that screechy wailing music sells product better than simple messages is a total mystery to me. As soon as I see / hear an advert like that I either mute it or change channel within 3 seconds so they are certainly turning off some customers. By contrast I found myself focussing more on the simpler adverts in other countries.

Annoying adverts are successful. I bet most people on here can think of at least 5 super annoying adverts and the brand name....

When shopping for products or services, we generally choose brands we've heard of... even if we've only heard of them through annoying adverts.

 

[Badger]

Annoying adverts are successful. I bet most people on here can think of at least 5 super annoying adverts and the brand name....

When shopping for products or services, we generally choose brands we've heard of... even if we've only heard of them through annoying adverts.

Maybe I'm in the minority, but I will go out of my way to AVOID products which have really annoying adverts. When I was in the UK and wanted to use a price comparison website, I would never use Go Compare because their adverts were so irritating.

 

[jcdenton08]

Maybe I'm in the minority, but I will go out of my way to AVOID products which have really annoying adverts. When I was in the UK and wanted to use a price comparison website, I would never use Go Compare because their adverts were so irritating.

There are people like us, but we are the minority. The main thing is to get the name out there, by hook or by crook. Our annoying is someone else’s amusing

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Wonder if anybody in the history of the world ever bought goods and services on the strength of a company buying naming rights to an Amex lounge? Come to think of it, those of us who were there at the start will probably call the stadium the Amex forevermore, no matter which global conglomerate with superior buying power eventually wins the naming rights. The Tesla Stadium anyone?

Mind you, I speak as one who refuses to call the Sea Life Centre anything other than the Dolphinarium