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Originally Posted by Redway
I think it's important that they advertise, because, obviously, that's the only way they can make the billions of pounds that they do, but I still think there are better, more realistic ways of advertising. Think of it in this perspective: wouldn't it be better if adverts were placed in a more realistic perspective, so people could relate to that?
Of course, people want to see imaginative ideas, but don't forget that if it goes well past the boundaries of realism, people may complain if the said product isn't up to the almighty standards portrayed in the media. I just want something that enables people to relate to the said product, so people have an idea of the product they're buying, before they buy it. At the moment, the media is far too consumed in glamourising products, rather than actually giving insight about the product in itself.
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What are you basing all of this on? I see plenty of products that are portrayed as relatable and that are marketed in such a way that people know what they are buying before they buy it. I also see them bigged up to be more important than they are. The two methods of advertising are not exclusive from one another. What gives you the idea that they are?
And what happens when your product
isin't all that? When it
isin't very relatable and you don't want to show too much of what a crap product it is? You work around it and make your paper.
That's what advertising is. A system to convince people who labour in jobs they don't like to buy things they don't need.