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Re:Google and Facebook ad traffic is 90% useless by matt4077 on Monday January 16, 2017 @05:24PM (#13413571)
They respond with a vague feeling of familiarity to a brand or product.
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Re:Google and Facebook ad traffic is 90% useless by agumonkey on Monday January 16, 2017 @05:37PM (#13413658)
But all sorts of brands have commercials..
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Re:Google and Facebook ad traffic is 90% useless by phamilton on Tuesday January 17, 2017 @12:27PM (#13419296)
This is one of the big problems. It's an arms race, with the costs being passed directly on to the consumer in the form of higher prices.
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Re:Google and Facebook ad traffic is 90% useless by agumonkey on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @01:37PM (#13428963)
Indeed. I wonder if there are regulations or theory on what's appropriate or not... otherwise it's like ebay auction gambling.
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