Re:The Shadow Inc. app that failed in Iowa last night
by Psyladine on Wednesday February 05, 2020 @07:42AM
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"advertising doesn't work" didn't work for RC Cola... There is more to it than clickthrough. It's saturation. You don't have to believe in the system for the system to believe in you.
https://thelastpsychiatrist.com/2010/04/im_not_the_one_you_s...
I personally worked on digital marketing campaigns for years as a data scientist in a previous job, and have become entirely disillusioned with the entire notion (and I am not alone[0]). Its largely snake oil, and its effectiveness is incredibly overblown. But literally billions of dollars, large marketing teams embedded in every company, and some of the largest tech giants on the planet all have an incentive to drink the Kool-Aid.
[0] https://thecorrespondent.com/100/the-new-dot-com-bubble-is-h...