Re:The Magical Art of Selling Soap
by systemvoltage on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @10:39PM
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Furthermore, the illustrations in old adverts were absolutely amazing. Just look at today's vast majority of the works - half-baked, traced in illustrator and even then not as refined and charming, full of frivolous colors and complete lack of mastery in drawing (if they ever learned attempted it).
We've regressed so much, it makes me upset. There are a few gems out there though.
Advertisement, marketing, business ethics, customer centricity, etc. have eroded in favor of high thrift, low margin disposable products we buy today.
The other day I was searching for a water pick machine. Amazon search returned a plastic palace worth of shit, each one competing for attention and none of the brands I've ever heard of. Every brand was some engrish name with spelling mistakes, definite chinese knockoff.
Good honest businesses are a rarity these days.
Re:The Magical Art of Selling Soap
by Damogran6 on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @08:37AM
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It's the end result of the printshop (video studio/ graphics workstation) on everyone's desk. It greatly accelerates getting amazing tools in the hands of the talented...and also the not so talented. Memos with 20 fonts abound.
It’s simply the (game theory) logical conclusion of capitalism and globalization
Re:The Magical Art of Selling Soap
by keith___talent on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @02:05AM
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I’m interested in your opinion here. Will you elaborate and cite an example an example to justify your opinion?
Everything must be "natural" and "chemical-free". This is home-made, and that is hand-crafted. Pills are better if they contains herbs. Buy the "smart" scale/hygrometer/ruler: it has a sleek design with no screen, and it connects to your phone. And of course, who doesn't want more "air freshener" on literally everything?
Maybe I'm too grumpy about it, and the ranting is hyperbolic. But it's genuinely hard to shop sometimes. There are too many buzz words. What's worse? Some descriptions on the packages are actually technical and important, but you need learn enough to figure it out.
I'm more inclined to purchase store-brand products these days, because at least it just says what's in the box.