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Re:Why I Work on Ads by falcolas on Thursday May 06, 2021 @12:06PM (#27065318)
"Last gas station for N miles!"

Whether true or not, it will convince you to top off your tank, and potentially purchase some things from the shop.

Re:Why I Work on Ads by Retric on Thursday May 06, 2021 @12:21PM (#27065541)
Yet, they don’t convince you to wildly increase your driving or top up a nearly full tank.

To change how much gas you’re buying in a lifetime it would need to change how far you drive. On the other hand T-Shirt advertising can convince you to buy significantly more clothes in a lifetime.

It’s a qualitative difference even if I didn’t express it well.

Re:Why I Work on Ads by falcolas on Thursday May 06, 2021 @12:29PM (#27065684)
If you're going past a gas station, you're already driving - they want you to come to stop at their gas station.

> To change how much gas you’re buying in a lifetime it would need to change how far you drive.

City/state/national tourism bureaus are taking care of that part. With help from the automobile industry's marketing arm.

Re:Why I Work on Ads by Retric on Thursday May 06, 2021 @12:43PM (#27065906)
You’re trying to lump different advertising together. I am specifically talking about gas station signs. People in EV’s don’t suddenly buy gas because they saw a large BP logo. That choice was made when you bought the car.

It’s little different than a hospital sign. People don’t think hey there’s a hospital maybe I should have this gaping chest wound taken care of. Which is why they end up as H’s with a simple arrow rather than list out which specific hospital etc.