Re:Noyb aims to end “cookie banner terror” and issues more t...
by incrudible on Monday May 31, 2021 @05:54AM
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> Has anyone ever bought anything because they saw an ad?
Yes. Advertising works. It's usually not that an advertisement immediately turns into a purchase. However, once you've seen the ad, you're more likely to purchase product if you encounter it again.
> I have stopped buying certain products because whenever I see them in the store I'm reminded of their stupid ads and all I feel is resentment.
Maybe that is true, but that's because you're a curmudgeon. Most consumers are not like that. If they were, the economy would collapse under its misanthropy.
Yes. Advertising works. It's usually not that an advertisement immediately turns into a purchase. However, once you've seen the ad, you're more likely to purchase product if you encounter it again.
> I have stopped buying certain products because whenever I see them in the store I'm reminded of their stupid ads and all I feel is resentment.
Maybe that is true, but that's because you're a curmudgeon. Most consumers are not like that. If they were, the economy would collapse under its misanthropy.
> Being a consumer sucks.
You know what sucks even more? Being a producer.