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Bingo. I have tons of jingles stuck in my head for products I have never bought nor world consider buying. There are a few things that advertising is good for.
by InclinedPlane 10y ago
Bingo. I have tons of jingles stuck in my head for products I have never bought nor world consider buying.
There are a few things that advertising is good for. One is spreading familiarity with a brand, but that has limits, especially with already well known brands. The other is psychological priming. You can actually hijack people's brains and change their enjoyment of a product through advertising by creating associations. This is similar to the way we have "comfort foods" that we associate with, say, being at home, etc. Advertising can prime your experience of a product and enhance your enjoyment of it, and also make it more memorable. Then you start layering your own experiences on top of that kernel and you build up something like a pearl of personal associations around that product. This is the true power of advertising, and it's huge. Jingles, I suspect, don't always play into that aspect or create much priming.
- kkarakk 10y ago>Jingles, I suspect, don't always play into that aspect or create much priming. you say that as you instantly recall each and every product associated with the jingles you remember. you may not think it's influencing you but when you goto the supermarket late at night,tired after a hard day at work and get the message - oh be sure to get some [food item]. do you go with the brand name you remember(your eyes hunt down the specific look and name of the product even) or the generic thing just a few steps over that costs a little less?