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> "Jump Ads represent yet another step in VIZIO’s ongoing mission to unify the smart TV experience with features that benefit viewers, content providers and ad

> "Jump Ads represent yet another step in VIZIO’s ongoing mission to unify the smart TV experience with features that benefit viewers, content providers and advertisers," said Adam Bergman, VP of sales, Vizio Ads. What kind of soulless automaton can write corp-speak garbage like this? I wonder what Adam Bergman would think if his dentist took a piss in his mouth and then charged him for “industry-leading oral antiseptics”.

cm2187 5y ago
I don't think I have seen any TV review trashing a model for displaying ads (or even mentioning it in the review), but that's a major decision factor for me.
- dagw 5y ago
  Quite possibly because TV companies are smart enough to not send out review units with ads enabled. Or, as it seems in this case, they wait until after the TV has developed a good reputation and sold in large numbers, before enabling the ads.
- kllrnohj 5y ago
  rtings.com usually has a whole section on when and where TV ads are displayed. https://www.rtings.com/tv/tests/ads-in-smart-tv https://www.rtings.com/tv/tests/ads-in-smart-tv
SilasX 5y ago
Just ask him if he likes them on his home TV.
- deleted 5y ago
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- sethammons 5y ago
  I guarantee every time he sees an ad on his TV he smiles as he realizes the money flowing into his accounts are due to its presence.
  - WaxedChewbacca 5y ago
  - ashtonkem 5y ago
    I bet he has it turned off.
stjohnswarts 5y ago
Any marketing graduate/mba can write this kind of stuff without batting an eye after 4-5 years of training in college :)
candiddevmike 5y ago
> industry-leading oral antiseptics The Romans did it first
- b112 5y ago
  And a one time, Portuguese Urine was considered the best to brush one's teeth with.
  - jasonladuke0311 5y ago
    I’m using this as an icebreaker at some point
- scns 5y ago
  Sibirian shamans still do, to keep trippin on Amanita Muscaria
ramraj07 5y ago
> What kind of soulless automaton can write corp-speak garbage like this? The kind of automaton that made a business plan thinking they can sell user data but is realizing that they can’t do that effectively. I heard from a bird that heard from a bird that Netflix barred these companies from collecting and selling movie watching statistics Or they’ll yank the app from their tvs. I’d not be surprised if this is becoming more prevalent with Disney plus and other apps becoming far more walled up and putting in similar clauses (and more more and more people spend their time in these apps instead of cable ). Thus they’re desperately trying to find crappier revenue streams now that they have established tvs to be as cheap as they are now. Vizio isn’t some dumb corporate, im sure they know what such a move will do to their brand image.
bobbyi 5y ago
What's sad is I actually found it refreshingly honest that he listed "advertisers" as one of the parties who benefits rather than claiming this is purely done to improve the experience of viewers
queuebert 5y ago
Only one way to find out...
user3939382 5y ago
There’s a very profound wisdom from the Bible: a man is always right in his own eyes. We have an amazing ability to justify things that benefit us. I often wonder how many people in advertising and marketing can justify what they do for a living, whereas I view much of that industry as a blight on society.
johnywalks 5y ago
Everyone is talking about facebook but TV manufactures have slowly introduced the perfect Ad machine, that you paid for. It lives in your house, it hears and sees everything and they provide 0 transparency.
- grishka 5y ago
  Why do people think that if you buy a smart TV, you MUST connect it to the internet? If you need a large screen, you can still buy a smart TV but simply never connect it to the internet. Or better yet, take it apart and rip out the wifi antenna so it won't connect to your neighbor's open network on its own. With Facebook, it's not that simple. You're either on there, or missing out and inconveniencing others.
  - montjoy 5y ago
    My parents recently bought a Roku TV which indeed had to be connected to the internet. They didn’t care about any smart features they just wanted a cheap TV to watch the local news on. Trying to watch plain OTA TV stations was unbearable as the local channels were mixed in with the “free” internet channels and you couldn’t just skip to the channel you wanted- you had to cycle through. Thankfully they returned it. I told them to buy a dumb tv even if they have to pay more.
    - grishka 5y ago
      > had to be connected to the internet. As in, would refuse to function unless you do?
  - jsnodlin 5y ago

cm2187 5y ago

I don't think I have seen any TV review trashing a model for displaying ads (or even mentioning it in the review), but that's a major decision factor for me.

dagw 5y ago
Quite possibly because TV companies are smart enough to not send out review units with ads enabled. Or, as it seems in this case, they wait until after the TV has developed a good reputation and sold in large numbers, before enabling the ads.
kllrnohj 5y ago
rtings.com usually has a whole section on when and where TV ads are displayed. https://www.rtings.com/tv/tests/ads-in-smart-tv https://www.rtings.com/tv/tests/ads-in-smart-tv

SilasX 5y ago

Just ask him if he likes them on his home TV.

deleted 5y ago
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sethammons 5y ago
I guarantee every time he sees an ad on his TV he smiles as he realizes the money flowing into his accounts are due to its presence.
- WaxedChewbacca 5y ago
- ashtonkem 5y ago
  I bet he has it turned off.

stjohnswarts 5y ago

Any marketing graduate/mba can write this kind of stuff without batting an eye after 4-5 years of training in college :)

candiddevmike 5y ago

> industry-leading oral antiseptics The Romans did it first

b112 5y ago
And a one time, Portuguese Urine was considered the best to brush one's teeth with.
- jasonladuke0311 5y ago
  I’m using this as an icebreaker at some point
scns 5y ago
Sibirian shamans still do, to keep trippin on Amanita Muscaria

ramraj07 5y ago

> What kind of soulless automaton can write corp-speak garbage like this? The kind of automaton that made a business plan thinking they can sell user data but is realizing that they can’t do that effectively. I heard from a bird that heard from a bird that Netflix barred these companies from collecting and selling movie watching statistics Or they’ll yank the app from their tvs. I’d not be surprised if this is becoming more prevalent with Disney plus and other apps becoming far more walled up and putting in similar clauses (and more more and more people spend their time in these apps instead of cable ). Thus they’re desperately trying to find crappier revenue streams now that they have established tvs to be as cheap as they are now. Vizio isn’t some dumb corporate, im sure they know what such a move will do to their brand image.

bobbyi 5y ago

What's sad is I actually found it refreshingly honest that he listed "advertisers" as one of the parties who benefits rather than claiming this is purely done to improve the experience of viewers

queuebert 5y ago

Only one way to find out...

user3939382 5y ago

There’s a very profound wisdom from the Bible: a man is always right in his own eyes. We have an amazing ability to justify things that benefit us. I often wonder how many people in advertising and marketing can justify what they do for a living, whereas I view much of that industry as a blight on society.

johnywalks 5y ago

Everyone is talking about facebook but TV manufactures have slowly introduced the perfect Ad machine, that you paid for. It lives in your house, it hears and sees everything and they provide 0 transparency.

grishka 5y ago
Why do people think that if you buy a smart TV, you MUST connect it to the internet? If you need a large screen, you can still buy a smart TV but simply never connect it to the internet. Or better yet, take it apart and rip out the wifi antenna so it won't connect to your neighbor's open network on its own. With Facebook, it's not that simple. You're either on there, or missing out and inconveniencing others.
- montjoy 5y ago
  My parents recently bought a Roku TV which indeed had to be connected to the internet. They didn’t care about any smart features they just wanted a cheap TV to watch the local news on. Trying to watch plain OTA TV stations was unbearable as the local channels were mixed in with the “free” internet channels and you couldn’t just skip to the channel you wanted- you had to cycle through. Thankfully they returned it. I told them to buy a dumb tv even if they have to pay more.
  - grishka 5y ago
    > had to be connected to the internet. As in, would refuse to function unless you do?
- jsnodlin 5y ago