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Ads work on you? A serious question. They ellicit so much immediate mental resistance on my side (coupled with ads-free life mostly via Firefox & ublock origi

by jajko 2y ago

Ads work on you? A serious question. They ellicit so much immediate mental resistance on my side (coupled with ads-free life mostly via Firefox & ublock origin that propagates way beyond just blocks of static ads, ie no youtube ads at all) that any of those rare times I experience them, I add some small amount of hate towards given brand & product. Somehow, brands that invest heavily in pushy ads tend not to be my main focus anyway so google et al just keep missing badly with me. Something about preserving moral integrity, not subject to external manipulation etc. Subtle but powerful aspects of existence

Tryk 2y ago
Tell me 5 cars brands on the top of your head.
- CBarkleyU 2y ago
  Volkswagen, Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Ford
- deleted 2y ago
  [deleted]
- dpig_ 2y ago
  In a restaurant with no menu, name a soda you'd ask for.
  - alganet 2y ago
    Soda. https://www.imigrantesbebidas.com.br/bebida/images/products/full/1887-refrigerante-soda-limonada-antarctica-2l.jpg https://www.imigrantesbebidas.com.br/bebida/images/products/...
  - syradar 2y ago
    Since the whole Trump thing: Cuba Cola Zero, Champis Zero, Trocadero Zero, Mino Limonata
  - frankvdwaal 2y ago
    I usually just blurt out "cassis", a blackcurrant soda. I for one don't care about which brand. Does that count?
  - voidUpdate 2y ago
    Whatever coke or pepsi I can see over the bar, while wondering why I'm in a restaurant with no menu
- syradar 2y ago
  Volvo, SAAB, Renault, Volkswagen, Audi
csa 2y ago
> Ads work on you? A serious question. They ellicit so much immediate mental resistance on my side The ads that work on folks like you are almost certainly the ones that you don’t notice or maybe barely notice. This is fantastically difficult to prove without a fairly invasive tracking of someone’s life over time. That said, really good mentalists are masters of this type of shaping of one’s thinking — Derren Brown has videos on this.
- 2muchcoffeeman 2y ago
  I think you still need to be open to the product they are selling. I always buy soda in this order: Cherry Dr Pepper, Dr Pepper, Cherry Coke, Coke, something with a fake grape flavour, maybe something else if none of those exist or water. People have tried to convince me that soda ads work on me but my receipts say otherwise. If you were advertising new chip flavours. Yeah, I’d try that at least once.
  - csa 2y ago
    > I think you still need to be open to the product they are selling. Generally speaking, yes. That said, many people spend money or will spend money on things that aren’t for themselves. > I always buy soda in this order: Cherry Dr Pepper, Dr Pepper, Cherry Coke, Coke, something with a fake grape flavour, maybe something else if none of those exist or water. If this is your list, then (most) ads for sodas aren’t targeting you to buy sodas for yourself. Every ad doesn’t need to address every viewer of the ad, nor should it. Additionally, converting a viewer to a direct sale is not always the goal of an ad. Moving someone from a “cold lead” to a “warm lead” (e.g., through brand recognition, brand identity, etc.) are frequently the main goal of a given ad or ad campaign, especially ads that aren’t super targeted.
    - 2muchcoffeeman 2y ago
      If this is your list, then (most) ads for sodas aren’t targeting you to buy sodas for yourself. Ok. But if I’m buying for someone else, I’m asking them what to buy. Left to my own devices I will never buy “off list” except if I come across some weird thing that I’ve never heard of. In this way, these ads “don’t work on me.”
burnished 2y ago
I feel the same way. But they can still work because at some point you will be buying a product and all else being equal it is likely that you will pick one that seems more familiar, which will be months or years after the irritation fades. But also I think the knee jerk reaction to ads like that is uncommon, or at least this is the first time I've seen anyone else publicly share this opinion. I think most people see them as a nuisance or a service as opposed to an underhanded attempt at manipulation. I didnt really understand that at all until I got an ad for things I actually wanted (catalogue from a restaurant supply store, turns out cotton candy machines are surprisingly affordable). Obviously very different in content from most ads but I think it reflected the positive feelings other people must get from some ads where they feel reminded of a thing they like.
axus 2y ago
I prefer to "do my own research". The things I'm supposedly finding independently may also be the result of a marketing effort, if it's subtle enough, so I'm vulnerable to that. The less I know about something, the more susceptible I am to misinformation. I tend to believe a detailed "product spec sheet", for example.

by jajko 2y ago

Tryk 2y ago

Tell me 5 cars brands on the top of your head.

CBarkleyU 2y ago
Volkswagen, Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Ford
deleted 2y ago
[deleted]
dpig_ 2y ago
In a restaurant with no menu, name a soda you'd ask for.
- alganet 2y ago
  Soda. https://www.imigrantesbebidas.com.br/bebida/images/products/full/1887-refrigerante-soda-limonada-antarctica-2l.jpg https://www.imigrantesbebidas.com.br/bebida/images/products/...
- syradar 2y ago
  Since the whole Trump thing: Cuba Cola Zero, Champis Zero, Trocadero Zero, Mino Limonata
- frankvdwaal 2y ago
  I usually just blurt out "cassis", a blackcurrant soda. I for one don't care about which brand. Does that count?
- voidUpdate 2y ago
  Whatever coke or pepsi I can see over the bar, while wondering why I'm in a restaurant with no menu
syradar 2y ago
Volvo, SAAB, Renault, Volkswagen, Audi

csa 2y ago

> Ads work on you? A serious question. They ellicit so much immediate mental resistance on my side The ads that work on folks like you are almost certainly the ones that you don’t notice or maybe barely notice. This is fantastically difficult to prove without a fairly invasive tracking of someone’s life over time. That said, really good mentalists are masters of this type of shaping of one’s thinking — Derren Brown has videos on this.

2muchcoffeeman 2y ago
I think you still need to be open to the product they are selling. I always buy soda in this order: Cherry Dr Pepper, Dr Pepper, Cherry Coke, Coke, something with a fake grape flavour, maybe something else if none of those exist or water. People have tried to convince me that soda ads work on me but my receipts say otherwise. If you were advertising new chip flavours. Yeah, I’d try that at least once.
- csa 2y ago
  > I think you still need to be open to the product they are selling. Generally speaking, yes. That said, many people spend money or will spend money on things that aren’t for themselves. > I always buy soda in this order: Cherry Dr Pepper, Dr Pepper, Cherry Coke, Coke, something with a fake grape flavour, maybe something else if none of those exist or water. If this is your list, then (most) ads for sodas aren’t targeting you to buy sodas for yourself. Every ad doesn’t need to address every viewer of the ad, nor should it. Additionally, converting a viewer to a direct sale is not always the goal of an ad. Moving someone from a “cold lead” to a “warm lead” (e.g., through brand recognition, brand identity, etc.) are frequently the main goal of a given ad or ad campaign, especially ads that aren’t super targeted.
  - 2muchcoffeeman 2y ago
    If this is your list, then (most) ads for sodas aren’t targeting you to buy sodas for yourself. Ok. But if I’m buying for someone else, I’m asking them what to buy. Left to my own devices I will never buy “off list” except if I come across some weird thing that I’ve never heard of. In this way, these ads “don’t work on me.”

burnished 2y ago

I feel the same way. But they can still work because at some point you will be buying a product and all else being equal it is likely that you will pick one that seems more familiar, which will be months or years after the irritation fades. But also I think the knee jerk reaction to ads like that is uncommon, or at least this is the first time I've seen anyone else publicly share this opinion. I think most people see them as a nuisance or a service as opposed to an underhanded attempt at manipulation. I didnt really understand that at all until I got an ad for things I actually wanted (catalogue from a restaurant supply store, turns out cotton candy machines are surprisingly affordable). Obviously very different in content from most ads but I think it reflected the positive feelings other people must get from some ads where they feel reminded of a thing they like.

axus 2y ago

I prefer to "do my own research". The things I'm supposedly finding independently may also be the result of a marketing effort, if it's subtle enough, so I'm vulnerable to that. The less I know about something, the more susceptible I am to misinformation. I tend to believe a detailed "product spec sheet", for example.