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What annoys you the most about advertising?

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Posted by: Caféstudy

31st May 2013 03:44pm

There are many ways in which advertising can annoy you. Too loud, too long, too repetitive, too confusing and unclear, too in your face, too much of it......the list goes on.
So out of all these possible irritants - what is THE most annoying thing about advertising? We asked some of you what you thought, and the contenders for the title are as follows:

1. Adverts that are trying too hard – overcomplicated adverts leaving you confused as to what exactly is being advertised and what the whole point of the ad is.
2. Patronising adverts – also annoying is the other extreme; adverts that seem to treat you as if you are only able to understand basic simple messages and humour.

3. Intrusion – door knockers, telephone calls, ‘pushy’ people in shopping centres trying to sell you something. And ads popping up when you are trying to read something online or access a website.

4. Dishonest and insincere adverts – something for free? Yeah, right.....

But the clear winner is......

5. Repetition!The same annoying messages, tunes and images over and over and over again. Even if you liked them to start with, the sheer frequency of hearing or seeing them eventually drives you mad. But do you remember these ads? Oh yes - of course! And isn’t that the whole point of advertising?

aedna
  • 11th May 2014 09:49am

Sorry I don't agree that they work. I switch off by way of mute button, channel change. Often I get up and something eg, prepare vegs for for meal, wash dishes, put laundry in machine, unload laundry, put on line. Are you getting the general idea. There are plenty of things I can do when ads come on. But they do treat us like we are imbeciles. I agree they are very annoying and the above is my way of coping. Even the ads about programs coming up are just as bad. Also don't you feel that if they have to push their products so much they can't be much good. As for women and beauty so much stuff we are supposed to put on our face, body or ingest. For me the most refreshing thing is a warm shower in winter and a cool shower in summer, works wonders for the self image. That and a cup of coffee in the morning and I'm right for the day.


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