Aren’t you glad we’ve forgotten about all those complex issues related to things like being at war in two countries, the $5,000,000,000,000 bailout, and torturing people we’ve unconstitutionally detained, and back to the things that really matter, like Kanye West and Balloon Boy?
Nov
11
2009
11
2009
The power of advertising
A really good video demonstrating how advertising affects us. I’d like to see a little more of the set up for it, but the overall idea is definitely there. With that subtle of cues giving that strong of an effect- almost photographic duplication of something they didn’t even necessarily register seeing- just think of how much TV commercial breaks, billboards, and radio ads affect us all. How it affects us not just in what we buy, but also in how we act and what things we think up and think are our own.
And that’s to say nothing of the brands and logos that are embedded in our everyday lives. How far outside of the screen you’re looking at right now is the nearest logo/brand? How about the ones already on the screen (Windows logo, Firefox, Word, the icon for this site, etc)? Just think of all the logos all over all of the everyday products you use and never really look at. For example, I counted and my cell phone alone has 9 brands/logos on it. My watch has 6.
Via Ovablastic