I swear off so many products and services for no other reason than their obnoxious, repetitive commercials.
Off top of my head, I will never buy Old Spice anything because their ads are so repetitive and obnoxious. I feel disgust when I see it in the store and actively avoid it for no other reason than their spam campaigns.
Same for USAA, Native body wash, AmEx, Liberty insurance (that forced catchy theme), and more.
Anyone else feel the same way? Or have you caught yourself getting suckered in because of ads’ subconscious shenanigans?
Yes. If anything, I avoid buying products that I see ads for, period. My ad blocking is pretty extensive, I’d say, so any ads that I do see must have a pretty huge marketing campaign behind them.
I can’t trust that a company can make good products when theyre spending so much conspicuous money just on advertising. Makes me feel like the company is 10% R&D, 90% marketing.
Word of mouth is pretty much the only way I learn about new products, and even then from trusted groups/people. Reddit posts pre-2016 or current, but niche interest communities, are the best for this.