• waz@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I see hundreds of ads every day on almost every hat, T-shirt, shoe, hand bag, bus, bus stop enclosure, train, and car I pass throughout the day.

    Hell, my neighbor just had his house painted so I literally can’t walk around the block without seeing an yard sign advertising a painting company.

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      1 year ago

      I don’t want all advertising to disappear. If you are annoyed by businesses having branding you’ve gone too far. I’ve often seen work done and contacted the contractor through their site signage

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        1 year ago

        I understand that advertising and branding works. Some are more annoying than others, but at the end of the day it doesn’t matter if it’s a banner ad in a website, or a vinal decal on a truck. It is still an ad, and it’s effectiveness at influencing our decisions is not none.

        The question was “when did you last see an ad?”. I think my answer is fair. All the friggin’ time.

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        The nice thing about subtle branding is that they can’t really lie about their work. A painting company can’t CGI a real-life house. You’ll get what you see and you see what you’ll get. Of course, over-the-top flashy branding is still super fucking annoying.