What do you think is the biggest con that has advertised in TV commercials?
The Texas based tax advisory firm, TaxMasters, Inc, has recently been found guilty of violating over 110,000 of Texas' Deception Trade Practices Act, and has been ordered to pay $195 million in penalties for defrauding clients. Other than TaxMasters, what do you think is the biggest con -or at least the most shady- product, service or entity that has been advertized in television commercials?
Advertising itself is a con. It is the "art" of deceiving people into believing that they want or need to purchase something. Yes I know most will say, "well they have to sell their product". That may be so, but look at commercials anymore. They sell with subconscious imagery and blow their product out of proportion. Keep it simple, keep it TRUE. Don't try to trick me, all it will do is bring my wrath. We need honest, real advertising. Some commercials aren't that bad. Explain your product with a straight forward approach and I will consider whether or not it is worth purchasing. No nudity, no paradise, no actors.
by Seckin Esen 3 years ago
Do you buy products because of advertising?
by Arthur Russ 2 years ago
Notwithstanding the fact that we don’t have Adverts on the BBC, in the UK Advertising is limited under British Law, as Regulated and Enforced by Ofcom, to the following:-• The overall average amount of time allowed for ‘Adverts’ on British TV in a day is an average of 7 minutes per...
by Brian 12 years ago
Something interesting happened today. My partner and I found a show on Netflix that featured actors from old television commercials. And, as we sat there watching these commercials I couldn't help but laugh at how stupid some of them were. But, even though a majority of them were from the 1950's...
by cookies4breakfast 12 years ago
What do you think of commercials that imply women will "put out" for a piece of jewelry, etc.?Is anyone else offended by these types of commercials? I saw a major jewelry chain's commercial that left no doubt as to how the evening would end if you purchased some bling for your...
by Ashok Goyal 11 years ago
Do you think we will be talking to neighbors via chat? Are we becoming lazy and machine dependent.Social Net working is spreading its wings in all the developing and under developed countries. Every body seems to be glued with the internet through mobiles, laptops and tablets. All are taking to...
by H C Palting 11 years ago
Do you think it's "illegal" for any t.v. network to skip commercials? Don't you want to skip them?Dish Network is under fire by CBS, NBC, and FOX for offering auto-hop (a HIGHLY valuable feature to most consumers) which skips commercials. Apparently they are taking Dish Network to court.
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