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minus-squareminibyte@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year ago A very large chunk of what people consume these days is effectively already ads That’s what grinds my gears. I understand ads pay bills, but showing multiple ads before a trailer for a video game or movie is excessive.
minus-squareTigrisMorte@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year agoPlus nearly all advertising is insultingly stupid as to appeal to idiots.
minus-squareThorny_Insight@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoMost ads are about brand recognition and not so much about trying to sell a specific product. Even if you think an ad is stupid, if you still can remember the brand then the ad worked.
minus-squareTigrisMorte@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoNo, it didn’t as brand recognition is desirable only if positive.
minus-squarebitwolf@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI find it extremely funny that YouTube serving ads also strains the same video infrastructure they’re trying to increase revenue on.
That’s what grinds my gears. I understand ads pay bills, but showing multiple ads before a trailer for a video game or movie is excessive.
Plus nearly all advertising is insultingly stupid as to appeal to idiots.
Most ads are about brand recognition and not so much about trying to sell a specific product. Even if you think an ad is stupid, if you still can remember the brand then the ad worked.
No, it didn’t as brand recognition is desirable only if positive.
I find it extremely funny that YouTube serving ads also strains the same video infrastructure they’re trying to increase revenue on.