Are you the marketing man's slave (bit of a rant really)?

[byke95]

In Siggi's absence I thought I'd have a go at sticking it to the man!

Anyways, going on from the thread about the new FCUK advert (which gets a from me), it got me thinking. I'm a grumpy old man when it comes to adverts, I'm always thinking 'Does that really make people want to go and buy that product'

Thing is, it must work or else they wouldn't bother spending copious amounts of money on them.

- Are you always after the newest, sexiest looking fashion. I'm talking this seasons hottest items e.g. not just clothes but phones etc.?
- Are you male and have recently bought hair straighteners?
- Do you like bling?
- Do you look at car adverts and think 'I wish I could have one of them'
- Did you feel that, by buying your partner a really expensive present on Valentine's, it'd mean you're a really good boyfriend/girlfriend?

- Is your destiny to be (I'm my humble opinion) a media sucker aka being told what to buy...when you income rises you'll just go out and buy the next level up of products?

- Or am I talking rubbish, are you mearly making an informed decision based on objectively looking at adverts, spending your own money on what you want or maybe even need?

[Nath]

[instigator]

Word of mouth is what makes me buy things to be honest.

Anything I buy, I tend to check reviews beforehand. I don't jsut see an ad and think "I want it". As for fashion, not really applicable to me.

Aprilia18 is what you might call a sucker after buying clothes worn by pop stars.

[numark1]

I normally just buy what i want regardless, i do hate tv adverts though they are on every 5 minutes and always sex orientated which is pretty silly, like that advert for herbal essence.

[Kickstart]

Hi

Probably do get suckered in to buying thing occasionally that are advertised, but generally tend to ignore advertising (or possibly worse for them, think "if they need to hype it that much it must be rubbish").

Tend to view brand names as being a way to charge more for a poor quality product (so brand names tend to have more negative effect than positive effect).

All the best

Keith
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[colin1]

I was just listening to the radio and they had the head of design on topman saying how more men are taking an interest in their appearance and how this is a good thing. Saying its going the way womens fashion has been for years.

DJ and topman bloke were then pushing the idea that hip trendy blokes shd be going clothes shopping once a week !

Fuck that.

My ex was into recreational shopping and spent thousands on clothes and shoes some of which never got worn.

Its like buying stuff to give you an identity. I am what I buy.

I am a bit guilty of this as I dont really need a motorbike, but I could always sell one or two and get some money back.

On the one hand ads and marketing persuade us to get things we dont need, but on the other hand theres not much point dying with fun in the bank. If ads and marketing can guide me to good stuff to spend my money on, great.

I dont like it if it gets me to buy stuff that isnt that good and makes me feel good about it. If I cant tell the difference between a cheap product or an expensive one, or I dont think its worth the extra, I wont buy it.

My clothes havnt worn out yet so why shd I buy new ones unless I need to impress people ? Do I really need to impress people ?

Maybe I do...
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[zaknafien]

No to them all.

I love laughing at the people that do though.
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[MarJay]

I tend to avoid products advertised on TV. I certainly don't buy a product because it was in an advert.

I do own advertised products, but its kinda hard not to these days!
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[Villers]

So your rant is that the advertisers are doing a good job? I dont understand exactly whats pissed you off

Im a normal bloke, I open FHM every week and look at the 'fashion pages' and think fuck off I would never wear that. I dont do shopping for the sake of it, I work too hard for my cash.

Maybe some clarity is required, many people buy GSXR's - theres a very popular advert for them, does that make them media slaves?

[bazza]