Advertising is a $125 billion industry that attracts the attention of the public. Advertising is used as a tool of persuasion in television, magazines, radio, billboards, and in-store displays. The incredible amount of money, artistic ability, and intellectual energy spent on advertisements helps us understand the great power of the media and the advertiser's ability to control their viewers.

Advertising in today's society is largely based on brand name recognition. It doesn't matter how good the product being sold is, but rather how good the product's advertisements are. A consumer is more l

The alcohol company Budweiser uses three frogs to sell beer to the public. These frogs have no relevancy to alcohol whatsoever, but did prove to be very successful in raising sales. These frogs were used to make the consumer laugh, and that is why when these people go to the store they are more likely to buy Budweiser over any other beer. The Budweiser commercials make people laugh and feel good, and therefore give off the impression that their product will make people feel good.

ikely to purchase a more expensive item because it has a flashy advertisement than buy a cheaper product they have never heard of before.

Everything on earth can be sold, and there will most likely always be someone there to buy it. Religion is something that is beginning to be sold and, of course, it is beginning to be bought. People are passing billboards and posters on the streets and freeways and reading the messages that are posted, most of these signed at the end by "God." A decade ago it would have been inconceivable to sell the idea of God and even more ludicrous if people would have bought it. But advertisers have mastered how to control the consumers and now it is possible for anything to be sold.

Smokey the Bear was a small cub rescued from a forest fire. People have soft spots that leave them vulnerable to the public. Whether it is comedy delivered through the Budweiser frogs, coolness portrayed by Joe Camel, security and safety provided by Michelin Tires, or a young cub rescued from a man-made forest fire, every person with a weak spot can be manipulated by advertising. No matter what your soft spot may be, there are plenty of ads out there waiting to turn your head and capture your attention.

Similarly, advertisers are trying to sell a new lifestyle, rather than a product. Alcohol and tobacco ads are often associated with being "cool." One of the most famous characters of this method of advertising is Joe Camel. He gives off the impression that smoking Camel cigaret

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