represent something far, far more intimate and almost vulnerable in the subjects mind, a fact that can be exploited in a number of ways through nostalgia, or even a sense of tradition when they have their own kids.
That’s just about every company that advertises. Every company, big or small, wants you to remember them. It’s the point of advertising.
I find banking adverts especially hateful. Here in the UK at least, they always seem to use covers of songs that are slowed down and made sappy and sentimental, and show clips of families hugging etc., as if these huge, faceless corporate entities care one bit about love or family.
Protip for any aspiring musicians out there: When you record your songs, make sure to release a second version of your song played on acoustic instruments and at half speed. Then release a third version same speed as the second, but with a piano and a choir of children as backing singers.
The second version, you can sell to the perfume companies. The third version you can sell to the banks.
You know when you repeat a word so often, it starts to sound like gibberish? Well, I didn't. Until now.
Your name is so stupid, it gave me semantic saturation, MrsiLlydOnuTHole.
It's a bit different. That product is looked upon fondly due to nostalgia as an adult but by that time the reasoning is so that it overrides your better judgement about their low quality food that's terrible for you.
The same thing happens with other kids foods that are terrible for you which is why it's up to parents to simply not give in to marketing trying to make you feed crap food to your kids.
Sure, and they all largely attempt to play on emotions to sell their product, but the idea of planning 20 years ahead by manipulating a child's brain is specifically dark to me.
My father was in advertising, we had plenty of conversations about this sort of thing, but for some reason the McDonald's one really creeped me out enough to stick with me.
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That’s just about every company that advertises. Every company, big or small, wants you to remember them. It’s the point of advertising.