is a little cynical when targeting women? Do you feel insulted by perfume ads or do you fall for them hook, line & sinker?
Do you think men or women are behind these adverts?
2006-09-11 14:01:59 · 11 answers · asked by Rich N 3 in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
I was watching an advert for Sarah Jessica Parker's perfume, and I thought "Do women really buy into this rubbish?" Just wanted to know if you do!
2006-09-11 14:11:43 · update #1
Yep. Deeply manipulative. They set up insecurity and body dysmorphia in women, make them ashamed of their bodies' shapes, and then set up their product as the One True Cure For All Their Woes.
Snake oil merchandising is alive and well, and working for the advertising and cosmetics industries.
2006-09-11 19:24:18 · answer #1 · answered by fiat_knox 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I can't stand the domestic cleaning ads - they're designed to make women feel guilty about everything!
Ads are written and designed by creative teams of both genders, although in my experience, there are more men in advertising than women. There's also a lot of psycho babble that goes on in the targeting (most perfume ads are actually aimed at men who they hope will buy the perfume for their women!), and the clever little b*ggers know just what buttons to press. That's why there's so much money sloshing around the industry.
2006-09-12 09:14:09 · answer #2 · answered by Roxy 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I admit some are aimed at complete suckers and really annoying!! Come on how many people can actually say the moved to the halifax because of the advert??? Yes i do dind out some for adverts but some are just so over the top, I tend to flick i buy perfume cause i like the smell of it not because of the celeb that has made it!!
2006-09-11 21:23:45 · answer #3 · answered by gaulde 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Adverts help you know that things exist. Would you rather have no adverts and have to find out information on your own. How would you do it? Think about it have you ever bought anything that has been the result of an advert in any way? posters, shop windows, the media, newspapers the Internet they are all forms of advert.
2006-09-11 21:16:45 · answer #4 · answered by Premdas 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think that all advertising that targets women is rather insulting
- lets examine those hair colour ads featuring andi mcdowell or
davina mccall - DO THEY REALLY think WE WOMEN believe that they colour their OWN HAIR jeez give us some credit ad men - dont make me laugh. She might be 'worth it' but Im worth more than that insult! As for perfume I only buy one AFTER I have sampled it !! (It may smell dire on me) every woman knows perfume smells different on everyone!! AD MEN are so dumb
2006-09-12 11:39:48 · answer #5 · answered by random 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think UK advertising is unfair to men. Men are portrayed as dumb ("There's even enough left for a snooker table!" "NO! There isn't!"), gulliable ("You think they are laughter lines, she thinks they are worry lines!") or just dispensable (That's good! One less thing for her to worry about!").
Anyone with any sense knows adverts are false. The only seemingly honest one is the one who says "It does exactly what it says on the tin!" and as I don't d-i-y, I can't verify THAT claim!
2006-09-11 23:31:29 · answer #6 · answered by Pixxxie 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
advertising is totally cynical when targeting everybody,especially children who do not yet have the coping skills to deal with the power of persuasion!
Ad-execs are the devil's spawn and should be ostracised from all decant society.
I would like to start a campaign right now "spit on an ad-exec today"...............just joking
2006-09-12 01:03:26 · answer #7 · answered by mr nice 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Aren't perfume ads supposed to be targeted at women?
2006-09-11 21:08:03 · answer #8 · answered by Lady J 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
everyone is there to make money.if it dosent sell all they do is change the name and get other clebs to promote it .its just a swindle to smell nice
2006-09-11 21:31:07 · answer #9 · answered by mckevitt007 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
get a life
2006-09-11 21:56:13 · answer #10 · answered by aladinscaves 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋