Do you think ethics play a major role in advertising?

Answer 1

Yes of course.
Advertisement want to sell stuff to people.
People are creatures with ethics.
Thus an advertisement must consider ethics when advertising.
Thus ethics play a major role in advertising.

Answer 2

There are no ethics in advertising. An excellent example is the TV ads for pharmaceuticals that push the speed of sound when revealing how they can hurt you or cause bad reactions when mixed with other drugs.

Answer 3

Believe it or not, they do. Advertising is regulated by the FTC, and advertisers cannot make unsubstantiated claims. Well, they COULD, but likely it would come to the attention of the FTC, a competitor or one of the self-regulating entities and there would be consequences. Also, the networks (the same people who approve programming) review and approve ads before allowing them to air. There is a long process before a commercial actually gets on the air.

Answer 4

quite the opposite, imagine how boring commercial would be if ethics were involved?lol The Dove commercials seem ethical, I saw a mans sock ad in a magazine, the sock was holding the mans arm to the bedpost as a woman hovered over him - ethics? I think not! lol

Answer 5

Advertising by it's nature is unethical.

It's goal is to convince someone to buy a product, they probably would not have, if you hadn't given a dog & pony show.

Sure, they meet basic ethical guidelines in that they don't DIRECTLY lie about most things, but an ommission here or misinterpretation there isn't really lying.

Answer 6

Not necessarily

Answer 7

only when it comes to things heavily regulated, like pharmeceuticals.