WHy do we advertise products with sexual activity on our billboards,commercials,magazines and internet.
2006-11-09 10:54:51 · 12 answers · asked by Pocahantas 1 in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
Its stupid but people want to be 'sexy' and attractive and of course some people are obsessed with sex so it catches their attention. People get convinced that if you buy this product you too can be sexy or have more sex.
2006-11-09 10:57:00 · answer #1 · answered by radiancia 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People are more interested in sex than just about anything else. Companies like to capture people's attention. No surprise then that they regularly used sex to help sell things.
Like the famous quote that nobody ever went broke by underestimating the taste of the public, it is surely true that nobody ever went broke by making their marketing too sexy. When in doubt, drape a blond woman across the front of a car, or put a picture of a brunette with a pistol on the poster, and watch the stuff walk out of the warehouse.
But, the trend may be about to come to an end. Sexual imagery is now so prevalent in marketing campaigns it has lost the power to shock us. It is no longer even engaging our interest. A naked body is about as effective as slapping the words ``New and Improved'' on the front of the product. It won't make anyone pick up the box, let alone buy it.
Instead, companies will have to find another way to promote their goods.
Maybe they could try just telling what it is, what it does, and how much it costs. Now, that really would be shocking.
2006-11-09 11:10:48 · answer #2 · answered by kidd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yuck! If the product is so bad that it needs sex to sell then that product is not worth the salt of pickling the old pig.
2016-03-28 00:48:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because advertising influences people to buy products.
2006-11-09 10:56:37 · answer #4 · answered by Laughing Libra 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sexy images could attract the attention even if the lack of attention occurred,one more Long legged beauty with the right curves is always welcomed by both genders,corporations is well acknowledged of that fact and simply acts on it.
2006-11-09 11:19:28 · answer #5 · answered by p0oh_oo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not only does this work on men it works on nearly everyone
2006-11-09 14:23:12 · answer #6 · answered by koolhand_kent 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sex gets your attention!!
2006-11-09 10:58:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because it is a primal urge that gains quick attention of most people.
2006-11-09 10:59:17 · answer #8 · answered by koalatcomics 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because it works (on men)
2006-11-09 10:56:43 · answer #9 · answered by bbq 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
for the well known fact "SEX SELLS" ..
2006-11-09 11:00:24 · answer #10 · answered by naman_k 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋