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Practice Reading: Fill in the Blanks (Dropdown) ID: #5471 Advertising 4
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It  is  surprising  how  many  people  still  believe  that  advertising  has  little  or  no  influence  on  what  they  buy.  It  is  more  surprising  still  when  these  same  people    to  using  a  particular  brand  of,  say,  washing  powder,  toothpaste  or  cigarettes,  and  say  they  wouldn't  change  if  you  paid  them  -  even  after  they've  been  shown  that  another  brand  is  either  just  the  same,  better  or  cheaper.  The  fact  is,  people    themselves  that  they  have  never  consciously  made  a  deliberate  decision  to  buy  a  product  based  on  an  advertisement  they  have  seen.  They  may,  however,  own  up  to  doing  so  when  they  come  to  buy  a  product  they  have  never  owned  before  and  shop  around  for  the  best  .
But  there's  no    away  from  ads.  They're  everywhere,  and  they're  designed  very  cleverly  and  carefully  to  play  on  your  emotions.  And  it  works:  you  remember  the  ads  that  make  you  laugh,  or  feel  sad,  or  simply  annoy  you.  Often  you  find  yourself  buying  something  simply  -  you  tell  yourself  -  to  try  it  out,  but  how  did  this  brand  of  this  product  get  into  your  head?  Another  reason  for  supposing  advertising  works  is  the  question:  why  would  so  many  hard-headed  business  people  spend  so  much  money  on  something  that  didn't?

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