Why do companies advertise on YouTube when their ads are only used to annoy people into paid accounts? I never see anything, I am interested in.

  • @EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted
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    68 months ago

    So basically what you’re saying is that most of us have to be annoyed because a small percentage of viewers are fucking tools?

    Yep, that tracks…

    • exscape
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      148 months ago

      Ads work way better than you think. Perhaps the most important thing they do is to make you aware the brand exists, and to keep it in mind when you’re looking for a service/product. You’re way more likely to buy something you’ve heard of, even if it’s from ads.

      • @EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted
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        8 months ago

        Oh I’m aware. Hell, I just recently got convinced to buy something because of an ad. I’m not so arrogant that I think I’m above that. But I try to at least have my own mind about it (and usually am able to resist the siren’s call at that).

        (If you’re wondering, it was for a band. Shittily designed ad though as it didn’t say what band it was. Lol. The one ad of the year I get swayed by and I don’t even know what it was about. xD )

        • @meco03211@lemmy.world
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          38 months ago

          Kinda like the shitty YouTube ads that don’t mention anything identifiable in the first 5 seconds before I skip that shit. Thanks for the non-descript idyllic scene with absolutely no indication what your product is!

    • @Luke_Fartnocker@lemm.ee
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      28 months ago

      It’s the same way with telemarketing and scams. If they didn’t work, then they would go away. Obviously they are successful. That’s why people keep using them.