Blog Post 4

I found this blog to be very eventful and eye opening.  I never realized how much and how many times we are exposed to so many different kinds of advertisements. I am now more aware of all the different advertisements that we come into contact with since doing this blog post.

When I first started doing research for this blog post I was on campus. I never realized how full of advertisements campus was filled with until I actually started looking for them. There are so many advertisements all over campus whether they are in the SUB building or posted on poles outside on your way to the different buildings. Some of these advertisements I found to be pretty useless because they did not have enough information on them to make you want to be interested in the club or event. When posting an advertisement I think it is important that you put enough information on the poster so that whoever is reading it will want to partake in the event or join the club. The whole point of advertisements is for us to become interested in the product. Another form of advertising that I saw on campus was with what people were wearing. There were so many different logos on shirts that really no two shirts were similar. Brands want to make their logos distinct and unique so that people will want to wear the brand. The cooler the brand and the more people know about it the more profit the company will make.  

While watching television I felt that I was seeing the same advertisements over and over again. Proactiv was one of the most common advertisements and was played about three times every time the show went to a commercial break. No matter what time of day I was watching television I always saw this ad being played. Some of the advertisements were really clever and funny and actually made me want to go out and buy the product. For me if the ad is funny and catchy then I become interested in the product. Some of the advertisements were straight informational and made me want to change the channel because they were so boring.

I learned a lot from this blog post and I realized how many advertisements we are shown everyday. I think that advertisements do what they are put out for and get people interested.