Reflexing on Advertisement

“Advertising is everywhere you look, whether it is in the newspaper you pick up daily or on that billboard you see while driving down the highway. Some people may say that they are not in fact influenced by the advertising that is thrown at them each day, and that they do not fall into it, but everyone does.”

Advertisements are something that we cannot avoid, because they are wherever we look. In fact, they are part of our lives and in some way the keep us updated and connected. I think Advertisements are awesome, because they show us all the options available. If you want to buy a TV you're not forced to buy one because you know there are many different models and brands in the market. Nevertheless, Ads can also be confusing and can trick us, so we have to be aware of the products offered to us. If we know how to interpret Ads, we'll rarely have any problems. 

Going deeper, I want to refer to the main point of Ads: Showing us a new product. But, who is behind that? Who says what the new fashion will be or how are the new mobile phones going to be? The only answer for that is Major Brands and Big Companies. They want us to follow their guide, and it's not rare that fashion, for example, changes every year... and there are the blind persons who follow and buy new clothes every year. I think we have to be balanced and not agree with everything we are shown. If the Ads say that skinny pants are "cool" and you don't like them, well, don't buy them! I think self confidence is crucial to follow our own way of living and not accepting everything the system shows us.