Today, the high sales of consumer goods reflect the power of advertising and not the real needs of the society in which they are sold. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Advertising is a very powerful tool

that is

used by companies to attract consumers and make them buy various products.

On the contrary

, as

this

essay will demonstrate,

this

tool is sometimes so misleading that it can encourage people to purchase unnecessary items. Many corporations are aware of

effectiveness

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the effectiveness

of advertising, and benefit from it to acquire some advantages.

Firstly

, it allows them to introduce their new products successfully;

moreover

, they can sell the current ones, as if they are just made, by making minor changes in some of their features,

such

as shape and colour.

Thus

, outmoded automobiles, iPhones, tablets etc.

can

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Can

easily be presented to customers with the help of effective publicizing.

Secondly

, businessmen find the opportunity to enhance their market.

In other words

, they can reach every store, regardless of its scale, make their items available for everyone, gain more customers, and increase sales.

For example

, Coca Cola Company, possessing one of the renowned beverage brands, enabled its product to be sold in petrol stations, grocery stores and retail stores; as, thanks to a good advertisement, it makes consumers believe that

this

beverage is the drink of the youth, and refreshment for people, and they should purchase it. People may need automobiles as basic items that facilitate their daily life;

however

, they are forced to buy useless, and even harmful products by way of commercials. To illustrate, according to an infographic prepared by Niraj Naik, a British pharmacist, in 2015, the way Coca Cola stimulates our brain centres is comparable to heroin, so making us want to drink another can.

Besides

, he points out that regular consumption of

such

sodas in

the high

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higher

highest

the highest

the higher

quantities, can lead to higher blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes and obesity. When considered its

deathly

causing or capable of causing death

deadly

effects on human health, soda companies must be debarred from manufacturing their items, but they have managed to push their outputs, owing to

enticing

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entice

advertisements playing on TV screens, for which they have paid celebrities big amounts. To conclude, advertisements may have some advantages for corporations that aim at maximizing their sales and profits, but sometimes compel consumers to purchase unnecessary goods that may put their health into risk