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Some people say that advertising is extremely successful at persuading us to buy things. Other people think that advertising is so common that we no longer pay attention to it. Discuss both of these views and give your own opinion.

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Advertising is often considered
as
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the most effective way of encouraging
costumers
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customers
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 to buy all sorts of products. Some
people
,
however
, may argue that it is not as effective as it used to be since it is now so common to humanity.
This
 essay will examine both views and highlight my own opinion in the conclusion part. Many individuals may be influenced by commercials, campaigns and
avdertisements
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advertisements
. Experts claim that online advertisement services,
such
 as Google Ads, have played a significant role in the rise of global sales during the
last
 decade. Given the frequency of being individually exposed to advertisements
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 a regular day,
people
 are likely to be affected to choose a particular product over another
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 or even to buy a product
which
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 was not required. Yet
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humanity is quite familiar with advertising and many
people
 believe that it is no longer interesting or encouraging. Indeed, consumer surveys have shown that the majority of them claimed they were not under the influence of TV commercials, yellow pages or Google Ads pop-ups when they were shopping. As it is mentioned before, advertising has been common for several decades and many
people
 nowadays tend to not pay
their
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attention
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 it.
However
, it might be more effective than it is assumed so since
people
 are constantly being exposed to them in daily life. In conclusion,
although
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humanity might be over advertising as it is not interesting anymore, I think it is still effective to lead
costumers
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 to shops and websites. The effectiveness of advertising should not be underestimated even though
people
 might not pay attention to commercials knowingly. Many individuals are still exposed to them in their daily lives, and it is very natural that
this
 situation affects their shopping preferences.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • persuade
  • promote
  • attract
  • influence
  • impact
  • consumerism
  • commercialism
  • market
  • product
  • brand
  • endorsement
  • manipulative
  • saturated
  • overwhelmed
  • repetitive
  • distracting
  • irrelevant
  • exaggerated
  • misleading
  • desensitized
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