Some people believe that advertising has a strong effect on a person’s decision-making process. Others feel that it has little or no real impact. Discuss both sides and give your own opinion.

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It is often held that advertising
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a significant impact
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influencing
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customer
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customers
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to purchase items.
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some
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argue that advertising
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predominant in persuading
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to buy the products, others have
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the opinion
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that other
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will be more effective.
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essay will discuss both these points of view and give my personal opinion about the issue. On the one hand,
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may have a passable impact on
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people
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's intention to purchase, yet it would not produce magnificent results.
Advertisement
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is mainly used as an approach to increase brand awareness. But, nowadays,
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peoples
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people
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are tend
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to ignore
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advertisement
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advertisements
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. To illustrate,
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peoples
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are
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usually change the TV channel when the program breaks and the
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appear
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, or
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users
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to skip the
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after the "skip the ads" button comes, or even
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that
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always focus on driving so that they do not really pay attention to billboards. From
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point of view, customers are not influenced to buy something by focusing merely on advertising.
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, the quality of
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product
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and
people
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's
review
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reviews
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are more influential rather than
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advertisement
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advertisements
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.
Product
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quality and
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customer's
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customer
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review
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reviews
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are some of the integral
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on
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persuading potential
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customer
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customers
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.
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, if the prospective
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want
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to buy
an electronic devices
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electronic devices
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,
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of paying attention
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advertisement
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the advertisement
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first,
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peoples
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people
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are more likely to search for the features and find the
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reviews on
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the marketplace
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or social media. It is because customers need honest
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from
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peoples
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people
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who previously bought,
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of trusting the key opinion leaders (KOLs)
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paid to promote the brand. In conclusion, advertising can influence
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people
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's intention to buy.
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, I believe that
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quality and reviews are the two factors that have a greater impact on successfully persuading customers to purchase the
product
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Task Achievement
You have provided a clear introduction and conclusion, which is good. However, you should further elaborate on your ideas with more detailed examples to make your essay more persuasive.
Coherence and Cohesion
Try to ensure that every paragraph transitions smoothly into the next one. The essay's flow can be improved with better connecting phrases.
Coherence and Cohesion
You need to correct the grammatical errors and work on sentence structures to make your arguments clearer. Incorrect word forms, such as 'peoples' instead of 'people', should be avoided.
Task Achievement
You have presented both sides of the argument, fulfilling the requirement of the task.
Coherence and Cohesion
Your introduction and conclusion are well-structured and provide a clear overview of the essay's main ideas.

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