DO you think that there should be stricter regulations on false advertising and certain types of advertising. In some countries, it is illegal to mention or compare the product you are selling to another. Degrading any sort of product is illegal there.
Do you think there should be stricter rules on where, how, and what a company advertises?
Sweden's got a bunch of rules regarding advertisements. For example, commercials that target children of ages 12 and below are not allowed. You're not allowed to discredit other companies or organizations, or advertise alcohol or tobacco. Commercials aren't allowed to exaggerate the good things and leave out other relevant information either.
Anyways, all these rules just led to that many of the Swedish channels broadcast from other countries. If you set too many rules, that'll just encourage people to find loopholes.
So basically what I'm saying is that strict rules are good, but if it's taken too far, then you might just lose it all. Don't bite off more than you can chew.
Do you think there should be stricter rules on where, how, and what a company advertises?
If a commercial deceives and causes a person to make an uninformed transaction (they think they're getting X because the commercial said they were going to get X, but they get Y, then that should be illegal / have restrictions). Other than that, it is perfectly fine to have any advertising...
It lets people know of their potential choices they have. By regulating it so much, you prevent informed transactions to be made, both between companies who want to advertise and TV / radio / whatever stations, and between prospective buyers who WANT to buy the product and the companies, thereby decreasing happiness.
All this regulation is based off of the idea that companies are the deceivers, when in reality, in a capitalistic system, the companies promote the well-being of the people, because they give them options to buy their products, etc.
Well Einfach, what do you think about companies that say you will get X but then you get only part of X? What about commercials that show A when they sell X?
COMPETITION. If a company makes better toilet cleaner than another company's, then that's Company B's fault. They should have made better toilet cleaner. By saying that Poo-Proof is better than Doo-B-Gone, the company is competing with the other and is advertising for better profits. If that company wants to sell better, then said company needs to step up their game. The other part is that the people then need to decide for themselves whether the product is good. If Poo-Proof does its job but leaves nasty grime on the toilet bowl, then they can apply for a refund from that company, since they are entitled to it, not to mention those people not buying the product ever again.
Why deny competition? It's healthy. That being said, the advertisement has to comply with other laws, such as advertising detrimental products. Like cigarettes. Other than that....that's about it.
Then your not really getting what they're advertising.
What I mean is they say you will get a firm yet comfy bed, but all you get is a firm bed.
This is the same as what Einfach said.
What I mean is, they show a mascot eating cereal and then the guy flying through the roof. It advertises the cereal but it shows unnecessary things.
COMPETITION. If a company makes better toilet cleaner than another company's, then that's Company B's fault. They should have made better toilet cleaner. By saying that Poo-Proof is better than Doo-B-Gone, the company is competing with the other and is advertising for better profits. If that company wants to sell better, then said company needs to step up their game. The other part is that the people then need to decide for themselves whether the product is good. If Poo-Proof does its job but leaves nasty grime on the toilet bowl, then they can apply for a refund from that company, since they are entitled to it, not to mention those people not buying the product ever again.
Well what if you were the company that wasn't selling as well, or the other company just flat out smudged the numbers?
Well what if you were the company that wasn't selling as well
Competition.
or the other company just flat out smudged the numbers?
If the company, through advertising, makes the other company go out of business, then COMPETITION. Though I don't support monopolizing of a product, if the company makes the inferior product, then they better make a better product to stay in the game. I'm a consumer. A scavenger. I want products that are good for me, fulfills what it says to accomplish, better than the other products, and are cheaper in price. If companies compete for one another, then they are fulfilling at least one of these criterion, hopefully two. I hope the product actually does what it's supposed to. That's why regulations are important in this aspect.
What I mean is they say you will get a firm yet comfy bed, but all you get is a firm bed.
Comfy is a subjective state. Though with more objective qualities it would still be misleading.
What I mean is, they show a mascot eating cereal and then the guy flying through the roof. It advertises the cereal but it shows unnecessary things.
That wouldn't be advertising the product with qualities it doesn't have, it would just be making the commercial more visually appealing.
Some commercials I do have to wonder about with this method. For example the visuals of say a commercial for a construction company. Crazy Japan Ad - Little Red Riding Hood
I don't think there should be any regulations on TV/ movies as a whole. If a company wants to sell something, tell the truth, and make the best product. There is no need to slam another company's product to pretend yours is better. But on the same token, they shouldn't get in trouble for what they put on.
I think there's more to this than you say. What impact upon our minds do commercials have? Commercials, ads, etc. tell you that their product is the ONLY THING your life is missing. So you buy it, and you aren't happy. After that happens a certain amount of times, our entire system of true and false is confused. Then, being cynical is imminent. This would explain much of what teens today think: the next thing they do has to be the thing that fulfills their life. But that's not how life works.
But, yeah, I think they can't limit commercial content. There's so many technicalities that come along with implications, and limiting them is nearly impossible.
What about companies that have a talking cheetah advertising Cheetos and really telling nothing about the product?
I remember one time I saw a commercial for Old Spice with the guy being all fancy, smoking his cigar and wearing a silk red robe. I had no idea what Old Spice was until I saw it in the deodorant section.
I guess what I am asking is, should companies be more direct when it comes to advertising their product?
I guess what I am asking is, should companies be more direct when it comes to advertising their product?
I suppose they should, if the product needs it. Medicine, fancy machinery, cars, and other complex, high-tech stuff need an explanation as to what the product is about.
Now stuff like the Cheetos you mentioned, is a snack food. It all comes down to favoritism with the consumers. If the company wishes to blow off money to be indirect with their advertising like this, then let them. It's a business tactic used to make people buy their items. You should expect companies to be more direct in order to explain what their product is about, but when the products are things like food and other market goods, what they do with their money is their own "business".
