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How many ads do you think you (the average American) sees per day? (m.youtube.com)

submitted 5 days ago by BlackSnack@lemmy.zip to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml

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I'm working thru a marketing cert via Google rn (working with the enemy) and I just learned how many ads we're exposed to on a daily basis!

Any guesses?

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4000-10000

ads per day !!!

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[–] Taldan@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

What is being counted as an ad for these things? Is branding slapped on a product an ad? If a car with a company logo drives by my window, is that an ad?

I'm in a similar ad boat to you in that I actively removed most ads from my life. I work remotely and often go a full day without going to a commercial venue. I still see a lot of things that could be classed as ads

As a random example, I just looked at my key chain. My car key has a Ford logo. The key chain was a freebie from a now long-defunct car dealership with their logo. I have a light on it sold by Battery Junction and manufactured by Titanium, with both logos prominently displayed. One of my keys was cut by a local locksmith with their name engraved on it. This could be considered as exposing me to 5 separate ads just on my key chain

To get a figure in the thousands, they probably have a very inclusive definition of an ad. I'm sure we're exposed to more ads than we realize

[–] lunatique@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 days ago

Seeing a logo isn't an ad. It's a symbol to represent the brand but it isn't a commercial or direct business effort to get you to become a customer (buyer of, purchaser of, consumer of) that brand. It is only the placeholder for the name of the brand for quicker identification of what the company/business/product is.