Has a web advertisement ever influenced you?

Deattribution · 01-09-2006, 04:04 PM

I keep getting the redirected ad for tv show Ink? I think it is, and it made me think.. I don't think I've ever seen a single web ad that has made me want to purchase, or even be curious about a show, page or product.

I'm pretty much here already knowing what I am doing, and if I'm looking for something I know where to find it.. So if anything, all the popups, ads ect ect, have made me look apon said product or show/page negatively, Especially if they're persistant.

So, anyone here made a purchase because of a web ad? found a site they thoroughly enjoy, or relate the said advertisement to finding a particular show they like?

JonInMiddleGA · 01-09-2006, 04:06 PM

I've had quite a few influence me against a product, but off-hand not much that has a positive effect.

Maple Leafs · 01-09-2006, 04:13 PM

Sure... not often, but I've seen ads for products that I was interested in. Search engine ads are especially effective.

But this is one of those things where everyone swears they're never influenced by advertising. And yet, oddly enough, it continues to be a multi-billion dollar industry.

Cringer · 01-09-2006, 04:18 PM

Web adds, TV adds, radio adds are all a waste of time to me. I don't pay attention to any of them for the most part. What I will noticed is a new car, but that is a one time thing and it doesn't get me to buy it because it's not possible. New tech stuff, like games, TVs, that stuff....still, I don't run out and buy anything but maybe I will remember it down the line.

For me the adds that work the best are billboards, because I am on the road and they give me useful info sometimes. Like where a truckstop is at, or a store, or something like that.

albionmoonlight · 01-09-2006, 04:20 PM

When I have gone into google looking for products/stores, I have clicked on the sponsored links if they look like they provide what I want.

stevew · 01-09-2006, 04:34 PM

I wouldn't say any have made me run right out and buy something, but stuff like netflix and vonage have been things that i saw in ads online and eventually purchased.

st.cronin · 01-09-2006, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by stevew

I wouldn't say any have made me run right out and buy something, but stuff like netflix and vonage have been things that i saw in ads online and eventually purchased.

I think that's the point of most ads - to just create awareness of a brand or product, rather than to inspire instant spending.

Deattribution · 01-09-2006, 04:42 PM

I'm in a different boat.. I've never found the web search ads effective - especially if I'm looking for a product.

Normally if I'm looking for a product, I'm looking for a review, not a sales pitch. I don't do much, if any shopping online - so I guess I'm not the target audience but also I am hesitant about visiting any site that I have no idea where the link is taking me.

SackAttack · 01-09-2006, 04:44 PM

Never for a product. Occasionally for a vendor.

finketr · 01-10-2006, 09:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

I've had quite a few influence me against a product, but off-hand not much that has a positive effect.

likewise.

I've never seen an advertisement come up that made me want to click on it.

The search engine ads are a bit different because, at least for google, they are unobtrusive (sp).

01-09-2006, 04:06 PM	#2
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	I've had quite a few influence me against a product, but off-hand not much that has a positive effect. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

01-09-2006, 04:13 PM	#3
Maple Leafs Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002	Sure... not often, but I've seen ads for products that I was interested in. Search engine ads are especially effective. But this is one of those things where everyone swears they're never influenced by advertising. And yet, oddly enough, it continues to be a multi-billion dollar industry. __________________ Down Goes Brown: Toronto Maple Leafs Humor and Analysis Last edited by Maple Leafs : 01-09-2006 at 04:13 PM.

01-09-2006, 04:18 PM	#4
Cringer Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Edinburg,TX	Web adds, TV adds, radio adds are all a waste of time to me. I don't pay attention to any of them for the most part. What I will noticed is a new car, but that is a one time thing and it doesn't get me to buy it because it's not possible. New tech stuff, like games, TVs, that stuff....still, I don't run out and buy anything but maybe I will remember it down the line. For me the adds that work the best are billboards, because I am on the road and they give me useful info sometimes. Like where a truckstop is at, or a store, or something like that. __________________ You Stole Fizzy Lifting drinks! You bumped into the ceiling which now has to be washed and steralized, so you get NOTHING! You lose! Last edited by Cringer : 01-09-2006 at 04:19 PM.

01-09-2006, 04:20 PM	#5
albionmoonlight Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	When I have gone into google looking for products/stores, I have clicked on the sponsored links if they look like they provide what I want.

01-09-2006, 04:34 PM	#6
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	I wouldn't say any have made me run right out and buy something, but stuff like netflix and vonage have been things that i saw in ads online and eventually purchased.

01-09-2006, 04:42 PM	#8
Deattribution College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2003	I'm in a different boat.. I've never found the web search ads effective - especially if I'm looking for a product. Normally if I'm looking for a product, I'm looking for a review, not a sales pitch. I don't do much, if any shopping online - so I guess I'm not the target audience but also I am hesitant about visiting any site that I have no idea where the link is taking me.

01-09-2006, 04:44 PM	#9
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	Never for a product. Occasionally for a vendor.

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