Today, the high sales of popular consumer goods reflex the power of advertising and not the needs of the society in which they are sold. To what extend do you agree or disagree? v.1
Today, the high sales of popular consumer goods reflex the power of advertising and not the needs of the society in which they are sold. v. 1
It is argued by some people that the surge in the sales of some common goods is due to the effects of advertisement and not as a result of societal needs. I agree with this view, as advertisement creates artificial needs and it encourages the purchase of items which may not be necessary due to the impression of success and glamour associated with them,
Firstly, one major effect of advertisement is that it create artificial needs. In other words, it makes it difficult for people to distinguish between their wants and their needs. Thus, people are manipulated to purchase certain goods which are not essential in their environment and forgo more important items. For example, children may pester their parents to buy certain toys that are regularly advertised on the television even when there are other pressing needs. As a result, people often buy consumer goods that they do not really need.
Furthermore, advertisement impresses success and glamour on some goods, which makes people to buy them. In an effort to increase the sales of some goods, famous individuals are use to advertise these items so that people will associate their success to those products or link some goods to affluence and power. This is often used in the promotion of products such as wears with their accessories and electronic devices. For instance, there have been a surge in sales of Apple phones to youths in Nigeria due to the fact that its advertisements link the products with successful individuals. If these goods are not glamourised through advertisements, many people would not have purchased them since there are more important needs in the society.
In conclusion, I agree that advertisement has increased the sales of some consumer products which are not necessary. This occurs because advertisement creates artificial needs and it links some non-essential products to successs and glamour
It
is argued
by
some
people
that the surge in the
sales
of
some
common
goods
is due to the effects of
advertisement
and not
as a result
of societal
needs
. I
agree
with this view, as
advertisement
creates artificial
needs
and it encourages the
purchase
of items which may not be necessary due to the impression of success and glamour associated with them,
Firstly
, one major effect of
advertisement
is that it create artificial
needs
.
In other words
, it
makes
it difficult for
people
to distinguish between their wants and their
needs
.
Thus
,
people
are manipulated
to
purchase
certain
goods
which are not essential in their environment and forgo more
important
items.
For example
, children may pester their parents to
buy
certain toys that are
regularly
advertised on the television even when there are other pressing
needs
.
As a result
,
people
often
buy
consumer
goods
that they do not
really
need.
Furthermore
,
advertisement
impresses success and glamour on
some
goods
, which
makes
people
to
buy
them. In an effort to increase the
sales
of
some
goods
,
famous
individuals are
use to
advertise these items
so
that
people
will associate their success to those
products
or link
some
goods
to affluence and power. This is
often
used
in the promotion of
products
such as wears with their accessories and electronic devices.
For instance
, there have been a surge in
sales
of Apple phones to youths in Nigeria due to the fact that its
advertisements
link the
products
with successful individuals. If these
goods
are not
glamourised
through
advertisements
,
many
people
would not have
purchased
them since there are more
important
needs
in the society.
In conclusion
, I
agree
that
advertisement
has increased the
sales
of
some
consumer
products
which are not necessary. This occurs
because
advertisement
creates artificial
needs
and it links
some
non-essential
products
to
successs
and
glamour
12Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
38Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
4Mistakes