In today's world advertising plays a key role in shaping people's shopping interests but others might disagree. I may agree with both the views. In this essay we will discuss which point is valid regarding the advertisements.
Advertisements have been around since the early times, but since the advent of television and print media has become much more influential. For example, there is no concept of buying diamond rings for marriage before the 1950's. A clever advertising campaign called "Diamonds are forever" changed it completely since then and as many as 90 percent of the couples would buy diamonds for their marriage. This really shows the power of influencing people to buy something they really do not want. So advertising plays a key role in shaping one's interest.
As there is the flip side of a coin, there is for a story too. Many products brought to the market improved the standard of living and saved many lives. They became popular only due to their rigorous advertising campaigns by the relevant companies. For example, authorities and government agencies were able to eradicate deadly diseases like measles, chicken pox and polio from the face of the earth because of the effectiveness and the affirmative use of print and digital media. Without the campaign millions more would have died and this could have caused a global catastrophe. So there are important and positive things happening with the use of advertising as mentioned above.
The conclusion is that in my view the print and television advertising are making us put unnecessary expenditure on useless things and also do us good by showing us positive aspects too. I agree with both the views. 
In  
today
's world advertising plays a key role in shaping  
people
's shopping interests  
but
 others might disagree. I may  
agree
 with both the views. In this essay we will discuss which point is valid regarding the advertisements.
Advertisements have been around since the early times,  
but
 since the advent of television and print media has become much more influential.  
For example
, there is no concept of buying diamond rings for marriage  
before
 the  
1950's
. A clever advertising campaign called  
"
Diamonds are forever 
"
  changed
 it completely since then and as  
many
 as 90 percent of the couples would  
buy
 diamonds for their marriage. This  
really
  shows
 the power of influencing  
people
 to  
buy
 something they  
really
 do not want.  
So
 advertising plays a key role in shaping one's interest.
As there is the flip side of a coin, there is for a story too.  
Many
 products brought to the market  
improved
 the standard of living and saved  
many
  lives
. They became popular  
only
 due to their rigorous advertising campaigns by the relevant  
companies
.  
For example
, authorities and  
government
 agencies were able to eradicate deadly diseases like measles, chicken pox and polio from the face of the earth  
because
 of the effectiveness and the affirmative  
use
 of print and digital media. Without the campaign millions more would have  
died
 and this could have caused a global catastrophe.  
So
 there are  
important
 and  
positive
 things happening with the  
use
 of advertising as mentioned above.
The conclusion is that in my view the print and television advertising are making us put unnecessary expenditure on useless things and  
also
 do us  
good
 by showing us  
positive
 aspects too. I  
agree
 with both the views.