Yeah at some point in the late 2000's to early 2010's it changed significantly, you could pin that on the Obama admin getting their fingers into as many media enterprises as possible.
It stopped being an avenue to interest or grab the attention of customers and just became propaganda. Japanese ads still have appealing musical jingles, interesting designs, etc.
I don't think advertising should be allowed, on media or in real life, at least not nearly to the level that it is now, but at least it used to be somewhat informative or entertaining instead of just brain poison.
I wish we could just go back to the advertising philosophy used up to around 1997 (when Clinton legalized the advertising of prescription drugs):
Showcase through audiovisual means why your product deserves to exist. That thought alone fostered a degree of creativity, wit, care, and passion in so many commercials from the '80s and '90s specifically that I believe is rarely replicated these days.
This was randomly in my YouTube feed not long ago, wish ads on the west could be like this again..
Yeah at some point in the late 2000's to early 2010's it changed significantly, you could pin that on the Obama admin getting their fingers into as many media enterprises as possible.
It stopped being an avenue to interest or grab the attention of customers and just became propaganda. Japanese ads still have appealing musical jingles, interesting designs, etc.
I don't think advertising should be allowed, on media or in real life, at least not nearly to the level that it is now, but at least it used to be somewhat informative or entertaining instead of just brain poison.
I wish we could just go back to the advertising philosophy used up to around 1997 (when Clinton legalized the advertising of prescription drugs):
Showcase through audiovisual means why your product deserves to exist. That thought alone fostered a degree of creativity, wit, care, and passion in so many commercials from the '80s and '90s specifically that I believe is rarely replicated these days.