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What are some marketing tactics that you dislike ? (lemm.ee)

submitted 4 months ago by red_pigeon@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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For me it is when companies/services market themselves as donating to XYZ cause if I buy their product. If they want to donate, they should have already done that with the money they have. Asking me to give them profit so that they can donate is so obviously pretentious.

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[–] spittingimage@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

Drive-by advertising. When someone joins a forum I'm active on just to let us know about their shiny new product and doesn't participate in any other way. Even if it's relevant, it's still pretty scummy.

[–] PostProcess@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

Has to be rubbishing the competition. Even if I've solicited the engagement, if you have to pull yourself up by putting your competitors down then you'll lose me. Tell me why you are good, not why they are bad.

[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

Contacting me after I browse their website.

[–] multifariace@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Everything has deceptive language and other types of manipulation. I used to merchandise and learned a lot. Most ads make me angry because of this. Politics is similar but that just makes me sad.

[–] yokonzo@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Buy this thing! Its only $29.99!!!

[–] olafurp@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Billboards

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago

Here's the thing.

I've been watching TV occasionally - she watches junk TV on this huge thing she got, and, nahhh. I usually do streaming - and every now and then an advert that comes on is actually for a product I've never heard of. It'll be something dumb like little Caesar's crazy French toast or some shit, but, to the ad's credit, I would never have known about it if I didn't see the ad.

But, 95% of ads are absolute junk. Payday loans, reverse mortgages, Dodge Rams; junk. I'd love to see the new products and Superbowl ads, and then nothing else.

[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago

when movie trailers for bad movies either only show you the good reviews or stop showing up on TV once the movie is released.

[–] Kimdracula@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

Lowering the prices making you believe that is a great deal when in reality the thing was overpriced to begin with.

[–] ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

@flyingsquid - this is your chance to shine!

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