How Advertising Affects Our Society?

How Advertising Affects Our Society Advertising has been stereotypically known as an exploitation of unsuspecting consumers and was created to promote products, ideas, and events. Advertising does have positive and negative effects on our society, but it allows any individual to protect everyone's freedom to enjoy their own freedom of choice. Advertising has had some strong, everlasting effects which changed how society view certain subjects. This type of advertising is referred to as exrreme propaganda as it leaves a scar in our society which is very difficult to recover from. Cigaratte companies manipulated the public for years saying that smoking isn't a serious health hazard and also saying cigaratees are a kind of "remedy" for a person's life. Despite countless research data proving smoking is extremely unhealthy, people are trapped in an unhealthy addiction which even affects their own lives. Advertising also misled people to thinking that certain luxuries are needed for your own life. The big companies try to gain an individual's attention toward their own product saying that their product is the best in the market available. An example is like the Iphone or Windows Computer which is a common decision for most consumers to buy. Mostpeople think that advertising can be used mainly for companies who can afford it, however, they don't question when it can be used for the good of the people. When a greedy corporation, which is usually the top companies, uses these underhanded tactics, people don't see how much it helps special causes and charities. Advertising has helped many nonprofit and charities such as Red Cross and Pink Ribbon raise the awareness of troubles that many are sufferring right