Even a cursory glance at any sort of media today one can't help being overwhelmed by the constant barrage of advertising. It's literally everywhere. Everything you read, click on, watch or purchase is clogged with ads pitching all kinds of stuff. The ones that especially piss me off are in embedded videos or while you're waiting for an audio stream to start. I mean for Christ's sake can't you just enjoy something without constantly having some product pitch force-fed to you?
I guess it's just my mindset but I don't have to be "sold" all the time. When I need or want a product, I just do a little research and go get it. Example: Recently I bought a DVD recorder because I want to archive a bunch of old VHS tapes and save shows I recorded on my DVR. I figured out what features I wanted, what was available in my price range, read a few reviews, and clicked on the "buy" button. A few days later it showed up at my door. I hooked it up, it worked exactly as I expected, and no problems at all.
I think that's one of the reasons my sales career didn't work out that well. I just don't need to have that big song & dance sales pitch when I buy stuff so it's tough for me to get into that mindset. Some days I would do good and others, not so much. Plus with my weird moods I had days I just didn't wanna deal with people and you have to in sales.
I know that companies generate revenue with advertising. Hell, the majority of income from our business comes from it. But we're not so blatant about it. I'd just like to go 15 second without being beat over the head with ads.
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