Advertising is a way of communication to convince an audience for taking purchase decision
about a product or service and delivering information to viewers. The advertisements not only change the way of product is consumed by user but alter the attitude with which they look at the product. For over the last two decades, a sharp increase in advertisements per brand can be witnessed. The objective of this paper is to find out how much advertisement bring effect on the consumer’s buying behaviour with reference to FMCGs. This study, which was based on a survey of 315 randomly selected consumers of local supermarkets in Chennai, Tuticorin and Cochin and other cities in Tamil Nadu, examined the role played by advertising in influencing consumers preference for FMCGs. PARAPHRASED: Over the last two decades, there has been a significant rise in the number of advertisements per brand. Advertising is a form of communication used to persuade an audience to buy a product or service and to provide information to viewers. Advertisements not only affect the way a product is consumed by the consumer, but they also change their attitude toward the product. The aim of this paper is to determine how much advertising has an impact on consumer purchasing behaviour in the context of FMCGs. Based on a survey of 315 randomly selected consumers of local supermarkets in Chennai, Tuticorin, and Cochin, as well as other cities in Tamil Nadu, this study investigated the role of advertisement in shaping consumers' preferences for FMCGs.