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On the contrary, advertising also faces its fierce critics, who (2)
are not precisely lacking (3)of reasons> do not precisely lack reasons.
Publicity campaigns do not advertise products or services but brands,
usually making use of false ideals and images. Well-known examples are
the commercials (3)of cars, perfume or trainers,> car, perfume or trainer
commercials, all of them misleading their potential buyers to identify
the brand with a specific ideal of beauty or life success that truly
leads to frustration in many cases. The bombardment of adverts (3)in on
private stations exasperates even the most patient and brand-loving (3)of
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the members of the audience.
So, were it not for advertising, could our consumer society, with
all its mod cons, be possible? My personal answer is plain: it could
not. This does not mean that we should not search for fairer ways of
publicity and, additionally, provide consumers with the instruments to
manage this phenomenon.