Role Of Advertisements In Our Lives

Avertising in the simplest terms means, giving publicity to goods and services, so as to create awareness. This is a fine art that has perfected over the years. The type and form of advertising keeps on changing with the passage of time. The various mediums of advertising in this era are through press, radio, television, social media, internet etc. Some written mediums of advertising, although outdated yet used for certain purposes are like posters, banners, pamphlets etc. These methods are very effective and simple.

There is no part of our lives that is left uninfluenced from the coming of advertisements. The best of products would not have found a market if they are not endorsed in the advertisements. Not only has the advertising thing helped in economic growth but it has also shown a lot of positive effects on education, health and entertainment. It has also helped in increasing general awareness among the people regarding basic information like heath, hygiene, daily care etc. This is how it has immensely contributed to the improvement of the quality of life.

Advertising has brought up a revolutionary change in the field of doing business by making it all the more scientific and effective. Consumers can easily be induced to buy any product by attractive advertising. This has really removed all kinds of geographic and social barriers.

Not only has it boomed business but also has created a lot of eye opening in people. Parents are now much more aware regarding the type of nutrition they must provide to their growing children, the ladies out there are getting much more aware about their own cleanliness, children can get to know about the best of colleges and education systems while sitting at home. Whether it's the newest fashion trends or the latest movies, we get to know about them all through these advertisements.

Just as we say, that a tool is as good as the intention of the user,similarly advertisements can also have a very corrupting influence on the minds of the young generation. Ads showing a young person drinking wine or lighting up a cigarette are a bad influence on the society.

So deep is the influence of advertisements in our lives that it's quite impossible to imagine a life without them. Advertisements have really helped a lot in economic growth, education system, politics, health care and entertainment. Thus they have an immense contribution in improving the quality of life.