Like most people, I thought commercial advertising did not influence me, but then I got cable. I started to notice that my four year old daughter would shout out “I want that”, “Mommy, can I have that”, and “Mommy, you have to get me that”. She was pleading for the items portrayed in the commercials. This type of response is exactly what companies want, because they spend over $200 billion a year to advertise their products. …showed first 75 words of 1486 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1486 total…the tube. I hope it is because society’s attitude towards women’s bodies has changed for the positive. In summary, I was rather shocked with the results I found. I am convinced that these companies spend millions to examine consumer product preferences and target us more efficiently. It seems to work, because consumers are spending millions buying the products. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** I can not remember because I deleted that page off my hard drive.