Do you think subliminal advertising works? Does it have to be namebrand for you?

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Originally Posted by SydneyK

I still don't get how prefering a heavier remote control to a lighter one is in any way a form of subliminal advertising. Having preferences based on assumptions =/= anything subliminal.

Sounds to me like the person who authored the article you referenced wasn't quite up to speed on what subliminal advertising is.

I don't think it's actual subliminal advertising, but I do think making assumptions that something is better is a form of it. I wish I would have kept the article and just quoted it, then you would probably have a better understanding of why it was titled that way.

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Then the article was poorly and inaccurately headlined.

Marketing by exploiting assumptions =/= subliminal advertising. Sorry, but none of the examples given is an example of subliminal advertising. Watch this or this for examples of what could be subliminal advertising.
Huh? You specifically asked:
And you gave TVs, MP3 players and perfumes as examples where namebrands might matter to you.

Those are some of the examples I gave, but the clothing is more important to me.