Advertising is a Waste of Resources

It depends upon the thing for which you will advertise. If I am advertising tobacco then I can say that it is a waste. But if I am advertising a cheap but useful medicine for cancer then it is not a waste resources anymore.

Hi everyone.

Advertising is definitely not wastage of resources. A companies sales increases and it holds a considerable market share because of its goodwill. But creating that goodwill might take the time or might never happen if advertising doesn't play its role. Advertising has its own advantages. It creates awareness among consumers about products, take Patanjali for example, it not only promotes its products but makes consumers aware of various other harmful products. Also, through advertising consumers come to know about the product and they can know more about the products. It increases quality consciousness amongst consumers. Adds to the profits of the company. There are many more advantages attached to it ad it definitely can't be said that advertisements are a wastage of money. Rater it is the most optimum utilisation of resources. Thank You.

No, advertising is not a waste of money.

1. First of all, it helps people to come to know about the new product launch in the market.
2. Advertisement also educate people, by giving various information about the products. If anybody don't want to buy the products, it doesn't matter instead he is aware of the new product.
3. Advertisement also increase the sale of the products.
4. Without advertisement, even the best products would remain unknown.
5. By advertisement we can also come to know quality of the products.

Thanks.

Being an MBA marketing person, I l never say advertising is a waste of resources. If there is no advertisement how people will aware about products, their benefit, price etc?

Every business firm changing their business policy to attract customers, like 20% extra scheme, buy 3 get 1 free scheme, free items for buying of any product n many more schemes. Now the question is if there is no advertisement how people will aware of it? Noy only for products, advertisement is done for health issues too. For example, Amitabh Bacchan was the brand ambassador for pulse polio campaign by saying that every child should have polio injection on such date. It is very useful for the parents who doesn't know when to go or where to go.

So by concluding, advertising can't be a waste of resources.

Advertising is not a waste of resource as being an MBA marketing person, I do not think so if you have enough resources and you do not know how to use it then it is worthless of carrying it too. My word is you should know how to use the advertisement to target your potential customers and target audiences, for example: if you are showing an ad of condom on cartoon network it is obviously a waste of resource if you are showing the same ad during cricket matches as most of the men watches the matches, it may have some impact of advertisement, so the main concern is how you use the resource.

@ALL. Most of you are thinking very small.

For a store/shop to survive in this world, then yes you have to spend resources on advertising. But if you look at the bigger picture, then advertising is a huge waste of resources for planet earth. Advertising is about the rich fighting over who gets the most money. Plus we waste our most valuable resource on advertising, our time.

No. From my opinion, the advertisement is the best way of providing products in the market. Sometimes people are not aware regarding the products launched in the market with the help of advertisement peoples obtain all necessary information regarding the products.

No. From my opnion, advertisement is the best way of providing products in the market. Sometimes people are not aware regarding the products launched in market with the help of advertisement peoples obtain all necessary information regarding the products.

Hi friends.

In my opinion, advertising is needed for some products. Though the advertising people know the awareness of products or particular things or issue.

In my point of view, Ad draws our attention towards that particular product, most of us are not ready to think whether it is necessary for us.

Most of the ad make us fool.

I won't say it's merely waste but nowadays disadvantage of Ad is more.

It is more business oriented. Advertising to bring awareness is really good but in the case of introduction a product most of the ad make us fool.

Issuing pamphlet increased the waste papers in the roadside. Not only that by saving papers we can also save more trees. Also keeping banners has to be avoided. Since it causes more accident.

I conclude that advertising has to be there to guide people only in a correct way. We also have the responsibility to think and buy.