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MattW
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I’m guilty of going down countless rabbit holes on the interwebs and the YouTube, online ads are always prevalent. I cringe at the ads and always click “skip” as soon as I can. While the ads are tailored to what I watch, I’ve never once clicked on one or thought, “I need that”. Surely I can’t be the only one, has anyone else saw an ad online only to run off and buy what’s being sold? It baffles me the amount of money that companies potentially spend on these ads, are there that many suckers out there?
 
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Never. They are 100% a nuisance and something to be avoided. I click skip ad as soon as possible.
 
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I purposely don't click on the ads nor the first few Google search results (which are also ads), to deny Google or whomever the revenue.

If whatever is in the ad is interesting, I'll find another way to get to it without clicking on the ad.

The exception is if the ad is from a company I don't like, I might click on it just so they have to pay Google.
 
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RAMIUS
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If I’m watching a YouTube video channel consistently, like Demolition Ranch for instance, I’ll watch the whole ad. (I’d imagine they track that and pay accordingly? Or the advertiser can see how many are skipping vs watching?) Anyway, I show my support that way.

Otherwise, I’ve not once clicked on an ad that popped up on a web page, however, I’ve clicked on ads on Facebook that interest me (usually gun stuff).
 
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Nope.



"the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב!
 
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Sometimes.


"It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946.
 
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Only by accident and I hate it when that happens. Ain't no way to un-click it.
 
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Why not if the subject interests you?
So sometimes it the answer.
 
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If something in an ad interests me, I will perform a search on key words in or related to the ad and view the information without clicking the ad.
 
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I play a couple of word games every morning. I watch the ads and have clicked on a few. If you don't watch or click on ads the free stuff goes away.

I no longer get ads on YouTube as I subscribe to YouTube Premium.
 
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For example, a new truck ad. I find it hard to believe an ad on YouTube has prompted some to run down to the local dealership and sign papers. Or is it more about brand awareness in the long run?
 
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Originally posted by parabellum:
If something in an ad interests me, I will perform a search on key words in or related to the ad and view the information without clicking the ad.


This^^^


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For example, a new truck ad. I find it hard to believe an ad on YouTube has prompted some to run down to the local dealership and sign papers. Or is it more about brand awareness in the long run?


Yes, it's usually about brand awareness in general. However...based on the targeting criteria of the advertiser, car dealers can use them to re-target you (potential buyer, based on geo location history, behaviors, searches, etc.) when the price drops or a special incentive is available.

So, someone might be pushed over the cliff (so to speak) in terms of making the buying decision in that scenario.

I design targeted digital ads on a freelance basis for car dealerships, banks, hospitals, restaurants, etc.
 
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No. Hello, no, sir!

I actively try to avoid all advertising by using ad blockers, a VPN, the mute button, multiple email spam filters, caller ID and spam blocker on my phone, toss junk snail mail without opening, ...

And the ads just keep on coming.
"Nothing can be said to be certain, except death, taxes, and advertising. -Ben Franklin
 
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I hate ads. I am what the ad industry would call an ad-resistant MFer. I don’t understand the business model of pissing off a potential customer.

Ever try listening to albums on YouTube? Ads in between songs so every 3-4 minutes I supposed to listen to an ad. Didn’t use to be like that. Great music listening experience Roll Eyes
 
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Originally posted by parabellum:
Only by accident and I hate it when that happens. Ain't no way to un-click it.

Ditto.


Serious about crackers.
 
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Adblocker FTW!


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The only ones I click on are Amazon ads. Because I do a fair amount of shopping on Amazon, the ads I'm presented with are always things I'm interested and there's no hard sell. Just products to look through.

The ones I absolutely despise are those that get your interest but then won't tell you what they are really about unless you invest 5 minutes, and those that say "turn on your speakers" and a guy is drawing cartoons as he talks. I've pretty much identified these and rarely click.


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If you click on a GoogleAds ad, the advertiser gets charged. Skipping them doesn't really deny Google any revenue, since their algorithms optimize the ad and keywords the advertiser has bought to ensure the advertiser's daily budget amount is met. If an advertiser chooses a daily budget of $100, Google will somehow make sure their ad gets enough clicks to charge them that much.
 
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