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Advertizing

Is it cultural pollution? Should it be banned, regulated, or stay the same? All the questions are for anyone except where otherwise specified.
Do you think all commercial advertizing, except at point-of-sale, should be banned?
yes
none should be banned
some should be banned
maybe yes
maybe some
If you said some should be banned , which ones?
broadcast
Internet
print
outdoor
If you are in a conutry wher ther is mininal or no regulation of TV ads, would you like to see a regulation whereby TV commercial breaks have to be no more than 2- 5 min. and no more than once every half-hr.?
yes
no
maybe
If you are in a country where there is minimal or no regulation, would you like to see a regulation that does not allow the same ad more than once in any 3-hr. period?
yes
no
maybe
If you are in a country where there is minimal or no regulation, would you like to see a law wherby advertizers are not allowed to make the commercial louder than the program (they use compression for this)?
yes
no
maybe
If you reside in a country with minimal or no regulation, what do you find most unacceptable about commercial advertizing on TV or advertizing on TV in general?
repitition
intrusion
interruption
loudness
frequency
length
pervasiveness
bad taste of some ads
other type of content
I don't find anything unacceptable about it
Do you favour an arrangement whereby all TV commercials are relegated to a specific period of the day (as in Europe where the period is in the morning and is 2 or 3 hrs.)?
yes
no
maybe
If you are in favour of a ban or regulations on commercials on radio and/or TV, would you also like to see a ban or regulations on promos and PSAs in these media?
yes
no
maybe
How much does commercial advertizing influence you to buy products?
very little or not at all
somewhat
very much
depends on the medium
not sure
If it does more than very little, which medium influences you the most?
broadcast
Internet
print
outdoor
none in particular
not sure
Is commercial advertizing beyond the point of sale cultural pollution and a public nuisance?
yes
yes, if not properly regulated
no
maybe
Is commercial advertizing beyond the point of sale a tyrany?
yes
yes, if not properly regulated
no
maybe
Do you consider commercial advertizing beyond the point of sale a necessary evil?
yes
necessary but not evil
evil but not necessary
no
maybe
This poll was created on 2011-04-13 16:09:22 by Philogynist