8 myths we only believe because of advertising and marketing

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When someone tells me they hate advertising, I usually tell them, “You don’t. You just hate bad advertising.” And that’s true. We are surrounded by ads and we can’t avoid them. Ads are not a product of the modern age, because we were influenced by them even before the development of advertising as we know it today.

How many times have people, including you, bought something because it was recommended to them by someone they know, trust, or admire? What is influencer marketing? Every time you want something that bangladesh whatsapp list you know (or don't know) has, or someone recommends something to you, you are exposed to marketing. And if you buy it, then it is good marketing that has managed to sell you a certain thing or service.

Marketing is all around us, we are surrounded by it and if you tell me that you have never bought anything because of marketing, I will not believe you because it is simply not true. Unfortunately for both the audience and many marketers, bad ads are more common than good ones, but when an ad is good then it is really worth paying attention to and works wonders.

Good ads don't just sell a product. They sell a way of life. They sell a desire. They sell a vision that others want to follow. Good ads create new trends. Some to such an extent that we start to accept them as normal, something that has always been with us.

Some marketing creations, created solely for the purpose of advertising a particular product or service, become truths that we all know we've heard before, but we don't know exactly where. We only know that it's true.

Some of these truths were instilled in us by our parents who also heard them somewhere. On TV? Most likely. But what you hear on TV isn't always true. Unless it's great advertising that will make you forget everything you ever knew and believe in this new truth.

These are some myths that have gotten under our skin and become new truths just for the sake of advertising.

Myth 1 – Citrus fruits contain the most vitamin C
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Now I'm going to disappoint all those who believe this popular myth, but citrus fruits don't have the most vitamin C. Not even close. Pomegranates actually have the most vitamin C, at 650 mg/100 g. Red peppers have 250 mg/100 g. In fact, most fruits and vegetables have more vitamin C than citrus fruits. Pretty awful, right?

How did this myth come about? Advertising, of course! Thank Albert Lasker, who is one of the pioneers of modern advertising. In 1908, orange growers were in big trouble. The harvest was excellent but there was no demand. They couldn't even sell the basic quantities just to get rid of some of the fruit.

What happened? Lasker created a campaign that said that the greatest source of vitamin C was hidden in this fruit and that fresh orange juice should be drunk every day for breakfast. You guessed it, oranges began to be sold en masse, and you are probably aware that the myth has persisted to this day.

Myth 2 – Bacon and eggs are the healthiest breakfast
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Have you heard that bacon and eggs are the best breakfast? You probably have, especially if you're a millennial, boomer, or even older. In fact, I'm sure you've been told, at least since you were little, that bacon and eggs are good for your immune system, great against the flu, colds, for strength, energy, and whatnot. Am I right?

I do, but those who believe in the bacon and eggs myth don't. Perhaps you've heard of the famous PR expert Edward Bernays? Well, he was hired in the 1920s to increase the sales of bacon in America. People simply weren't eating enough bacon, which, like citrus fruits, was at one point too much.