"There are many secret tactics that marketers use to win customers over and sell their products. Some of these can include triggering customer's 'pain points' or weaponizing the fear of missing out. Whilst these play on the subconscious minds of potential customers, they're not necessarily questionable practices. But there's one type of advertising we've never heard of before, and it's slightly more menacing."
"Although it's probably unintentional, these adverts definitely evoke some strange feelings deep within us. We're talking about Ads With Threatening Auras and the Facebook group of the same name. People share the bizarre yet funny adverts they've encountered online or IRL that give off chaotic energy. Scroll through, vote for your favorites and you'll see what we mean."
Marketers deploy many subtle tactics to win customers and sell products, including triggering 'pain points' and weaponizing the fear of missing out. Such tactics play on the subconscious minds of potential customers and are not always questionable. A distinct, more menacing form of advertising can appear unintentionally eerie, evoking strange, deep-seated feelings. A Facebook group called Ads With Threatening Auras collects these bizarre but often funny adverts. Members share examples encountered online or in real life, scroll through chaotic entries, and vote for their favorites, highlighting the unsettling energy those ads produce.
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