Why Sex and Violence Don’t Sell

Harvard (hahvud) Business Review ^ | SEPTEMBER 04, 2015 | Nicole Torres

[Vision Thing]

Did the title grab your attention? Well if the title is true, I'm glad I have nothing to sell to you right now. :)

[FatherofFive]

Sex doesn't sell? Look at Ashley Madison.

Violence doesn't sell? Look at all the billions spent on violent video games.

Sex and violence sells big time.

[Vision Thing]

Yes, the sexy and violent things we buy do sell, but the article and the studies behind it suggest anyone advertising on sexual or violent shows don’t benefit all that much.

[dfwgator]

What’s all this I keep hearing about sax and violins?

[Scrambler Bob]

Both should be free.

Did I do good?

[Vision Thing]

The researchers found that sax-and-violins musical arrangements in advertisements have a bad track record in selling products.

That’s why we never here such combos in jingles.

Nor in pop music.

Nor in any music whatsoever.

[Fiddlstix]

I certainly couldn't sell sex.....
That's a fact....

Here's why:
I Don't Look Good Naked

I'm really old and ugly

[Vision Thing]

Lol!

But Hollywood disagrees: Those homies gots to get paid!

[Jonty30]

Although I play video games, I hate seeing blood and guts. I’m more satisfied with fighting something and seeing a flash of light to indicate victory than I am seeing the colour red filling any part of my screen.

[Vision Thing]

I’m too apprehnsive to click that link, so I’ll just take your word for it. :)

[Fiddlstix]

LOL! It’s just music. A song by the same title. That’s all.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Of course it doesn't work. I would never want a bite of what she's having.

[trisham]

I don’t believe that for a second. :)

[dfwgator]

I don’t see any food in that pic.

[Fiddlstix]

Well, don't take any bets on it. You'd lose and that's a fact. lol

[Vision Thing]

How come I never see gals like that whenever I go to Carl’s Jr? I should demand my money back whenever I buy there and don’t get the kind of scenery in their ads.

[trisham]

You’re very modest. :)

[PLMerite]

“I don’t see any food in that pic.”

Nonsense. There’s plenty to eat in that picture.

[dfwgator]

I guess you could look at it that way....LOL!

[Stepan12]

Although I play video games, I hate seeing blood and guts. I’m more satisfied with fighting something and seeing a flash of light to indicate victory than I am seeing the colour red filling any part of my screen.

The only video games I have are Space Ace and Dragon's Lair. They have violence, but none of that stupid splatter of today's games. I basically play them to entertain other people as the games the whole way through tell a story.