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Adverts are now finding their way into your dreams, new survey finds
unexplained-mysteries.com/ ^ | T.K. Randall | T K Randall

Posted on 01/19/2025 7:24:46 AM PST by BenLurkin

77% of companies surveyed expressed an intention to experiment with so-called 'dream advertising' - a form of advertising designed to influence what you dream about after being exposed to the ad.

The same survey indicated that at least 33% of consumers made a purchase based on something they'd dreamt about. Many of those who did experience advertising in their dreams noted that it was mostly centered around major brands such as Coca-Cola, Apple and McDonald's.

Some experts believe that this is because frequent exposure to such brands during our daily lives - from TV and radio to billboards and Internet ads - can cause memory 'reactivation' during sleep.

Some of the people surveyed - around 41% - even suggested that they would be open to seeing adverts in their dreams if it meant receiving a discount upon purchase.

(Excerpt) Read more at unexplained-mysteries.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: adverts; dreaming; dreams; totalbs
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1 posted on 01/19/2025 7:24:46 AM PST by BenLurkin
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Some suggested that they would be open to seeing adverts in their dreams if it meant receiving a discount upon purchase.


2 posted on 01/19/2025 7:28:37 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

Not if you don’t watch them.


3 posted on 01/19/2025 7:41:53 AM PST by SaxxonWoods (Black guy upon receiving a MAGA hat: "MURICA!")
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To: All

Didn’t I see this on Futurama?


4 posted on 01/19/2025 7:42:24 AM PST by Reily (a)
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To: BenLurkin

Blade Runner... again.


5 posted on 01/19/2025 7:49:15 AM PST by CopperTop (Outside the wire it's just us chickens. Dig?)
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To: BenLurkin

Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope. My dreams can be bad enough as it is.


6 posted on 01/19/2025 7:50:33 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (FBI out of Florida!)
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To: BenLurkin

too late for me. my dream life already consists of John carpenter/Steven king craziness and anything less...I’d be an insomniac.


7 posted on 01/19/2025 7:58:27 AM PST by Qwapisking (Q: know the difference between a petulant 6 y.o. and a liberal? A:age. L.Star )
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To: BenLurkin

Apple cultists are the worst.


8 posted on 01/19/2025 7:59:29 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: BenLurkin

Sixty years ago you got 5 minutes of TV show for every one minute of advertising. A 25 minute show would give you five minutes of advertising broke up into the show.

Now for every 2 MINUTES of TV show you get one minute of advertising. TV shows now last 20 minutes with 10 minutes of advertising. And those advertising squeeze as many ads into the minute as possible.


9 posted on 01/19/2025 8:08:24 AM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

and the majority of those ads are for some drug you need to ask your Dr. about

TM


10 posted on 01/19/2025 8:13:20 AM PST by A thermonuclear marshmallow (If democrats had another brain, it would be lonesome.)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

and the majority of those ads are for some drug you need to ask your Dr. about

TM


11 posted on 01/19/2025 8:13:22 AM PST by A thermonuclear marshmallow (If democrats had another brain, it would be lonesome.)
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To: BenLurkin
... 77% of companies surveyed expressed an intention to experiment with so-called 'dream advertising'...

The selected companies must have been known oddballs. I think this is nonsense. People's dreams certainly vary, but I can't imagine one where a thirsty sap grabs a specifically Coca-Cola drink.

12 posted on 01/19/2025 8:30:42 AM PST by gloryblaze
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To: A thermonuclear marshmallow; BenLurkin

Those Industrial-Pharmaceutical-Complex ads (which shouldn’t beg people to pester their doctors for still-experimental drugs likely to be subject of future lawsuits) purposely use BAD JINGLES because their annoying discordance sticks to peoples’ subconscious processing of thoughts.

So if they go that far violating dream sleep isn’t hard to believe.


13 posted on 01/19/2025 8:31:13 AM PST by MikelTackNailer (NewRome Tacitus)
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To: BenLurkin

This so called “free” TV is not free. We’ve watched this free streamed stuff and there are more minutes consumed per hour showing adds than conventional TV.

A gimmick the streaming people came up with is labeled as “Live TV”. Another lie. How can reruns of stuff 20 or more years old be “live”. It’s just another way to cram adds down your throat. The same shows can be watched on pay channels at your leisure without adds. Even ROKU’s OAN is days old. Some news channels are actually live.

We got so sick of this crap, especially when the woke ones appeared. We now watch pay only TV, such as Prime and a few others. Much more relaxing and the best part is avoiding all the propaganda and crap like what this article is about.


14 posted on 01/19/2025 8:32:02 AM PST by redfreedom (May God save us from what the Democrats do in the name of good.)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
Reagan did much to deregulate broadcasting in the 1980s. His FCC appointments are responsible for less programming, more advertising on TV.

Reagan also abolished the 7-7-7 rule, which said that no company can own more than 7 TV stations, 7 AM stations, and 7 FM stations.

Reagan replaced that with 12-12-12, then later abolished that as well. That's why companies like Clear Channel own over 1,000 radio stations.

15 posted on 01/19/2025 8:33:40 AM PST by Angelino97
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To: BenLurkin

Never sleep with the TV on.


16 posted on 01/19/2025 8:44:39 AM PST by Musketeer
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To: BenLurkin

someone could make a mint creating a commercial blocker- would rather see a blank screen for 10 minutes than listen to Elmer talk about how wonderful a pill is as he rakes in his paycheck from the company-


17 posted on 01/19/2025 8:46:09 AM PST by Bob434
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To: Bob434

and yes i know- mute button works wonders- we use it- but mostly we tape shows and skip commercials-


18 posted on 01/19/2025 8:47:03 AM PST by Bob434
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Same here.


19 posted on 01/19/2025 8:57:49 AM PST by wally_bert (I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure..)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

20 posted on 01/19/2025 8:59:50 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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