Discussion Ask HN: Have TV ads changed? i don't know why, but recently many TV ads give me an uncanny feelingevery other ad is what i would describe as "dancing happy diverse young people in colourful clothes"when i'm watching TV ads i feel like i'm watching a corporate-monster version TikTokthe difference is with TikTok this is the content, but with TV ads it isn't even clear what the product they are advertisinghow effective is the "dancing happy teenagers in colourful clothes" strategy in TV ads? teenagers typically don't watch TVhave you noticed this with TV ads in your country? 28 points ushakov 4 years ago 41 comments
every other ad is what i would describe as "dancing happy diverse young people in colourful clothes"
when i'm watching TV ads i feel like i'm watching a corporate-monster version TikTok
the difference is with TikTok this is the content, but with TV ads it isn't even clear what the product they are advertising
how effective is the "dancing happy teenagers in colourful clothes" strategy in TV ads? teenagers typically don't watch TV
have you noticed this with TV ads in your country?