Advertising: effective?

Advertising plays a huge role in our society as a means of persuasion and promotion. They appear everywhere; on buses, billboards, cereal boxes, commercials, and even in the student planners. This is because advertising proves very effective whether the purpose is to sell, promote, encourage, or simply to entertain. If I see a good, clever advertisement, I definitely pay attention to the product or sponsor. I occasionally buy products based on an advertisement. After seeing the Venus Divine razor ad, looking so cool and easy, I bought it. I also remember as a kid watching cartoons I would always love watching commercials and seeing all the dolls and ponies that were advertised. From watching those, I would write my Christmas list based on those toys that were presented in a fun, persuading manner. Advertising is very effective.