As if your game of devil’s advocate was ever in good faith?
All advertising is egregious and I go out of my way to avoid ads to the point that I will stop patronizing businesses for mailing me a flyer. Spending money on marketing is a signal that the business doesn’t trust in the quality of their own product or service.
Alright, so for your specific case, it wasn’t necessary, but your experience isn’t typical.
Even having a sign on your building saying what your business is is a form of advertising. At its core, to advertise is just letting people know that your product or business exists, which is why it’s not inherently a bad thing.
Of course you can find examples of it being a bad thing, but it’s not true in every instance.
The resources used to make the sign don’t come from nowhere. They have go be mined, processed, transported, fabricated into a finished product, and shipped again. That’s a non-zero environmental impact even for a basic non-illuminated sign.
As if your game of devil’s advocate was ever in good faith?
All advertising is egregious and I go out of my way to avoid ads to the point that I will stop patronizing businesses for mailing me a flyer. Spending money on marketing is a signal that the business doesn’t trust in the quality of their own product or service.
I’m not playing devil’s advocate, you just don’t know what you’re talking about.
Go start a business and tell absolutely no one about it and let me know how it goes.
You seem to be projecting. I started a mobile PC repair business in a small town that got into the black in the first month on word of mouth alone.
How did your first customer know you existed?
I already explained that it was a small town, my first customer called me while I was still finishing up the paperwork to establish an LLC.
I didn’t have to tell anyone, I already had a reputation for tech competency and word travels very fast in small towns.
Alright, so for your specific case, it wasn’t necessary, but your experience isn’t typical.
Even having a sign on your building saying what your business is is a form of advertising. At its core, to advertise is just letting people know that your product or business exists, which is why it’s not inherently a bad thing.
Of course you can find examples of it being a bad thing, but it’s not true in every instance.
Granted.
Agreed.
Hard disagree.
Even where the harm is minimal, it’s still harm. At best, it’s a waste of resources that could be doing something useful.
Why is a sign on your building harmful?
The resources used to make the sign don’t come from nowhere. They have go be mined, processed, transported, fabricated into a finished product, and shipped again. That’s a non-zero environmental impact even for a basic non-illuminated sign.