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Marketing covers a lot of territory. Commercials. Tiktok. Insta. Billboards. Magazines. Podcasts. Even full-length movies.
Brands cover, well, just about everything. From the clothes we wear to the cars we drive.
Commercialism has invaded every facet of our lives—from the Pampers gift bag in the maternity ward to the pine-box, sustainable funerals that will set you back a cool $5000.
Here you will find information on what marketing is, how it gets you to buy now and what aspects of your life are being invaded for corporate profit.
Advertising in The Age of Covid
During the worst pandemic in history, marketers are at a loss. Frankly, they should be.
Now is not the time to put out a sales message or anything resembling one. The economy is tanking, retail stores are closed, and nearly 10 million Americans have just lost their jobs. The only things people — note that I do not say “consumers” — care about buying right now is food and toilet paper.
How Facebook and The New York Times Corporatised ‘Fake News’
There’s been a lot of talk about fake news lately. The truth is that fake news isn’t new.
What is new is the extent to which fake news has overtaken the media landscape and the forms that this misinformation takes. News pieces from far-right ideologues like Alex Jones’ Infowars or Breitbart or Fox News constitute one type of propaganda.