Dear Student
The advantages of advertisements are as follows:
1. Increase demand for the product: Advertisements leads to positive demand for the product. People accept new product easily. Advertisements leads to quick sales.
2. Employment opportunities: Advertisements leads to lot of employment opportunities for people. New jobs like artists, designers, salesman has developed.
The disadvantages of advertisements are as follows:
1. False representation of facts: A major drawback of advertising is false facts regarding products and services. Advertisers present false benefits of a product to lure customers. People buy products, but in long run, demand for product falls.
2. Wastage of national resources: Due to excessive use of advertising, national resources are wasted. In many cases, companies undertake severe advertising efforts without specific needs. Old models of products are discarded very early to launch new product.
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