Today the high sales of popular consumer goods reflect the power of advertising and not the real needs of the society in which they are sold . To what extent do you agree or disagree

Question

Over the past few decades has seen a dramatical exploition in the prevalence of the advertisement shown both on Tv, streets and so on. Concerning this issue, quite a popular opinion claims that it is advertisement which boosts the sales of goods rather than real needs. To some extent, I agree wwith this but it is my personal belief that both 2 aspects are worth mentioning.

        First of all, it is an indisputable fact that some advertisements are produced with the appearance of  well-known singers, actors or hot faces, which leads to a significant increase in  attraction of everyone, especial youngsters. They tend to buy goods similar to ones of their idols accordingly. Futhermore, products displayed on ads are often enclosed with gorgeous looks and excellent quality as a result of photoshoping and overstatement of their uses. For this reason, consumers are easily impressed and get one for themselves immediately without considering it is of real need.

      In stark contrast, people still have their choice of what to buy. Beside the impact of advertisement, each person pursuits their own way to spend money and other shopping habits. As knowing that certain products suit certain people, almost every experienced consumers will base on their appropriation to goods before deciding to purchase something.

      By way of conclusion, I once again reaffirm my position that inspite of the fact that advertisement plays an undeniable role in stimulating the level of production sells, it is still up to customers in making a decision to buy a good