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Friday, 17 January 2014

Argument on advertising ethics

The ethic is a very important feature in the advertisement industry. It is a set of principles which administer the ways of communication taking place between the consumers and the sellers. An ethical advertisement is the one which conveys complete facts without the use of any lie or false statements. 
Galbraith argument
            His argument shaped the thoughts of many people he had argued that the people treat the ads as a weapon directed at the people who are helpless to resist. He had said, “a direct link between the production and the wants is provided by the modern advertiser.” His argument only makes sense if the whole mankind is the matter of motivation provoking automatic response.  Galbraith believed that the people after viewing the advertisements are unable to resist and would go for buying the product whether it is beneficial for them or not. He argues the theory of the production as the creator of the wants. Galbraith says that the wants are dependent on. But it can be true as people wants are dependent upon the knowledge of the products.
Hayek argues

            F. A von Hayek says that advertising respects consumer sovereignty. It is the economic principle by which the customer decides the production of the goods. This means if there are more consumers in the market for a certain product the more its sales will be and it means the more is the product desirable. The company will advertise the product in the market so that people will know that the product is available and they will start buying it. (Machan, Chesher, 2002)
Reference: 
  1. R. Machan, Tibor &  E. Chesher, James (2002). A Primer on Business Ethics. Rowman & Littlefield

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