cover of episode 65: How did we go from selling soap to selling our souls?

65: How did we go from selling soap to selling our souls?

2022/12/7
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本期节目探讨了广告业的演变,从最初的简单产品宣传到如今利用科技手段精准定位用户,进行深度心理操纵。节目以Edward Bernays为案例,分析其如何利用心理学知识和名人效应,成功营销发网和香烟,并改变了社会对女性吸烟的看法。节目还揭示了De Beers公司如何通过营销手段,将钻石与爱情联系起来,从而大幅提升了钻石的销量和价格。此外,节目还讨论了社交媒体平台如何利用算法精准投放广告,以及由此带来的数据隐私和用户权益问题。 节目指出,现代广告已经从简单的产品宣传发展到操纵消费者心理,利用恐惧、性暗示、名人效应等手段,将产品与消费者的情感需求联系起来,从而达到销售目的。社交媒体的兴起更是加剧了这种趋势,精准广告的出现使得广告的侵入性越来越强,对个人隐私构成威胁。节目呼吁消费者提高警惕,理性看待广告,并呼吁建立法律法规来保护用户的数据隐私和权益。

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The episode explores how advertising transformed from straightforward product promotion in old magazines to sophisticated mind manipulation, using targeted ads and psychological tactics.

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Welcome to the Dark History podcast. Have you always felt like someone is watching you? Well hate to break it to you sweetie, but they are. And when I say “they” I mean advertisers. In today’s episode we learn how the world of advertising went from war propaganda to listening to you through your phone. Talk about a drastic shift.

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