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Essay / Advantages and Disadvantages of Advertising - 1320
The most common disadvantages of advertisements are that they overshadow our habits. For example, sports fields, arenas and stadiums are all built on an advertising framework. Most American sports arenas or stadiums carry brands from major companies such as Pepsi, Target, United Airlines or Staples. Nevertheless, the companies also promote their name in restrooms, while other competitors do so by placing their name inside the establishment on chairs, stairs and entrance doors, to n 'name just a few. According to MJ Sandel's book, What Money Can't Buy, companies have changed the "name of the game" by putting their name, not that of their city or team: "Banks, energy companies, corporations technology and other corporations are willing to pay large sums for the visibility that comes from having their names adorn the stadiums and arenas of the big leagues” (Sandel 169). So this means that all the time people want to spend in the stadium will be divided into two parts: the match itself and the advertising from the biggest sponsor in the field. This annoys people a lot, but it also has an advantage. A huge sponsor for a team allows the club to buy better players and bring bigger superstars to the team. So spectators can watch a higher quality match, a chance to dream of a championship title and enjoy luxury entertainment options. However, some advertisements give a bad influence. According to Saritha Pujari, the author of “5 Important Disadvantages of