Advertising is a business of making money by introducing and encouraging people to buy new products or use services. Whether it is good or bad depends on the aims of manufacturers.
On one hand, advertising is good because it tells us about new products. I cannot go shopping everyday so I watch television, read newspaper to have information about new products. In this case, advertising is helpful because both buyers and sellers have benefits. Buyers can enjoy the products and sellers have money.
Moreover, advertising is interesting. It attracts not only adults but also children. For example, in the advertisement of milk, there are both images and music. The image of milking cows singing the song “so happy together” impresses many people. Children have fun and insist that their parents to buy this kind of milk. So why don’t we think advertising is one kind of entertainment?
On the other hand some people find they are being cheated when advertising urges them to buy things they really do not need. With modern techniques, there are many counterfeit products and bad products. For example, the advertising of soft drink urges us to buy it. But when we drink, contrary to the advertisement, it has no effect or may harm our health. So before buying a product we should consider whether it is good or bad.
To sum up, advertising has both advantages and disadvantages. But I am sure that it is growing very fast in contemporary society. Advertising promotes a product or service . Also it encourages economy to develop. We could say it is a necessary evil in our lives.
