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jeff47

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103. It's basic demographics.

Mon Mar 16, 2015, 11:39 AM

Mar 2015

The largest bloc of consumers is still the Baby Boomers. So companies are still marketing to them.

They already have cars and washers and dryers. But they're getting older, and the menfolk are getting distressed that they aren't 18 anymore.

You'll continue to see ads move up the "age ladder" until the number of baby boomers dwindle. Then marketers will have to figure out how to actually reach younger generations.

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I just saw a creepy Cialis commercial [View all] Aerows Mar 2015 OP

They are all gross. femmocrat Mar 2015 #1

And their rutting isn't dared to be slowed by stopping long enough to take a pill, much less grab Panich52 Mar 2015 #8

Which is my point Aerows Mar 2015 #10

It's just more of big pharma hawking their boner pills and other crap! leftofcool Mar 2015 #2

Are you claiming there's no need for erectile dysfunction pills? Nt Logical Mar 2015 #11

I'm claiming that there is just as much need Aerows Mar 2015 #14

Your comment is not even closely related to the post I replied to! Nt Logical Mar 2015 #16

Actually, I'd like to make a point Aerows Mar 2015 #17

For your information customerserviceguy Mar 2015 #38

Since when does "need" have anything to do with advertising? Warren DeMontague Mar 2015 #41

I wouldn't allow my husband to take them. Side effects are way to worrisome! leftofcool Mar 2015 #20

You wouldn't allow him? Tell us ... 11 Bravo Mar 2015 #52

Her body, her choice, something something. n/t lumberjack_jeff Mar 2015 #61

should be his body, his choice too Skittles Mar 2015 #99

I have been married and taking care of him for 41 years leftofcool Mar 2015 #102

Jumped out at me, too. nt msanthrope Mar 2015 #100

Well, since he just had a minor stroke, I do decide what is best for him at the moment! leftofcool Mar 2015 #101

Another rental truck gets stuck under the 11foot8 bridge snooper2 Mar 2015 #104

Need? Demit Mar 2015 #27

Need! Logical Mar 2015 #28

Has anyone ever died from NOT being able to get an erection? For some reason I don't remember sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #32

We should shut down all pharma companies. They are all evil. nt Logical Mar 2015 #34

I don't agree with that. I do think people should only take medications when they need it, sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #36

Coffee, booze, weed Warren DeMontague Mar 2015 #43

That seems a better 'cure' than swallowing bottles of expensive pills. For whatever the ailment is. sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #95

Yes! Remember when we had ads for things we actually used: cars, washers and dryers, ND-Dem Mar 2015 #51

Dandy Mincemeat Doughnuts Aerows Mar 2015 #60

but -- it's crisco!! so digestible!!! ND-Dem Mar 2015 #63

It's basic demographics. jeff47 Mar 2015 #103

I don't buy it. Half the US population is under 37, & 1/4 is < 20. ND-Dem Mar 2015 #108

You'll note my post said "consumer" not "people". jeff47 Mar 2015 #109

2/3 of the population is under 50. young people have parents; who buy them things. ND-Dem Mar 2015 #110

Whining for your parents to buy you the latest toy stopped working when you hit double-digits. (nt) jeff47 Mar 2015 #111

and the 20% under 20? the majority of the population is under 50. ND-Dem Mar 2015 #113

A pretty small portion of the country is under 3 but you still see diaper commercials. nt Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2015 #133

tell it to jeff47. ND-Dem Mar 2015 #134

Yes, actually Xithras Mar 2015 #82

That's very sad. However, it does seem to be more of a cultural problem. Are these findings sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #94

Thank you. n/t lumberjack_jeff Mar 2015 #117

thanks for that, much appreciated nt steve2470 Mar 2015 #137

Actually, people have died. Quackers Mar 2015 #97

Yes, I received information above from another poster and responded to that. sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #98

The ED ones without one male to bee seen in the commercial.... boston bean Mar 2015 #3

Lord, I haven't seen that one Aerows Mar 2015 #7

here you go: boston bean Mar 2015 #19

I HATE those. Blue_In_AK Mar 2015 #25

I never liked the others, because they are plain stupid... boston bean Mar 2015 #26

That's like saying "I just heard a Pitbull song about being up in da club" alcibiades_mystery Mar 2015 #4

... nomorenomore08 Mar 2015 #30

.... woolldog Mar 2015 #84

Works wonders for former neocon CIA directors. Octafish Mar 2015 #5

Octa.....you never disappoint. nt msanthrope Mar 2015 #29

....if it wasnt for non sequiturs Warren DeMontague Mar 2015 #46

Viagra changed its ads to creepier as well elfin Mar 2015 #6

"programs aimed at adults" Blue_Adept Mar 2015 #120

I hate all those ads malaise Mar 2015 #9

"Think of the Children!" Aerows Mar 2015 #12

to be fair; young children aren't going to get it. they're not very blatant. they might ND-Dem Mar 2015 #68

Well, ads where you have to guzzle beer to have any joy in life were just fine jeff47 Mar 2015 #105

What I don't get is those one person bathtubs. hobbit709 Mar 2015 #13

The creepy aspect, though Aerows Mar 2015 #18

that is strange. I've never figured that out... CTyankee Mar 2015 #42

I did zipplewrath Mar 2015 #118

I just don't think I would portray intimacy like that... CTyankee Mar 2015 #123

More of a case of "branding" zipplewrath Mar 2015 #129

I think you are right. It's so bad and nonsensical it has US spending time discussing it! CTyankee Mar 2015 #130

I like when they drag the bathtubs down to the beach to watch the sunset. Warren DeMontague Mar 2015 #44

not hooked up to water supply Liberal_in_LA Mar 2015 #124

These drug pushers are relentless dissentient Mar 2015 #15

Men's sexual enjoyment > women's health, amirite? DirkGently Mar 2015 #21

Which would totally make sense Warren DeMontague Mar 2015 #47

I believe it also makes sense if you read the OP. DirkGently Mar 2015 #49

The OP is about a television commercial, not the extent of health insurance coverage. Warren DeMontague Mar 2015 #67

The OP talks about more than the commercial DirkGently Mar 2015 #69

If the gleeful boner pill commercials were somehow linked to the religious right, maybe Warren DeMontague Mar 2015 #70

The attitudes are linked, obviously. DirkGently Mar 2015 #90

Actually, I got into the subthread by responding to your assertion, not the OP. Warren DeMontague Mar 2015 #93

The OP made the same assertion, I believe. DirkGently Mar 2015 #115

Okay, several days later, here, but let me ask a general question: How old are you? Warren DeMontague Mar 2015 #122

+1000 smirkymonkey Mar 2015 #127

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Mar 2015 #71

Actually, the OP says this DirkGently Mar 2015 #89

I looked and couldn't find Alice anywhere. Lint Head Mar 2015 #22

You have seen a cialis commercial that isn't creepy? MADem Mar 2015 #23

I still have nightmares about that god damn lunesta moth Warren DeMontague Mar 2015 #45

Ha ha ha!!!! MADem Mar 2015 #53

Nobody did dick commercials better than Smiling Bob. VScott Mar 2015 #24

Wanda Sykes called him ismnotwasm Mar 2015 #31

You've gotta be a toothy grinning moron if you think a "herbal male enhancement" Warren DeMontague Mar 2015 #40

They're all creepy. cwydro Mar 2015 #33

I'm glad I don't have TV n/t PasadenaTrudy Mar 2015 #35

I took 2 Cialis pills olddots Mar 2015 #37

You win the thread shenmue Mar 2015 #78

DVR Warren DeMontague Mar 2015 #39

Or mute and a nice stretch. A kettle on for tea. Scratching the critters heads... Luminous Animal Mar 2015 #54

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Setting genders aside, do you think a relationship can be healthy between at 21 yr old and 64 yr old Rex Mar 2015 #50

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Mar 2015 #56

Good point. Rex Mar 2015 #58

It's an extremely embarrassing subject. jeff47 Mar 2015 #107

I thought it was creepy. Aerows Mar 2015 #72

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Mar 2015 #75

it's a commercial. They aren't real people so they don't actaully have a relationship- KittyWampus Mar 2015 #91

Well, not really. Not unless they are really, really rich. smirkymonkey Mar 2015 #128

A 60-something woman paired with 21-year-old man? I doubt you'll find many people spooky3 Mar 2015 #73

SO FUCKING WHAT? GaltFreeDiet Mar 2015 #55

Seek therapy and/or education. Quickly. n/t prayin4rain Mar 2015 #59

Why? Because I don't buy into Reaganite "morality"? GaltFreeDiet Mar 2015 #62

Why aren't women close to the age of the man shown in these commercials? n/t prayin4rain Mar 2015 #80

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Mar 2015 #83

That is problematic. AngryAmish Mar 2015 #65

Did you read the 2nd paragraph of the OP? Quantess Mar 2015 #76

Yeah, because tons of 21 year old women are just smirkymonkey Mar 2015 #81

!! Duppers Mar 2015 #85

This message was self-deleted by its author pintobean Mar 2015 #57

Ugh. BigDemVoter Mar 2015 #64

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Mar 2015 #66

comedy--or unfathomable--or horrifying, etc., etc. spooky3 Mar 2015 #74

I see nothing wrong with this at all. PeteSelman Mar 2015 #77

so we must be creepy drray23 Mar 2015 #79

Good for you both. I 840high Mar 2015 #86

don't you know all us gals crave fossilized penai? Skittles Mar 2015 #87

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Mar 2015 #88

Not all dudes with gray hair are in their sixties (nt) Nye Bevan Mar 2015 #92

What's sickening is the way they smile at each other fadedrose Mar 2015 #96

I'm 86 and I can't keep the gangs of 18 yo blue eyed blondes off of me. L0oniX Mar 2015 #106

Repulsive is relative LittleBlue Mar 2015 #114

They've been gross to me since the first Viagra commercials LittleBlue Mar 2015 #112

They are gross! Except the one that Ellen D did: namastea42 Mar 2015 #116

Personally dubient Mar 2015 #119

Message auto-removed pintobean Mar 2015 #121

Usually it is an older couple shown treestar Mar 2015 #125

Insurance covers get it up pills liberal N proud Mar 2015 #126

Why wouldn't insurance cover a physiological dysfunction HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #131

Missed the point! liberal N proud Mar 2015 #136

I think I get it. You want to ridicule the historic fairness of insurance coverage HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #138

Just the hypocrisy liberal N proud Mar 2015 #140

One time I took a Cialis and a laxative. edbermac Mar 2015 #132

I have yet to see a Cialis or Viagra commercial that didn't give me the creeps... cherokeeprogressive Mar 2015 #135

My new "favorite" Cialis commercial is the one where they try to solve 2 probems: Vinca Mar 2015 #139

Maybe she's portrayed as a prostitute in the commercial? Quantess Mar 2015 #141