A comprehensive article on the economic impact of advertising can be found at FlatWorldKnowledge. It explains the economic effects of advertising in great detail, whereas we will give a brief outline here.
Competition is fierce, so businesses have to keep stepping up their advertising campaigns. If they are not good enough and fail to do the job of attracting customers, a business could make huge losses. These losses will either result in price rises, which will curb customer spending; or in people having to be laid off. More unemployed, less people with money to spend.
Secondly, the quality of adverts can either drive the economy to flourish by creating a thriving market environment; or it can cause the market to stagnate and subsequently create a situation where the economy begins to falter.
Money that is being spent on and as the result of advertising is continually being circulated throughout the economy by investments, more advertising, and hopefully more spending. The effect of advertising on the economy is very finely balanced and can swing into either positive or negative very quickly.
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- Businesses
Competition is fierce, so businesses have to keep stepping up their advertising campaigns. If they are not good enough and fail to do the job of attracting customers, a business could make huge losses. These losses will either result in price rises, which will curb customer spending; or in people having to be laid off. More unemployed, less people with money to spend.
- Advertising and Economy
Secondly, the quality of adverts can either drive the economy to flourish by creating a thriving market environment; or it can cause the market to stagnate and subsequently create a situation where the economy begins to falter.
Money that is being spent on and as the result of advertising is continually being circulated throughout the economy by investments, more advertising, and hopefully more spending. The effect of advertising on the economy is very finely balanced and can swing into either positive or negative very quickly.