people generally buy stuff they've heard don't they?

which they hear on TV, radio etc. If it doesn't get airtime it doesn't get sold anywhere near as much. Why else do you think marketing exists?

Posted By: Worzel Scrimmage on December 16th 2009 at 15:26:38

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This is so wrong Charles (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Dec 16, 15:10:24
- Glad I missed this 'episode' (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Dec 16, 15:30:19
  - I think we all are (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Dec 16, 15:31:22
    - Rousing approval ^^^ (General Chat) - pants, Dec 16, 16:36:39
      - can you stop bullying me please (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Dec 16, 16:41:36
        
        Can you stop thinking you know what everyone else thinks (General Chat) - pants, Dec 16, 16:59:25
        
        I know I don't (General Chat) - Charles21, Dec 16, 17:02:27
        
        Fool me for thinking I might get a sensible answer (General Chat) - pants, Dec 16, 17:09:06
        
        I'm neverpostingagain (General Chat) - neverpostingagain, Dec 16, 18:32:10
        
        Legendhuckerby (General Chat) - pants, Dec 16, 18:51:15
        
        Well I know how gutted you are when you get these wrong (General Chat) - legendhuckerby, Dec 17, 09:17:56
        
        No, I tell you every time I am neverpostingagain (General Chat) - neverpostingagain, Dec 16, 19:22:01
        
        It's even more obvious than the usual low spats you turn out year after year (General Chat) - pants, Dec 16, 19:30:04
        
        Get it in your head that I'm neverpostingagain okay? (General Chat) - neverpostingagain, Dec 16, 19:37:49
        
        freak (General Chat) - pants, Dec 16, 22:10:58
        
        you'll have to stop talking in riddles (General Chat) - Charles21, Dec 16, 17:14:02
  - It's a debate (General Chat) - duke of york, Dec 16, 15:30:55
- From my experience, music lovers who get foaming at the mouth (General Chat) - Charles21, Dec 16, 15:15:46
  - So you have to stay loyal to a band even if they turn shit? (General Chat) - Brandonio, Dec 16, 16:41:07
    - where did I say they turn shit? (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Dec 16, 16:53:26
      - you have missed the point (General Chat) - Brandonio, Dec 16, 17:47:56
        
        no I haven't (General Chat) - Charles21, Dec 16, 17:59:40
  - ^^^ Coldplay lover ^^^ (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Dec 16, 16:13:57
  - well yes, but the fact remains that given truly free choice of music (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Dec 16, 15:23:00
    - you're right, it'd all be Daniel O'Donnell and Michael Buble (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Dec 16, 15:25:17
      - Chris De Burgh sold a lot of albums too (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Dec 16, 15:30:07
        
        And not forgetting Cliff! (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Dec 16, 15:30:21
        
        Cliffy for the Christmas Number 1!!! (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Dec 16, 15:33:48
        
        and Steps ffs. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 16, 15:32:22
      - or Tichy Stryder (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 16, 15:27:47
        
        *Tynchy* (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 16, 15:29:23
      - never heard of them (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Dec 16, 15:27:09
      - *Michael Fucking Bubbles* (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 16, 15:27:05
    - I think you'd find it would Worz, or stuff very similar anyway (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 16, 15:24:55
      - I find the implication that these lesser beings (General Chat) - duke of york, Dec 16, 15:26:43
        
        all music has its merits, some more than others. What I'm saying is that marketed music (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Dec 16, 15:32:21
        
        There's been teeny bop music for decades (General Chat) - duke of york, Dec 16, 15:34:45
        
        The point is though there is no variety as the music is coming out the factory... (General Chat) - Brandonio, Dec 16, 16:58:06
        
        I agree. I don't really give a toss, but I'm just pointing out that I think consumption is (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Dec 16, 15:41:41
    - Truly free? (General Chat) - duke of york, Dec 16, 15:23:46
      - people generally buy stuff they've heard don't they? (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Dec 16, 15:26:38
        
        it's not being forced on them though (General Chat) - Charles21, Dec 16, 15:30:03
        
        I'm not sure what the set up is in the UK nowadays (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Dec 16, 15:35:46
        
        we still have freedom of choice in the UK (General Chat) - Charles21, Dec 16, 15:39:55
        
        Is hearing one song on the radio that you don't like (General Chat) - duke of york, Dec 16, 15:39:13
        
        course not (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Dec 16, 15:47:05
        
        I just heard 10 in a row (General Chat) - Charles21, Dec 16, 15:42:29
        
        i don't (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Dec 16, 15:41:54
        
        desert island discs? (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Dec 16, 15:45:57
        
        they don't seem to play the whole song, only a snippet (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Dec 16, 15:54:18
        
        That's just as well Charles- (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 16, 15:33:46
        
        Beethoven ffs!!! (General Chat) - Charles21, Dec 16, 15:35:17
        
        He was the coolest dude in Austria I'll have you know. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 16, 15:36:59
        
        I've been to Austria (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Dec 16, 15:38:54
        
        And it's on TV in the first place because schedules are (General Chat) - duke of york, Dec 16, 15:28:16
  - Ha - yes, exactly (General Chat) - duke of york, Dec 16, 15:17:08
    - Hardly surprising though is it? (General Chat) - Brandonio, Dec 16, 16:43:13
      - I guess so (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Dec 16, 19:02:06
    - Like the "Dylan sold out" brigade in 1964 (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 16, 15:18:14
      - I was -5 then (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Dec 16, 15:18:44
        
        You were born in the 50's? (General Chat) - stringersrevenge, Dec 16, 15:47:04
- No money is spent promoting X Factor (General Chat) - duke of york, Dec 16, 15:13:15
  - not referring specifically to x-factor (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Dec 16, 15:15:04

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