Marshall McLuhanAds are the cave art of the twentieth century.
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Advertisers use billboards, buses, and the like to advertise their products. Ads serve as a means of spreading information about new products to the public at large. However, advertisers do not create ads themselves. Instead, they hire writers who create ads by using words and phrases that are designed to grab the attention of the public. These ads are called "ads."
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