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The art of convincing you that a need exists, then charging you to fix it.
means Paid, persuasive communication designed to make people want, buy, or believe in something.
from From the Latin advertere, to turn toward — literally steering your attention somewhere a seller wants it.
Old rootsAncient Egyptians carved sales messages on papyrus and stone.
Half wastedWanamaker famously could not tell which half worked.
Mad Men1960s ad agencies clustered on New York Madison Avenue.