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The less funny things behind the online funny ads

Funny ads might be delightful for most of us. We appreciate the ingenuity, the idea, the result and the fact that they are different. And this is a good thing.

It might even be the reason for which we do not mind to see more ads like those.

On the other hand, the dangers might be behind any ad, no matter how funny it might be. So, we also have to be aware about the gains and the pains of the online ads.

Why are funny ads attractive?

Have you ever thought why we often attracted by some ads and annoyed by others? Is this linked to the brand? Is it the idea? Or just the way they have been made?

Well, any serious marketer knows that in order to attract new customers, the ads should appeal to the audience’s emotions. And one emotion that makes us feel better is joy.

Marketers know that joy may come as a result of funny things. And they try take advantage of this knowledge, as often as possible. So, they try to build funny ads or ads that make people feel good.

Thus, based on their feelings, people make a buying decision afterwards.

Comic ads can still be dangerous

When it comes about funny ads, even when we do not expect them, they do not seem to be very annoying. This is because of the joy we feel and we have already mentioned above.

But this might mean we could lose our focus. As we know, there are many dangers that may come with the ads.

One of them is the safety of any user’s personal data. Another important one is the way internet trackers follow users after any interaction they had with an ad.

And this what we should all avoid. Of course, not all the ads come with threats behind. Still, hackers sometimes try to take advantage of the users’ lack of attention when they click an ad accidentally or on purpose.

They sometimes manage to redirect users to malicious pages that pretend to be genuine. Then, they take advantage of our data or follow us and finally manage to install malware on our computers.

So, do not let yourself fooled by how funny some ads might be. They can still be dangerous. So, the safest way to stay away from threats is to use an ad blocker. Ad Guardian Plus is here for you.

Laurentiu Titei

Laurentiu, a creative content writer, has been producing articles about technology for more than 10 years. He is interested in all the security and internet news and his mainstream media background helps make them readable for all kinds of users. Moreover, he grows the appropriate social media channels for websites.

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