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> squanders advertiser's money advertisers know how to count money. If those Ads won't be efficient, you wouldn't see them. If you see them, it means they are efficient and lead to actual user engagements. > it is just plain dumb --- and most consumers are now blocking it. Consumers are blocking them because companies abused them, this also applied to "contextual" Ads like on youtube and google search, if company put…
I worked for two companies that turned off Google ads. Revenue didn’t even change at all. It was never turned back on. Advertisers know how to count money, but they are too scared to turn off advertising to find out if they even work.
Scared --- or self interested?
If the ads aren't working, the people responsible for the ads might lose their jobs. Best to keep quiet and keep advertising and hope no one notices.