Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id PAA23589 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Thu, 18 Apr 2002 15:39:00 +0100 Message-ID: <570E2BEE7BC5A34684EE5914FCFC368C10FC4C@fillan.stir.ac.uk> From: Vincent Campbell <v.p.campbell@stir.ac.uk> To: "'memetics@mmu.ac.uk'" <memetics@mmu.ac.uk> Subject: RE: Subliminal advertising Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 15:32:29 +0100 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" X-Filter-Info: UoS MailScan 0.1 [D 1] Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
Yeah, that's one of the urban legends- no published research ever appeared
demonstrating this. I reckon it was a bit of PR that went wrong.
Vincent
<I read a report some years ago that claimed theater owners were
able to
> increase the number of people who went to buy soft drinks and popcorn
> right
> after subliminal messages about them were flashed on the screens of their
> movie theaters. Since that's where the majority of their money comes
> from,
> I believe they were serious about that. I also heard a public outcry made
>
> them stop doing it, though.>
>
> Grant
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