Companies spend millions each year on advertising online, in magazines and on billboards. These adverts can encourage people to buy goods they do not really need.

Discuss the positive and negative effects of consumerism.

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Companies spend millions each year on advertising online, in magazines and on billboards. These adverts can encourage people to buy goods they do not really need.

Discuss the positive and negative effects of consumerism.

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Some example paraphrases

Example 1

Companies spend a considerable amount of money on advertising promotions to persuade consumers to buy items they do not really need.

Example 2

A lot of money is spent each year purchasing online, magazine and billboard ads to convince consumers to purchase a lot of non-essential items.

Example 3

Rampant consumerism is encouraged by the large sums of money companies spent each year on print, online, TV and billboard ads.

Dr Tim’s favourite

By spending millions on ads on print, online, TV and billboard ads, advertisers encourage consumers to buy a lot of non-essential items.