why do these companies advertise?
485323
Also to keep up public image so people aren't as willing to complain about the bad things they do or try to get the city to buy out the service.  It's more of a preventative strategy.
124601
Greed.  \n\nThe strips that they sell you for about $1 each only costs a few cents to make.  \n\nDrug companies exist for the same reason any other business exists - to make money.  Because they are large, publically-held, for-profit enterprises (for the most part), their only concern is not for the greater good of society, but to maximize the profits to their shareholders.
159728
very simple advertising, just like radio stations and television.    look at yahoo when u type in something specific you get website of what your looking for on the right hand side
1022411
Target Marketing\n\nAlthough they do run numerous contest and givaways for various reasons, something like this is to reach a target market. It is a quick and effective way to have homeowners willing give up their information for later use in a marketing campaign. This is also done with many other products that range from baby items, to beer sponsored events towards college age people. \n\nIt is all about the data and finding a way to to increase the number of drinkers/people buying your product.
621258
Not a single one on television or radio. \n\nSome press adverts in targeted publications can be interesting, for example for tech devices.\n\nAn Adverts job tho is not to work directly, but when you next go to the store and see 2 different products, to choose the one you saw advertised. This is the subliminal message they deliver.
684011
To grab people's attention. Bad advertising is the best advertising. :)
436167
Because they sponsor and its all about the \n\n$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
482451
I think the appeals advertisers use are similar - fear, sex, power, etc.\nThe goal is typically the same: either brand building/recognition or to generate interest in a product; to provide a "hook" that gets people curious to know more (e.g. recognize it at a retail location, or click through to a website).
180820
This is not a free service for you to abuse to advertise your business.  \n\nNice ethics.
596136
Maybe because companies depends on suppliers to supply them with items continously.   Companies would like to do business with the same set of suppliers so they can gain a very good relationship with them.   They know how reliable they are. \n\nIf you own a business, and you are always switching suppliers, you don't know what to expect of the company.  Will they always be late, will their shipping fees be very high, will they discontinue the item that you will need in the future?\n\nSo by dealing with a business instead of individial customers, you get a more permanent customer and the business that is doing business with you (hopefully) will get a permanent business partner.\n\nI'm a business student, majoring in Computer Information Systems.
841906
Good question. Maybe they're misadvertising.
186777
they follow the brand strategy. They aren't merely "creative" for the sake of being creative.
542639
Increased sales...which means more profit for the company, allowing it to grow.\n(Are you refering to their new tv commercials where there is a camera in the car upon impact? EXCELLENT commercials - the first of their kind.  These promotions will attract customers whose number one reason for buying a car is safety).
80005
They also tend to brain wash some into buying products that are both unneeded and unwanted.  They sell polictcal candidates, antigerm products which tend to make supergerms, drugs which are not really needed and the concept of He who has the Most Toys wins.\nAds will try to convince you that Here are the 'droids for which you have been looking.
695136
Ads and also they are traded on the stock market at a value of more than they are worth. Google and Yahoo do have other ways of making money like charging for different services like Yahoo auctions and Google has banking services.
1010008
This is not a question. It's a sneaky way to do free advertising.
895639
Well, I know that Coca Cola does not need to advertise to sell their product, because it is so well known.  So the only explanation for the huge advertising budget they have is to continue to show the product as cool, and to keep pace with their leading competitor, Pepsi.