Why does Slim Jim advertise on the Escapist so much?

[Double A]

I just don't get it... half time for the past year or so when I'm watching a video it's either that "fuel your spicy side" or recently the "MONSTER MEATSTICKS" ones. Do they think people on the Escapist will be convinced to buy processed meat if shown an extremely stupid commercial?

Yeah, I can see the Publisher's Club advertisement in the bottom right of my screen. I'm not 18 yet.

 

[TerribleAssassin]

Don't know, I'm seeing Nissan and Fable 3 ads permenantly whilst waiting for ZP to start, maybe country differences?

 

[someotherguy]

Well, I dunno, maybe a sizable portion of the escapist audience is younger? I have no idea, but that ads are aimed at people under 12 or so, in my opinion.

 

[WrongSprite]

Uh. Is this advert region specific?


Because I have NEVER seen it.

 

[WrongSprite]

Well, I dunno, maybe a sizable portion of the escapist audience is younger? I have no idea, but that ads are aimed at people under 12 or so, in my opinion.

You have to be 13 to sign up to the escapist...

 

[someotherguy]

Don't know, I'm seeing Nissan and Fable 3 ads permenantly whilst waiting for ZP to start, maybe country differences?

Looks like it then. That or state differences. Either way it's fairly sad that they think i'll buy a slim jim Because i'm from the USA/Texas and say "ITS A MONSTER MEAT STICK!!!!11oneone!!"

 

[someotherguy]

Well, I dunno, maybe a sizable portion of the escapist audience is younger? I have no idea, but that ads are aimed at people under 12 or so, in my opinion.

You have to be 13 to sign up to the escapist...

You have to be 13 to do alot of things on the internet. Hardly anyone actually obeys that.

 

[tomtom94]

Uh. Is this advert region specific?


Because I have NEVER seen it.

It must be, it's the same for me (Britain).

Anyway, it's nowhere NEAR as irritating as the adverts that used to be on EVERY video for EVERY ad break on 4OD. For watching six episodes of Peep Show I was bombarded with the same advert six times advertising...Peep Show.

 

[TerribleAssassin]

Don't know, I'm seeing Nissan and Fable 3 ads permenantly whilst waiting for ZP to start, maybe country differences?

Looks like it then. That or state differences. Either way it's fairly sad that they think i'll buy a slim jim Because i'm from the USA/Texas and say "ITS A MONSTER MEAT STICK!!!!11oneone!!"

I doubt it's state differences, OP's got the same problem, and I'm British you see.

 

[Polock]

NINJAS!....WWE CHAMPION!

 

[someotherguy]

Well, I dunno, maybe a sizable portion of the escapist audience is younger? I have no idea, but that ads are aimed at people under 12 or so, in my opinion.

You have to be 13 to sign up to the escapist...

You have to be 13 to do alot of things on the internet. Hardly anyone actually obeys that.

And if you aren't, the mods ban you for a year. Take [user]Fniff[/user], for example.

I'm just saying, you have to be 13 to sign up for a ton of mmos, xbox live, etc. It's fairly difficult/unnecessary for those places to figure out, It happens anyway.'
Edit: To be clear, I'm not promoting this type of thing.

 

[Double A]

I live in southeast US, maybe it's regional for US, but every other country gets the same one?

Assuming others in the US aren't getting bombarded by meat sticks.

Well, I dunno, maybe a sizable portion of the escapist audience is younger? I have no idea, but that ads are aimed at people under 12 or so, in my opinion.

You have to be 13 to sign up to the escapist...

You don't need to sign up to watch videos, though.

 

[Worgen]

does seem like anytime I watch a vid Im getting bombarded by a really stupid ad, fortinatly I can just mute it, cause hearing the same damn thing over and over gets old very very fast

 

[Zeetchmen]

Ive been getting a bit tired of it as well, they were cute the first 20 time but after that...

 

[justjrandomuser]

I actually bought my membership to avoid the ads before the ZP videos. It was really only an issue because I watch a lot of them almost daily and the same ad over and over again starts to make my face twitch.

 

[Hiphophippo]

Generally ads are skewed to the individual. You might be surprised at how cunning ad agencies are.

 

[Mr Montmorency]

Adblock Plus means you get NO ads

Quiet! Norsefire is watching.

 

[Double A]

Generally ads are skewed to the individual. You might be surprised at how cunning ad agencies are.

But I don't like Slim Jims :\

 

[someotherguy]

Generally ads are skewed to the individual. You might be surprised at how cunning ad agencies are.

But I don't like Slim Jims :\

And I don't think anyone likes monster meat sticks. That's becoming a forced meme.

@ hiphophippo Their ads do share some similarities with the old spice guy ones though, and they may have though averyone loved those.

 

[Pielikey]

I don't know about you guys, (But everyone to their own) But I don't really like MONSTER MEAT STICKS

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