A large percentage of advertising is specifically designed to be short-lived. Two common examples are grocery store sale advertisements and movie ads. Advertising is a legitimate and necessary business expense not corporate welfare. Restricting product advertising will not advance the government interest of reducing abuse or use of the product. Experience from other countries shows that banning product advertising has not resulted in a decline of consumption.
Advertising spurs competition.
It is the most cost-effective way to market a product to a mass society. Advertising allows the introduction of new products and services and encourages improvements to existing ones. Advertising funds the media. Without it newspapers and magazines would be unaffordable and free television and radio would be nonexistent. College Connection Govt.