Comments on: My Pet Peeve – The Pop-Up http://www.prgirlz.com/index.php/2008/11/25/my-pet-peeve-the-pop-up/ Unique perspectives from women in PR Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:02:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Christie http://www.prgirlz.com/index.php/2008/11/25/my-pet-peeve-the-pop-up/comment-page-1/#comment-205132 Christie Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:34:56 +0000 http://www.prgirlz.com/?p=177#comment-205132 Have marketers actually run research on whether these ads are even effective? General consensus says that it turns people off, yet companies keep shelling out big bucks for them. Ah well. Some people never learn.... Have marketers actually run research on whether these ads are even effective? General consensus says that it turns people off, yet companies keep shelling out big bucks for them.

Ah well. Some people never learn….

]]> By: kerri http://www.prgirlz.com/index.php/2008/11/25/my-pet-peeve-the-pop-up/comment-page-1/#comment-204630 kerri Thu, 27 Nov 2008 19:40:07 +0000 http://www.prgirlz.com/?p=177#comment-204630 @Parker - agreed. Make an appealing ad that is targetted at me and I'm all over it...but forcing me to look at it just doesn't work for me. In fact, I don't think I could even tell you what those ads are for. They just annoy me and I look for the 'close' button. @Alexandra - So true. The internet can be hard enough to navigate when you're a newbie. The ads just make it worse. @Parker – agreed. Make an appealing ad that is targetted at me and I’m all over it…but forcing me to look at it just doesn’t work for me. In fact, I don’t think I could even tell you what those ads are for. They just annoy me and I look for the ‘close’ button.

@Alexandra – So true. The internet can be hard enough to navigate when you’re a newbie. The ads just make it worse.

]]> By: Alexandra http://www.prgirlz.com/index.php/2008/11/25/my-pet-peeve-the-pop-up/comment-page-1/#comment-204592 Alexandra Thu, 27 Nov 2008 04:43:19 +0000 http://www.prgirlz.com/?p=177#comment-204592 I agree! My poor mother is always calling me to help her with the internet and its many tricks and traps, so I fear for her sanity now that she has massive pop-up adverts with small close buttons to deal with! I agree! My poor mother is always calling me to help her with the internet and its many tricks and traps, so I fear for her sanity now that she has massive pop-up adverts with small close buttons to deal with!

]]> By: Parker http://www.prgirlz.com/index.php/2008/11/25/my-pet-peeve-the-pop-up/comment-page-1/#comment-204495 Parker Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:29:00 +0000 http://www.prgirlz.com/?p=177#comment-204495 They should either invest in a good PR program, or invest more money in creating content (ads) that you actually want to see. They should either invest in a good PR program, or invest more money in creating content (ads) that you actually want to see.

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