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I repeatedly got 30min long ads and they are so repetitive that I really wonder why anyone pays money for them. What's the point in showing me the same ad 50 times per week?

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You watched 25 hours worth of the same ad per week?? /s

In all seriousness, I would guess seeing the ad so much would mean you have more brand awareness of it?

Usually the 30-minute ads are total scam spiels for fake products or bunk science. I let one play just for grins to see how long it runs.

And I get them on Megadeth HQ album videos. Not generally the kind of audience that goes for these specific things being advertised.

Ads are targeting to the viewer not the video. So megadeth fans might not like the product but someone willing to watch a 30 minute ad about it probably really likes it.

Now I have this mental image of Holy War playing only for there to be a record scratch and some guy going "join Anglicanism, we have cake."

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