Humor Returns To Advertising Amid Longer-Term Decline
- by Robert Williams , August 4, 2023
The portion of advertisements that are considered humorous has declined steadily in the past two decades, culminating in the fear-ridden pandemic era, when commercials had the common refrain “during these troubled times.” The death of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man murdered by a White police officer three years ago …
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