Something dawned on me today, one of those “how in the HELL
did I overlook this one for so long?” kind of things.
I’ve been suspicious running into convinced for quite a few
years now that a high percentage of political “advertising” is actually going
to the American people in the form of subliminal inserts within other
programming. Subliminal advertising really isn’t all that good for influencing
a matter of thought, a matter of intellect, but it is well proven as a
magnificent technique to influence matters emotional. Hang a binding emotional hook on ten percent
of a population and you own that country by way of the ballot box.
But where, what medium would be the most effective place to
put such “advertisement” as it would be called? Every major media outlet would
present major problems to such a campaign.
It could be done, but with major risk of exposure and with exposure
total backlash against the client. Where
could it be done with a good exposure rate and minimal chances of the campaign
being revealed for what it was?
