Advertising Products as New: Causes and Effects

In their advertising, businesses nowadays usually emphasise that their products are new in some way. Why is this? Do you think it is a positive or negative development?

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Nowadays, most brands place significant emphasis on promoting their products as novel and innovative in their advertising campaigns. This trend is becoming increasingly prevalent, and one that many, including me, believe is a negative development.

Businesses choose to promote their products this way for many different reasons. First and foremost, new products are often seen as more exciting and appealing to consumers than older products. And when consumers find something appealing, they spend more money to Additionally, promoting a product as new and innovative can help a product stand out in the marketplace, and ensure more profit for the business organisation. we see so many variations of cosmetics in a single store, and many of them have been introduced very recently.

It is ultimately a negative trend. First, it can mislead consumers by giving false or fabricated information about a product. This is both unethical and deceitful. can lead to a cycle of constant consumption by many consumers, and after a while, dissuade them from buying products that they believe would be replaced by new products sooner or later. For instance, the demand for newly released Apple products is no longer so high among consumers as they know the brand is going to bring another improved version of the same products in a year or so.

Furthermore, the constant emphasis on newness and to broadcast them to consumers can lead to a lack of innovation. When businesses are more focused on promoting their products as unique, rather than actually they may be less likely to invest in research and development to create truly innovative products. An example of this can be seen in the technology industry, where new smartphones are constantly being released with only small improvements over previous models, which can lead to consumer dissatisfaction.

In conclusion, most enterprises publicise their products as new and innovative, and it is a negative development since it can dupe customers and lead to customer dissatisfaction. Therefore, businesses must focus on creating truly new and innovative products, instead of just promoting them as such.

Overall assessment

Why this response received Band 7.0

The response directly answers both parts of the task with a clearly stated position and relevant, well-chosen examples such as Apple products and smartphone releases. Its main limitation is occasional imprecision in word choice and slightly mechanical linking between some ideas.

IELTS criteria

How each score was decided

Task Response

7.5

Both questions are fully addressed with a clear, consistent position that the trend is negative, supported by developed main ideas and relevant examples.

Coherence and Cohesion

7.0

Ideas are logically organised in clear paragraphs with generally effective progression, though some linking is slightly mechanical and a few transitions are loosely managed.

Lexical Resource

7.0

There is a good range of vocabulary for the topic, with occasional imprecise word choices such as 'pristine' and some slightly awkward collocations.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

7.0

A variety of complex structures is used with good control, alongside a small number of minor errors in punctuation and agreement that do not impede meaning.