ESL CELTA EFL TEFL Conversation Topics and Questions about Advertising and Marketing


What is the most shocking advertisement you have seen?

What is the funniest advertisement you have seen? Describe it.

What makes an ad memorable?

What are the different types of advertising? (Eg. TV)

What types of companies choose each type?

Do you buy products because of advertising?

Do you find advertising persuasive?

Why do you buy one product over another?

Should advertisers be allowed to advertise to children?

Should alcohol or tobacco companies be allowed to advertise? Why or why not?

What do you think of celebrity endorsements?

Which celebrities advertise which products?

Do favourite or annoying celebrities make you want or not want to buy a product?

Should there be advertisement-free zones?

Is there truth in advertising?

What kind of advertisements attract your attention?

Why is it necessary to advertise?

Do you think advertising should be allowed to interrupt TV or radio programmes? What are the alternatives?

What is the best way to advertise to children? Adults? Seniors? etc..

Do you think advertising is too expensive?

What are some effective adverts you have seen lately (on TV, newspaper, etc)?

What are some ineffective adverts you have seen lately?

Can you remember an advertising campaign that caught your attention?

What are the different methods of advertising?

What is the most popular way of advertising?

Do you think that the Internet and cable/satellite TV have become more important than national TV for advertising products?

What do you think is the best way of discovering the tastes and interests of teenage consumers?


Can TV advertising be a force for good?

How easy do you think it is to influence children with advertising?

Do you agree with anti-consumerism organisations that a child will have watched 350,000 commercials by the time they graduate from high school?

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