Coweta Fayette Real Estate & Newnan Homes for sale blog by Richard Weisser of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Metro Brokers

Have we gone too far with technology based marketing?

Have we gone too far with technology based marketing?I am in the market for a new guitar amplifier so I decided to do a little web research.

I visited a few online sites, and I finally found a decent amp at a fair price. But like all significant purchases I make, I decided to sleep on it.

Imagine my surprise the next day when I logged onto FaceBook and low and behold, there was an ad for the EXACT amplifier from EXACTLTY the same store I had been checking out online the day before.

I’m not sure how they tracked me. It may have been by analyzing referral links, or the guitar site could have placed a token or cookie inside my browser, but track me they did.

So my question is this:

Is EVERYTHING in life today just a sale tactic? Havndwe gone too far with technology?

I kind of feel like we have.

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14 comments • Richard Weisser • June 17 2013 08:49PM
I am NOT ready to work on Pit Road!
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Waiving the 5th Amendment online!
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I am violating my personal rule about real estate ranting! HUD and BoA
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I will NOT return in kind!
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When the world of real estate becomes a blur…
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