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What do you think about companies who create hidden messages in their logos or advertisements? Do you think it's ethical?

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Question added by Mariam Eid , Marketing and Communications Manager , Executive Solutions
Date Posted: 2016/06/06

It would be hard to answer this question in black or white. The concept in itself is, however, genuis!! If used wisely and correctly it can churn out results much better and beyond the expectations.

Subliminal marketing or advertising has been a debatable and a grey area for decades. One may argue about the negative or positive impacts of it and the studies too have provided contradicting results. I personally believe it might have an impact on our sub-conscious in certain ways. I do not see anything wrong with hidden messages, as long as they have a postive impact or are just meant to connect the brand with the audience. However, since this very characterstic of subliminal marketing is hard to monitor and regulate, few countries have banned the concept just to avoid any negative influence. But still there are majority of the big brands we know of which have logos or adverts with hidden messages to leave that lasting impression on the consumers' minds.

Omnia Abdulqadir
by Omnia Abdulqadir , Graphic Designer and Filmmaker , HRH Mohamed Bin Salman - Misk Foundation -

Yes, definitely ! I think that a designer is so smart to be able to add a hidden message in a logo, and whenever a customer discovers this message, the logo will be unforgettable.

Muhammad Kaleem Uddin Azeemi
by Muhammad Kaleem Uddin Azeemi , Creative Designer , TOTAL Communications

I think it has nothing to do with ethics, basically a logo does not always NEED hidden messages, but in order to make something new, unique and memorable one can do it, it is appreciable and more creative but still not compulsory.

Eslam Esmat
by Eslam Esmat , Graphic Designer , 97647485 Eslam Esmat Al Atrees

the hidden message in the logo is a creative way to view a certain object to the audience

ba Momar Badara
by ba Momar Badara , AUDITOR , KAMEX

it's not ethical

it's a fake

they must show their logos for more visiblities

yunus taofeek
by yunus taofeek , Graphic Designer , VCONNECT.COM

Every action or decision is determined by its end goal. We may not be able to determine the ethics behind such a message but the organisation who created the message may have an promosing end goal they want to communication to their end user. in other words, so far the message doesn't create any controversies I would suggest its a creative and wise thing to do. 

Scholastica Ngigi
by Scholastica Ngigi , Senior Representative , WORLD VENTURES HOME BUSINESS

i think it gives them a stamp of originality and i think its ethical as everything starts from somewhere and its a form of identity and originality.

Bushra Iqbal
by Bushra Iqbal , Graphic Design Specialist , Pearl Continental Lahore

A logo is a brand's identity, while many Advertising Agencies encourage the use of smart designs, and even smarter messages behind their logo .

I think its very creative and beautiful at the same time. The designer must be very genious and brave to do such thing.

MINU JACOB
by MINU JACOB , State Credit Manager , CAPITAL FIRST LTD

The logo should be catchy, people should identify the logo. i am totally againt hidden  messages etc...

 i think it is ethical because  its designer creativvity so that they express their logo creativily in hidden so that shows it speciality how it express

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