a form of advertising on film or television that employs subliminal images to influence the viewer unconsciously
Examples of 'subliminal advertising' in a sentence
subliminal advertising
Is subliminal advertising a con trick — or can our minds really be manipulated?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Every political speech is an exercise in subliminal advertising.
canada.com (2012)
Previous legal successes, he argues, such as the victory against subliminal advertising in the 1950s, 'reveal the possibility of resistance to marketing encroachments'.
The Times Literary Supplement (2017)
There are theories about how advertising works (that there is a lot of subliminal advertising), and how governments and big pharmaceutical companies work together.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Brain scans have shown for the first time that subliminal advertising can be an effective means of getting a sneaky message across.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The accusation was immediately made, and widely believed, that what had been attempted was a variation on a discredited and dangerous practice - subliminal advertising.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Subliminal advertising flashes a word on to a screen so briefly that you do not know you have seen it, but it your mind nonetheless.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Subliminal advertising and motivational research - which plumbed the depths of consumers' subconscious in order to sell products more effectively - were cases in point.