What are your favorite brands? Do these brands advertise? Do you think you like these brands because of their advertising or because of the product? Is it a combination of both?

Do you think your own consumer choices are affected by advertising?

What do you think about the use of sex as an advertising strategy?

Can you think of any ads that offended people? What was offensive about the ad? Did you think it was shocking?

Do you think children are affected by advertising more than adults?

Do you think there should be any limits on advertising to children? Talk about the effects of ads in children.

Do you think alcohol and tobacco should be advertised? Why or why not?

What do you think of the idea of "product placement" advertisements - the inclusion of particular branded products in films and soap operas?

How is society affected by advertising?

Some people complain that adverts stimulate an excessively consumerist society. What do you think?