the.com/advertiser
Someone who pays to interrupt what you wanted to do with what they want you to buy.
means A person, company, or publication engaged in paying to promote goods, services, or messages to the public.
from From 'advertise,' via French 'avertir' (to warn, to notify), tracing back to Latin 'advertere' — 'ad-' (toward) plus 'vertere' (to turn). So at its root, advertising just means 'turning attention toward' something. The '-iser/-izer' agent ending got bolted on in English to name the one doing the turning — the persuader-in-chief, whose whole job is to swivel your head their way.
- origin
- from latin advertere, to turn toward
- attention economy
- treats your eyeballs as inventory, not you
- golden rule
- the product is free because you are it
- irony
- spends millions convincing you you decided yourself