Banner Ads: Google Ads Tasteful, PF's Trashy & Annoying

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Google ads are perceived as tasteful, while the chosen banner ads are considered annoying and trashy, particularly due to the presence of adult content. Some users have blocked images from ad servers entirely, indicating dissatisfaction with the current ads. Despite the annoyance, the adult banners reportedly generate more revenue than Google ads. There is an ongoing experimentation with different ad options, with some ads deemed acceptable for business purposes. The discussion highlights a tension between ad revenue generation and user experience.
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The Google ads were tasteful. The banner ads you've chosen to use are largely very annoying, and very trashy. Does PF really need to advertise adult websites?

I've already blocked images from all the ad servers anyway.

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Personally the google ads weren't generating anything.

There were adult banners??

I realized they are anoying, but they generate a few bucks a day which was more than google ads. Just turn images off or immediately scroll down. Most ads are decent though.

They may or may not stay. At this point I am just trying all options and experimenting.
 
Keep the Ladbrokes.com ones Greg, they are advertising for the company i work for! good for business...
 

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