Views and attitudes on advertising texts???!!! help?

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I have to do an English essay based on the attitudes towards the varieties of text messaging. I can't find any information on the attitudes the older generation have to advertising texts and I can't think of any. Please can you give me a few (it would really help if you are a part of the older generation or know the older generations attitudes to this). The best answer will be chosen as best answer and will get a 5* rating. Thank you in advance.

[robert m]

I guess like everyone appreciate if they are smart and relevent and don't like them if they are random and not relevant - the equivalent of phone calls offering you insusrance compensation and double glazing. I do really like those automated confirmations you get when booking a service (gas services/breakdown recovery etc) as they confirm the phone conversation - not really advertising as such but they do represent the brand so might be part of marketing communications.