any brand that works with them by extension is hated and reviled by that.

That just isn’t true.

The advertising industry makes billions because ads make companies trillions. The advertising industry elects politicians and shapes public narratives and also rehabilitates public images.

I know this may shock you but people love ads. The Superbowl ads are almost as popular as the game. Some of the most successful comics troops working today are the troops that do insurance ads.

Hell there are company spokesmen who are international celebrities, The Most Interesting Man in the world, Lilly from AT&T.