I read an article years ago that reported on a study about marketing messages. Specifically, the study estimated the typical American is exposed to over 4000 marketing messages a day!

That was about 20 years ago, and I'm sure if it changed since, it hasn't become less frequent.

That's a large part of how 70% of the US economy can be based on consumers' purchasing stuff. It's also why so many people have such a hard time building wealth.