Hey Pandas, Do Commercials/Advertisements Work?

I am constantly seeing commercials and advertisements while doing almost everything online, watching television, reading magazines or newspapers. We can't even ride in our car without our radio advertising stuff or looking out the window and we see billboards advertising stuff! But do they work.

I'll answer first by saying that no, they don't cause me to buy anything. I find them annoying and do my best to avoid watching them!