Advertise to Stimulate the Economy?

There's a reason that America is the largest consumer market in the world: It also happens to be the largest advertising market in the world. Advertising works -- and it has been proven again and again for over a century. Every successful business spends money on advertising, everything from public relations to TV to Internet-search advertising.
But today's businesses have responded to the economic crisis by radically cutting payrolls and other expenses, which includes advertising budgets. Click on title for link to article.