Hi there!

You can actually go on the website and they have promotional videos about most of the applications, which are kind of like adverts.

I agree with the previous comments in the thread that Adobe customers usually know that it's the only thing they can use. But there are a few competitors to some applications, but not with the same capabilities, nor the same integrated links to other applications and Adobe products (e.g. easier export to another Adobe app, or Stock which is build into apps).

But, there is a type of "pre-sales salespeople" because you can go on the chat on the website with loads of questions and ask adobe, and you can also request an adobe representative to call you back and basically have an in-depth conversation with a sales person who will try to discover what you need and inform you about which Adobe products suit your needs best and which package works best for you.

The only thing I don't know is whether this is done in the chat function or if it is under some sort of 'request information' button although I'm sure the chat-guys could do it for you or tell you where to find it. Or probably people on here will know!

Hope that helps somewhat to answer your question!

I don't think they need to convince people to buy their products anymore. They are actually at  that phase of life cycle where you don't need advertisers but advertisers need you 

It's a unique business strategy, but how does it work in the long-term?

All monopolies die one day.  At present we have 3 companies dominating - Microsoft, Google and Adobe (for photoshop mainly) but we are seeing some changes.  Adobe had Dreamweaver dominating in the web industry but now more and more people are using some form of CMS packages or using free editors such as "vs Code" or Atom.  Therefore, only the photoshop is still dominating the market.  The other creative Cloud packages are almost identical and only the most dedicated user would get the complate package.

Moved to the Lounge forum as this is not a request for technical help.

also all adobe product can be use in trial mode for several days so you can test it to be sure it fit your need, so use it in trial i think it's better that some salespeople try to explain for you what you can do with adobe software.

nelsonkane  wrote It's a unique business strategy, but how does it work in the long-term?

Mainly, I think, because their products are used in the production of nearly every type of media you encounter.  It's like why do you never see advertisements for pencils or paint brushes or automobile manufacturing facilities?  Usually if you need to be convinced to purchase something it's because it's something you don;t really need.  People who need Adobes products know that they need it.  It's not a choice.  People who need it don't need to be sold on it because there's really no alternatives.  If you're not sure whether or not you need Adobes products, then you don't need them.  But maybe you were really asking something else?