While a con artist may pester you to buy, they do not want to be noticed by the police. |
Marketing to children is all about creating pester power, because advertisers know what a powerful force it can be. |
Unscrupulous companies will instead pester you with annoying phone calls or unannounced visits. |
But don't pester him about his philosophical 180 from fast-talking danger-lover to caring family man. |
You nod absent-mindedly, hoping she will go pester someone else so you can sample the hors d' oeuvres in peace. |
It is painful to acknowledge, but marketers were right all along: pester power works. |