I'm not good at writing in English but as always tradusco them by google, sorry if it's not good:
Normally this usually happens in certain periods occurs as an infinite loop, it is something that can not be avoided during all eras all countries have passed and pass crisis in this case we refer to economic, in a capitalist society like ours is when this occurs only survive cunning or information (usually are investors or entrepreneurs who have people working on how to win in the crisis because they do not see opportunities to get lost just gaining more).
But for common we mean consumers we would be more difficult why do ?; I have analyzed the markets through employers agree to become a richer generating market inequalities generating low cost and high depending on which suits them we are no invisible hand of the market that controls everything if not rather hands of entrepreneurs.
For many this sounds silly to think or just conspiracy theories, but if they come to think of as a small-scale market we see how vendors can set the price they want to offer some goods or services, including economic theories says moves competition controls prices thus remains stable or breakeven market known.
Now you say you have a question where the media are, social networks and other methods that have these companies to reach you, so do not tell anyone or almost anyone most likely an individual is submitted to this endless bombardment of information which creates a reliable consumer for these companies always go this spending what you earn from your job.