I did not say that advertising is not needed at all. It should not just be very much. very often a lot of advertising from those projects that do not have a good product.
The bounty is a good marketing move. That it is possible to think up better. And this despite the fact that to pay tokens and not real money.
Airdrop can cause interest to the token but not always to the project. Bounty can be diverse.
Investors do not like free distribution of tokens. This leads to a reduction in prices when it goes to stock exchanges.
I agree, investors are not happy with the free distribution of tokens. Although I do not see anything bad in this, on the contrary, it is drawing attention to the project and the token.