Communications of an Advertising Man: S...
A source page for quotes linked to Leo Burnett.
“There's no such thing as 'hard sell' and 'soft sell.' There's only 'smart sell' and 'stupid sell.'”
“We want consumers to say, 'That's a hell of a product' instead of, 'That's a hell of an ad.'”
“A good ad which is not run never produces sales.”
“What helps people, helps business.”
“Regardless of the moral issue, dishonesty in advertising has proved very unprofitable”
“Don't tell people how good you make the goods; tell the how good your goods make them.”
“Fun without sell gets nowhere, but sell without fun tends to become obnoxious.”
“There is no such thing as a permanent advertising success.”
“Don’t tell me how good you make it; tell me how good it makes me when I use it.”
“I think a smart woman can sell the average man anything.”
“Keep it simple. Let's do the obvious thing -the common thing- but let's do it uncommonly well.”
“I am often asked how I got into the business. I didn't. The business got into me.”
“Products are made in the factory, but brands are created in the mind.”
“Good advertising is a happy wedding of words and pictures, not a contest between them.”
“Steep yourself in your subject, work like hell, and love, honor and obey your hunches.”
“Friction makes sparks and sparks start creative conflagrations.”
“Before you can have a share of market, you must have a share of mind.”
“Too many ads that try not to go over the reader's head end up beneath his notice.”
“Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is still the secret of great creative people.”
“Make it simple. Make it memorable. Make it inviting to look at. Make it fun to read.”
“I regard a great ad as the most beautiful thing in the world.”