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“I am in the poison gas business. Advertising should make you choke, make your eyes water, make you feel sick.”

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George Lois, born on June 26, 1931, is an outstanding art director with extensive experience in the fields of advertising and publishing. Known for his innovative and forward-thinking design philosophy, Lois has made significant contributions to the industry. more

“As a private person, I have a passion for landscape, and I have never seen one improved by a billboard. Where every prospect pleases, man is at his vilest when he erects a billboard. When I retire from Madison Avenue, I am going to start a secret society of masked vigilantes who will travel around the world on silent motor bicycles, chopping down posters at the dark of the moon. How many juries will convict us when we are caught in these acts of beneficent citizenship?”

“Consumers still buy products whose advertising promises them value for money, beauty, nutrition, relief from suffering, social status and so on.”

Stills Suffering Values Social Products Promise Advertising Consumers Relief Nutrition Social Status

Author:David Ogilvy

“I do not regard advertising as entertainment or an art form, but as a medium of information. When I write an advertisement, I don’t want you to tell me that you find it ‘creative.’ I want you to find it so interesting that you buy the product.”

Want Writing Art Form Interesting Creative Information Products Regard Entertainment Mediums Advertising I Want You Advertisements Copywriting

Author:David Ogilvy

“Talent, I believe, is most likely to be found among nonconformists, dissenters, and rebels.”

Believe Found I Believe Business Talent Advertising Rebel

Book:Confessions of an advertising man

Source: Confessions of an advertising man

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