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Source: The True and Only Heaven: Progress and Its Critics

“Neoclassical economics insists that advertising cannot force consumers to buy anything they don't already want to buy.”

Want Force Economic Economics Advertising Consumers Advertising Agencies

Author:Christopher Lasch

“News represents another form of advertising, not liberal propaganda.”

Form News Advertising Journalism Propaganda Advertising Agencies

Book:The True and Only Heaven: Progress and Its Critics

Source: The True and Only Heaven: Progress and Its Critics

“Advertising: the science of arresting the human intelligence long enough to get money from it.”

Humans Long Enough Fear Money Economy Intelligence Advertising Advertisements Get Money Human Intelligence Adverts Arresting Advertising And Marketing Advertising Business Advertisement Negative Military Intelligence Animal Intelligence

Book:Leacock on Life

Source: Leacock on Life

“I left advertising as fast as I could in 1961. And I haven't ever thought about going back.”

Left Havens Advertising

Author:Elmore Leonard

“Advertising is a valuable economic factor because it is the cheapest way of selling goods, particularly if the goods are worthless.”

Ifs Way Humor Funny Money Economic Valuable Selling Factors Advertising Goods Worthless Adverts Advertisement Negative

Author:Sinclair Lewis

“What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.”

Giving Leadership Humility Advertising Civil War Publicity Public Relations Advertising And Marketing Humility And Modesty

Book:Speaking of Abraham Lincoln

Source: Speaking of Abraham Lincoln

“Advertising has done more to cause the social unrest of the 20th century than any other single factor.”

Done Social Causes Business Century Factors Advertising 20th Century Unrest Social Unrest

Author:Clare Boothe Luce

“A person who knows how to laugh at himself will never ceased to be amused.”

Knows Persons Humor Funny Laughing Know How Laughter Smile Advertising Cute Amused Smile And Laughter Happy Laughter

Book:Going Within: A Guide for Inner Transformation

Source: Going Within: A Guide for Inner Transformation

“Transforming a brand into a socially responsible leader doesn't happen overnight by simply writing new marketing and advertising strategies. It takes effort to identify a vision that your customers will find credible and aligned with their values.”

Writing Happens Values Effort Leader Vision Responsible Strategy Marketing Customers Advertising Brands Promotion Transforming Credible

Author:Simon Mainwaring

“Ensure your employees understand what your brand stands for so they can be your first line of word-of-mouth advertising.”

Firsts Lines Mouths Advertising Brands Employee Word Of Mouth

Author:Simon Mainwaring

“The advent of Google+ and the emergence of the personalized web means this is more true than ever. Brands, and their advertising partners, must wake up to this challenge and define themselves with clarity, consistency and authenticity. Otherwise they just might find themselves shouting in a ghost town.”

Mean Might Challenges Wake Up Towns Partners Ghost Authenticity Advertising Clarity Brands Google Consistency Shouting Emergence Advent Personalized Ghost Town

Author:Simon Mainwaring

“One of the big no-nos in cyberspace is that you do not go into a social activity, a chat group or something like that, and start advertising or selling things. This etiquette rule is an attempt to separate one's social life, which should be pure enjoyment and relaxation, from the pressures of work.”

Should Bigs Social Groups Pure Activity Pressure Selling Advertising Enjoyment Relaxation Etiquette Social Life Cyberspace Selling Things

Author:Judith Martin

“The cave art of Madison Avenue has been by far the most innovative and educative art form of the twentieth century.”

Art Business Century Architecture Advertising Ads Caves Twentieth Century

Author:Marshall McLuhan

“Advertising is the greatest art form of the 20th century.”

Art Form Business Journey Century Marketing Advertising 20th Century Adverts Great Advertising Advertising Business Advertisement Negative

Author:Marshall McLuhan

“Ideally, advertising aims at the goal of a programmed harmony among all human impulses and aspirations and endeavors. Using handicraft methods, it stretches out toward the ultimate electronic goal of a collective consciousness.”

Humans Goal Business Consciousness Ultimate Harmony Aim Method Advertising Impulse Aspiration Collectives Endeavor Collective Consciousness Handicrafts

Author:Marshall McLuhan

“The modern Little Red Riding Hood, reared on singing commercials, has no objection to being eaten by the wolf.”

Littles Modern Singing Red Advertising Riding Hood Objections Red Lips Adverts Advertising Business Red Riding Hood Little Red Riding Hood

Author:Marshall McLuhan

“Advertising is an environmental striptease for a world of abundance.”

World Environmental Marketing Advertising Abundance Advertising Agencies Adverts Advertising And Marketing

Book:Culture Is Our Business

Source: Culture Is Our Business

“In good times, people want to advertise; in bad times, they have to.”

People Want Humor Business Advertising Good Times Bad Times Fortune Cookie Had A Good Time Good Times And Bad Times Good Times Bad Times Good And Bad Times

Author:Bruce Barton

“Advertising treats all products with the reverence and the seriousness due to sacraments.”

Products Treats Dues Advertising Reverence Sacraments Seriousness

Book:Seeds

Source: Seeds

“Every night I watch the nightly news. It's funded by the pharmaceutical companies. Virtually every ad is a drug ad. They get their say every night on the nightly news through advertising.”

Night Company Watches Drug News Advertising Ads Every Night Pharmaceutical Pharmaceutical Companies

Author:Michael Moore

“Governing today means giving acceptable signs of credibility. It is like advertising and it is the same effect that is achieved - commitment to a scenario.”

Giving Mean Government Today Effects Commitment Advertising Acceptable Credibility Scenarios Governing Advertising Agencies

Book:America

Source: America

“History will see advertising as one of the real evil things of our time. It is stimulating people constantly to want things, want this, want that.”

People Want Real Evil Advertising Our Time Evil Things Advertisement Negative

Author:Malcolm Muggeridge

“I wrote for magazines. I wrote adventure stuff, I wrote for the 'National Enquirer,' I wrote advertising copy for cemeteries.”

Stuff Adventure Advertising Magazines Copies Cemetery

Author:Walter Dean Myers

“I know that campaigns can seem small, and even silly. Trivial things become big distractions. Serious issues become sound bites. And the truth gets buried under an avalanche of money and advertising. If you're sick of hearing me approve this message, believe me - so am I.”

“The best ideas come as jokes. Make your thinking as funny as possible.”

Thinking Ideas Humor Creativity Design Jokes Innovation Marketing Advertising Marketers Great Marketing Advertising And Marketing Advertising Business Advertising Industry

Author:David Ogilvy

“A good advertisement is one which sells the product without drawing attention to itself.”

Business Attention Products Sells Drawing Advertising Advertisements Advertising Agencies Great Advertising Drawing Attention

Book:Confessions of an advertising man

Source: Confessions of an advertising man

“If it doesn't sell, it isn't creative.”

Ifs Humor Creative Wise Design Sells Witty Advertising Deep Thought

Author:David Ogilvy

“Advertising is only evil when it advertises evil things.”

Evil Economy Marketing Advertising Motivational Business Adverts Evil Things Great Advertising Advertising Business Business Marketing

Author:David Ogilvy

“Political advertising ought to be stopped. It's the only really dishonest kind of advertising that's left. It's totally dishonest.”

Kind Political Left Economy Ought Advertising Dishonesty

Author:David Ogilvy

“Advertising is a business of words, but advertising agencies are infested with men and women who cannot write. They cannot write advertisements, and they cannot write plans. They are helpless as deaf mutes on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera.”

Men Writing Economy Plans Stage Men And Women Advertising Agency Opera Helpless Deaf Advertisements Advertising Agencies Metropolitan Great Advertising Advertisement Negative

Book:Confessions of an advertising man

Source: Confessions of an advertising man

“Hire people who are better than you are, then leave them to get on with it. Look for people who will aim for the remarkable, who will not settle for the routine.”

People Looks Business Aim Management Advertising Settling Remarkable Routine Hiring Better Than You Service Culture Leadership And Management Top Management Managing People Great Managers Great Management

Author:David Ogilvy

“I do not regard advertising as entertainment or an art form, but as a medium of information.”

Art Form Information Regard Entertainment Mediums Advertising

Author:David Ogilvy

“Never write an advertisement which you wouldn't want your family to read. You wouldn't tell lies to your own wife. Don't tell them to mine.”

Want Writing Lying Business Wife Mines Marketing Advertising Advertisements Advertising Agencies Adverts Great Advertising Advertising And Marketing

Author:David Ogilvy

“The consumer isn't a moron; she is your wife.”

Funny Wife Marketing Witty Advertising Consumers Sarcasm Sarcastic Moron Adverts Copywriting Great Advertising Great Marketing Advertising And Marketing Business Marketing Vapid Consumer Protection

Author:David Ogilvy

“Every advertisement should be thought of as a contribution to the complex symbol which is the brand image.”

Should Business Complexes Marketing Advertising Symbols Brands Contribution Advertisements Advertising Agencies Advertising And Marketing

Book:Confessions of an advertising man

Source: Confessions of an advertising man

“Does advertising corrupt editors? Yes it does, but fewer editors than you may suppose... the vast majority of editors are incorruptible.”

May Doe Economy Majority Advertising Editors Fewer

Book:Confessions of an advertising man

Source: Confessions of an advertising man

“If you ever have the good fortune to create a great advertising campaign, you will soon see another agency steal it. This is irritating, but don't let it worry you; nobody has ever built a brand by imitating somebody else's advertising.”

Ifs Business Worry Economy Built Fortune Campaigns Stealing Advertising Brands Agency Good Fortune Irritating Irritated Imitating Advertising Agencies Great Advertising Advertisement Negative

Book:Confessions of an advertising man

Source: Confessions of an advertising man

“Advertising reflects the mores of society, but it does not influence them.”

Doe Business Influence Advertising

Author:David Ogilvy

“The more informative your advertising, the more persuasive it will be.”

Economy Marketing Advertising Persuasive Advertising Agencies Informative Adverts Great Advertising Advertisement Negative Advertising Industry

Book:Confessions of an advertising man

Source: Confessions of an advertising man

“What you say in advertising is more important than how you say it.”

Important Business Organization Advertising

Author:David Ogilvy

“I avoid clients for whom advertising is only a marginal factor in their marketing mix. They have an awkward tendency to raid their advertising appropriations whenever they need cash for other purposes.”

Needs Purpose Economy Marketing Tendencies Factors Advertising Cash Awkward Clients Appropriation

Book:Confessions of an advertising man

Source: Confessions of an advertising man

“Advertising people who ignore research are as dangerous as generals who ignore decodes of enemy signals.”

People Business Enemy Dangerous Research Advertising Signals Market Research Adverts

Author:David Ogilvy

“I don't know the rules of grammar... If you're trying to persuade people to do something, or buy something, it seems to me you should use their language, the language they use every day, the language in which they think. We try to write in the vernacular.”

“What really decides consumers to buy or not to buy is the content of your advertising, not its form.”

Form Business Marketing Advertising Consumers Insightful Great Advertising Advertising And Marketing Advertisement Negative Advertising Industry

Author:David Ogilvy

“It takes a big idea to attract the attention of consumers and get them to buy your product. Unless your advertising contains a big idea, it will pass like a ship in the night. I doubt if more than one campaign in a hundred contains a big idea.”

Ifs Ideas Bigs Night Attention Economy Doubt Products Hundred Campaigns Ships Advertising Consumers Big Ideas

Author:David Ogilvy

“The relationship between a manufacturer and his advertising agency is almost as intimate as the relationship between a patient and his doctor. Make sure that you can life happily with your prospective client before you accept his account.”

Accepting Economy Perspective Doctors Accounts Patient Advertising Intimate Agency Clients Advertising Agencies

Book:Confessions of an advertising man

Source: Confessions of an advertising man

“Good copy can't be written with tongue in cheek, written just for a living. You've got to believe in the product.”

Believe Business Written Products Marketing Tongue Advertising Copies Cheeks Tongue In Cheek

Author:David Ogilvy

“It is flagrantly dishonest for an advertising agent to urge consumers to buy a product which he would not allow his own wife to buy.”

Wife Products Advertising Agents Consumers Urges

Book:Confessions of an advertising man

Source: Confessions of an advertising man

“Like a midwife, I make my living bringing new babies into the world, except that mine are new advertising campaigns.”

World Mines Baby Campaigns Advertising Advertising Agencies Midwife Baby Boy New Baby New Baby Boy My Baby Boy

Book:Confessions of an advertising man

Source: Confessions of an advertising man

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