“Our mass media have little difficulty in selling particular interests as those of all sensible men. The political needs of society become individual needs and aspirations, their satisfaction promotes business and the commonweal, and the whole appeals to be the very embodiment of Reason.” MenNeedsLittlesReasonWholePoliticalIndividualInterestMediaParticularMassDifficultySatisfactionSellingAppealsAspirationSensibleEmbodimentMass Media Author:Herbert Marcuse
“As yet we use our media only for selling things - including, of course, political candidates. What will happen when someone masters the art of selling souls?” ArtSoulUseHappensPoliticalCoursesMediaMastersIncludingSellingAdvertisingCandidatesPolitical CandidatesSelling Things Book:The Devil at Large: Erica Jong on Henry Miller Source: The Devil at Large: Erica Jong on Henry Miller
“The Internet is disrupting every media industry...people can complain about that, but complaining is not a strategy. And Amazon is not happening to book selling, the future is happening to book selling.” PeopleBookRealityCommunityLeadershipTechnologyGenerationsMediaIndustryEvolutionInternetHappeningsCapitalismStrategyPropertyIndividualitySocial MediaComplainingSellingIdeologyConsumerismFree MarketAmazon Author:Jeff Bezos
“Marijuana does not cause brain damage. Our media does by creating fears, encouraging hate and then selling the remedy to the fears and hate the media creates.” DoeHateCausesBrainMediaCreatingSellingDamageMarijuanaRemedyCreating Fear Author:Steven Machat
“Journalism consists in buying white paper at two cents a pound and selling it at ten cents a pound.” TwoPoliticalWhiteMediaTenPaperSellingJournalismBuyingPoundsCentsWhite PaperTwo Cents Author:Charles A. Dana
“I have no problem selling books to media franchises and we do it all the time. The author must understand that he/she is a writer for hire and has no control over copyright or over editorial changes made to the text.” WritingMadeBookProblemMediaSellingNo ProblemCopyrightEditorialsSelling Books Author:Richard Curtis
“At the end of the day, every media entity is in the business of selling soap. They're not afraid of being popular.” EndsMediaSellingThe End Of The DayNot AfraidEntitySoapBeing Popular Author:Lino Rulli
“We've never had a situation where mass media has been so censored, at least in my lifetime. When I was younger, networks like NBC, CBS, were independently owned, and took their jobs as journalists seriously. There used to be documentaries like "The Selling of the Pentagon."” Has BeensJobsUsedSituationMediaMassLifetimeSellingUsed To BeJournalistDocumentariesPentagonMass MediaNbcCensored Author:Jello Biafra
“The main problem is just that people think that other people care about them way more than they do. Anything that you do, that requires anyone to do an ounce of work that's about you, is a mistake. Because unless you are Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, or David Letterman, or just a really, really giant celebrity, or you're maybe at the center of a media storm where everyone is trying to get in touch with you, people don't want to have to do any work to remember who you are, what you're selling, or what your website is.” PeopleThinkingWayWantTryingProblemCareRememberMistakeMediaWho You AreStormSellingGiantsWebsiteBradLettermanRemember Who You Are Author:Mandy Stadtmiller
“Sellers who've embraced social media are creating new opportunities that totally bypass traditional sales channels... It's about good selling - using all the tools that are available to you today.” TodayOpportunitySocialMediaCreatingToolsAvailableSocial MediaSellingTraditionalInsightfulSellersNew OpportunityBypass Author:Jill Konrath