“While it may be true that the best advertising is word-of-mouth, never lose sight of the fact it also can be the worst advertising.”
Jef I. Richards
“Advertisements contain the only truths to be relied on in a newspaper.”
Mark Twain
“If advertisers spent the same amount of money on improving their products as they do on advertising then they wouldn't have to advertise them.”
Will Rogers
“The most truthful part of a newspaper is the advertisements”
Thomas Jefferson
“There is a huge difference between journalism and advertising. Journalism aspires to truth. Advertising is regulated for truth. I'll put the accuracy of the average ad in this country up against the average news story any time.”
“The most powerful element in advertising is the truth.”
William Bernbach
“Many a small thing has been made large by the right kind of advertising.”
