(1210 quotes found)
“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.”
David Ogilvy
“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.”
Jef I. Richards
“Ninety eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hardworking, honest Americans. It's the other lousy two percent that get all the publicity. But then, we elected them.”
Lily Tomlin
“No company that markets products or services to the consumer can remain a leader in its field without a deep-seated commitment to advertising.”
Edwin L. Artzt
“You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements.”
George Norman Douglas
“The real fact of the matter is that nobody reads ads. People read what interest them, and sometimes it's an ad.”
Howard Luck Gossage
“A viewer who skips the advertising is the moral equivalent of a shoplifter.”
Nicholas Johnson
“Hollywood has its Oscars. Television has its Emmys. Broadway has its Tonys. And advertising has its Clios. And its Andys, Addys, Effies and Obies. And 117 other assorted awards. And those are just the big ones.”
Joanne Lipman
“It is pretty obvious that the debasement of the human mind caused by a constant flow of fraudulent advertising is no trivial thing. There is more than one way to conquer a country.”
Raymond Chandler
“The sole purpose of business is service. The sole purpose of advertising is explaining the service which business renders.”
Leo Burnett
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