A good ad should be like a good sermon: It must not only comfort the afflicted, it also must afflict the comfortable.

Quote by Bernice Fitz-Gibbon

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Creativity often consists of merely turning up what is already there. Did you know that...

Creativity often consists of merely turning up what is already there. Did you know that...

A good ad should be like a good sermon: It must not only comfort the...

A good ad should be like a good sermon: It must not only comfort the...

Creativity varies inversely with the number of cooks involved in the broth.

Creativity varies inversely with the number of cooks involved in the broth.

The most truthful part of a newspaper is the advertisements

The most truthful part of a newspaper is the advertisements

Advertising is speech. It's regulated because it's often effective speech.

Advertising is speech. It's regulated because it's often effective speech.

Living in an age of advertisement, we are perpetually disillusioned. The perfect life is spread...

Living in an age of advertisement, we are perpetually disillusioned. The perfect life is spread...

There is a huge difference between journalism and advertising. Journalism aspires to truth. Advertising is...

There is a huge difference between journalism and advertising. Journalism aspires to truth. Advertising is...

We grew up founding our dreams on the infinite promise of American advertising. I still...

We grew up founding our dreams on the infinite promise of American advertising. I still...

You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements.

You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements.

The real fact of the matter is that nobody reads ads. People read what interest...

The real fact of the matter is that nobody reads ads. People read what interest...

There is no advertisement as powerful as a positive reputation traveling fast.

There is no advertisement as powerful as a positive reputation traveling fast.

Why, I ask, isn't it possible that advertising as a whole is a fantastic fraud,...

Why, I ask, isn't it possible that advertising as a whole is a fantastic fraud,...

The most common trouble with advertising is that it tries too hard to impress people.

The most common trouble with advertising is that it tries too hard to impress people.

Imagination... its limits are only those of the mind itself.

Imagination... its limits are only those of the mind itself.

Managing an advertising agency isn't all beer and skittles. After fourteen years of it, I...

Managing an advertising agency isn't all beer and skittles. After fourteen years of it, I...

Advertising is the ability to sense, interpret... to put the very heart throbs of a...

Advertising is the ability to sense, interpret... to put the very heart throbs of a...

Advertising is, actually, a simple phenomenon in terms of economics. It is merely a substitute...

Advertising is, actually, a simple phenomenon in terms of economics. It is merely a substitute...

Advertising is the modern substitute for argument; its function is to make the worse appear...

Advertising is the modern substitute for argument; its function is to make the worse appear...

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

The mystery of writing advertisements consists mainly in saying in a few plain words exactly...

The mystery of writing advertisements consists mainly in saying in a few plain words exactly...