Commercial speech is like obscenity... we can't seem to define it, but we know it when we see it.

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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...

Advertising practitioners are interpreters. But unlike foreign language interpreters, adpeople must constantly learn new languages....

Advertising practitioners are interpreters. But unlike foreign language interpreters, adpeople must constantly learn new languages....

Advertising is totally unnecessary. Unless you hope to make money.

Advertising is totally unnecessary. Unless you hope to make money.

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...

The Death of Advertising? I think that's in the book of Revelation. It's the day...

The Death of Advertising? I think that's in the book of Revelation. It's the day...

There's so much truly putrid advertising out there it's embarrassing. But not all advertising is...

There's so much truly putrid advertising out there it's embarrassing. But not all advertising is...

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...

I wish all consumers were as gullible as advertising's biggest critics. Anyone who believes advertising...

I wish all consumers were as gullible as advertising's biggest critics. Anyone who believes advertising...

In the world of commercial speech, tobacco advertising bears the earmarks of an endangered species.

In the world of commercial speech, tobacco advertising bears the earmarks of an endangered species.

I suspect that there is no other single profession that does more to contribute to...

I suspect that there is no other single profession that does more to contribute to...

The law requires a paper towel ad to be scrupulously honest, but allows political candidates...

The law requires a paper towel ad to be scrupulously honest, but allows political candidates...

I wish all consumers were as gullible as advertising's biggest critics. Anyone who believes advertising...

I wish all consumers were as gullible as advertising's biggest critics. Anyone who believes advertising...

If its not done ethically, advertising won't be trusted. If consumers don't trust it, advertising...

If its not done ethically, advertising won't be trusted. If consumers don't trust it, advertising...

Advertising is totally unnecessary. Unless you hope to make money.

Advertising is totally unnecessary. Unless you hope to make money.

Is advertising a profession, like law or medicine? How many new parents clutch their baby...

Is advertising a profession, like law or medicine? How many new parents clutch their baby...

In advertising, sex sells. But only if you're selling sex.

In advertising, sex sells. But only if you're selling sex.

The Death of Advertising? I think that's in the book of Revelation. It's the day...

The Death of Advertising? I think that's in the book of Revelation. It's the day...

Advertising is the 'wonder' in Wonder Bread.

Advertising is the 'wonder' in Wonder Bread.

Advertising is a non-moral force, like electricity, which not only illuminates but electrocutes. Its worth...

Advertising is a non-moral force, like electricity, which not only illuminates but electrocutes. Its worth...

Advertising is far from impotent or harmless; it is not a mere mirror image. Its...

Advertising is far from impotent or harmless; it is not a mere mirror image. Its...