Does advertising corrupt editors? Yes it does, but fewer editors than you may suppose... the vast majority of editors are incorruptible.

Quote by David Ogilvy

Topics: Advertising Quotes, Editors Quotes

There is one category of advertising which is totally uncontrolled and flagrantly dishonest: the television...

There is one category of advertising which is totally uncontrolled and flagrantly dishonest: the television...

I do not regard advertising as entertainment or an art form, but as a medium...

I do not regard advertising as entertainment or an art form, but as a medium...

Some manufacturers illustrate their advertisements with abstract paintings. I would only do this if I...

Some manufacturers illustrate their advertisements with abstract paintings. I would only do this if I...

I did not feel 'evil' when I wrote advertisements for Puerto Rico. They helped attract...

I did not feel 'evil' when I wrote advertisements for Puerto Rico. They helped attract...

What you say in advertising is more important than how you say it.

What you say in advertising is more important than how you say it.

Leaders grasp nettles.

Leaders grasp nettles.

Ninety-nine percent of advertising doesn't sell much of anything.

Ninety-nine percent of advertising doesn't sell much of anything.

The most important word in the vocabulary of advertising is test. If you pretest your...

The most important word in the vocabulary of advertising is test. If you pretest your...

Remove advertising, disable a person or firm from proclaiming its wares and their merits, and...

Remove advertising, disable a person or firm from proclaiming its wares and their merits, and...

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...

The secret of long life is double careers. One to about age sixty, then another...

The secret of long life is double careers. One to about age sixty, then another...

Much of the messy advertising you see on television today is the product of committees....

Much of the messy advertising you see on television today is the product of committees....

Hire people who are better than you are, then leave them to get on with...

Hire people who are better than you are, then leave them to get on with...

Develop your eccentricities while you are young. That way, when you get old, people won't...

Develop your eccentricities while you are young. That way, when you get old, people won't...

The headline is the 'ticket on the meat.' Use it to flag down readers who...

The headline is the 'ticket on the meat.' Use it to flag down readers who...

The more informative your advertising, the more persuasive it will be.

The more informative your advertising, the more persuasive it will be.

Advertising people who ignore research are as dangerous as generals who ignore decodes of enemy...

Advertising people who ignore research are as dangerous as generals who ignore decodes of enemy...

The consumer isn't a moron; she is your wife.

The consumer isn't a moron; she is your wife.

What Youth deemed crystal, Age finds out was dew.

What Youth deemed crystal, Age finds out was dew.

Do not eat anything you find already dead. You may give it to an alien...

Do not eat anything you find already dead. You may give it to an alien...