If commerce is the engine of our economy, then advertising is the spark. Responsible advertisers are the drivers who keep us on the right track, leading to a richer, more benevolent society.

Quote by Brian Philcox

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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...

Does advertising corrupt editors? Yes it does, but fewer editors than you may suppose... the...

Does advertising corrupt editors? Yes it does, but fewer editors than you may suppose... the...

The work of an advertising agency is warmly and immediately human. It deals with human...

The work of an advertising agency is warmly and immediately human. It deals with human...

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...

Every advertisement should be thought of as a contribution to the complex symbol which is...

Every advertisement should be thought of as a contribution to the complex symbol which is...

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...

Our society's values are being corrupted by advertising's insistence on the equation: Youth equals popularity,...

Our society's values are being corrupted by advertising's insistence on the equation: Youth equals popularity,...

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....

Any seeming deception in a statement is costly, not only in the expense of the...

Any seeming deception in a statement is costly, not only in the expense of the...

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.

Advertising isn't a science. It's persuasion. And persuasion is an art.

Advertising isn't a science. It's persuasion. And persuasion is an art.

We read advertisements... to discover and enlarge our desires. We are always ready - even...

We read advertisements... to discover and enlarge our desires. We are always ready - even...

The Great Idea in advertising is far more than the sum of the recognition scores,...

The Great Idea in advertising is far more than the sum of the recognition scores,...

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...

If advertising had a little more respect for the public, the public would have a...

If advertising had a little more respect for the public, the public would have a...

The privacy of public office, the publicity of private life

The privacy of public office, the publicity of private life

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...

Advertising is a symbol-manipulating occupation.

Advertising is a symbol-manipulating occupation.

The future is religion and commerce, aphrodisiac and Benzedrine, a mother of mysterious comfort and...

The future is religion and commerce, aphrodisiac and Benzedrine, a mother of mysterious comfort and...

Honor sinks where commerce long prevails.

Honor sinks where commerce long prevails.

An economy hampered by restrictive tax rates will never produce enough revenue to balance our...

An economy hampered by restrictive tax rates will never produce enough revenue to balance our...