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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 notice increasing reluctance on the part of marketing executives to use judgment; they are...

I notice increasing reluctance on the part of marketing executives to use judgment; they are...

Good copy can't be written with tongue in cheek, written just for a living. You've...

Good copy can't be written with tongue in cheek, written just for a living. You've...

You make the best products you can, and you grow as fast as you deserve...

You make the best products you can, and you grow as fast as you deserve...

A good advertisement is one which sells the product without drawing attention to itself.

A good advertisement is one which sells the product without drawing attention to itself.

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...

There is no need for advertisements to look like advertisements. If you make them look...

There is no need for advertisements to look like advertisements. If you make them look...

Never stop testing, and your advertising will never stop improving.

Never stop testing, and your advertising will never stop improving.

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...

It strikes me as bad manners for a magazine to accept one of my advertisements...

It strikes me as bad manners for a magazine to accept one of my advertisements...

A good advertisement is one which sells the product without drawing attention to itself.

A good advertisement is one which sells the product without drawing attention to itself.

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...

At 60 miles an hour the loudest noise in this Rolls-Royce comes from the electric...

At 60 miles an hour the loudest noise in this Rolls-Royce comes from the electric...

Advertising reflects the mores of society, but it does not influence them.

Advertising reflects the mores of society, but it does not influence them.

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...

Many manufacturers secretly question whether advertising really sells their product, but are vaguely afraid that...

Many manufacturers secretly question whether advertising really sells their product, but are vaguely afraid that...

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....

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...

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.

Democratic nations must try to find ways to starve the terrorist and the hijacker of...

Democratic nations must try to find ways to starve the terrorist and the hijacker of...

Where there are no women there are no good manners

Where there are no women there are no good manners