There is a huge difference between journalism and advertising. Journalism aspires to truth. Advertising is regulated for truth. I'll put the accuracy of the average ad in this country up against the average news story any time.

Quote by Jef I Richards

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

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

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

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

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

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

Advertising is the 'wonder' in Wonder Bread.

Advertising is the 'wonder' in Wonder Bread.

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...

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...

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...

Congress seems to believe that 'Children are our future' is a phrase coined by tobacco...

Congress seems to believe that 'Children are our future' is a phrase coined by tobacco...

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

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

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....

Internet advertising will not replace traditional media, it will compliment them.

Internet advertising will not replace traditional media, it will compliment them.

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...

I believe 'credibility' is one of the biggest issues yet to be addressed by Internet...

I believe 'credibility' is one of the biggest issues yet to be addressed by Internet...

I believe 'credibility' is one of the biggest issues yet to be addressed by Internet...

I believe 'credibility' is one of the biggest issues yet to be addressed by Internet...

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...

Creativity is an advertising agency's most valuable asset, because it is the rarest.

Creativity is an advertising agency's most valuable asset, because it is the rarest.

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...

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...

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...