#advertising

Today's smartest advertising style is tomorrow's corn. ↗

— William Bernbach

#corn #smartest #style #today #tomorrow

In my opinion, fun is what makes advertising successful. ↗

— Leo Bogart

#fun #in my opinion #makes #opinion #successful

It did what all ads are supposed to do: create an anxiety relievable by purchase. ↗

— David Foster Wallace

#advertising #anxiety #advertising

The most truthful part of a newspaper is the advertisements. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#journalism #advertising

...there are books...which you can't tell people about, books so special and rare and yours that advertising your affection feels like a betrayal. ↗

— John Green

#hazel #john-green #protagonist #the-fault-in-our-stars #advertising

That's a big trunk," James said, as we jammed in the leathery old case that looked so much like the black heart of some leviathan. "It fits a tuba, three suitcases, a dead dog, and a garment bag almost perfectly." "That's just what they used to say in the ads," I said... ↗

— Michael Chabon

#dead-dogs #garment-bags #suitcases #trunk-space #tubas

It’s never been easier for audiences to skip, filter, or avoid advertising, so the best ideas are the ones that respect that the audience needs to get something out of the work; it should inspire, satisfy, or motivate them. You can’t just bombard people with messages anymore. ↗

— Ajaz Ahmed

#inspiration #marketing #motivation #inspirational

I warn you against believing that advertising is a science. ↗

— William Bernbach

#against #believing #i #science #warn

The stronger that women grow, the more prestige, fame, and money is accorded to the display professions: They are held higher and higher above the heads of rising women, for them to emulate. ↗

— Naomi Wolf

#beauty #body-image #eating-disorders #self-esteem #society

The time has come when advertising in some hands has reached the status of a science. ↗

— Claude C. Hopkins

#come #hands #reached #science #some