Advertising Quotes

The man who on his trade relies must either bust or advertise.

Advertising is the foot on the accelerator, the hand on the throttle, the spur on the flank that keeps our economy surging forward.

When trade grew slack, and notes fell due, The merchant’s face grew long and blue; His dreams were troubled through the night With sheriff bailiffs all in sight. At this his wife unto him said “Rise up at once, get out of bed, And get your paper, ink, and pen, And advertise to all good […]

You may as well know that one American national trait which irritates many Americans and must be convenient for our critics is that we relentlessly advertise our imperfections.

We are advertised by our loving friends. (Henry VI)

The man who stops advertising to save money is like the man who stops the clock to save time.

Advertising is the greatest art form of the twentieth century.

Advertising is the art of making whole lies out of half truths.

The codfish lays ten thousand eggs, The homely hen lays one; The codfish never cackles, To tell you when she’s done; And so we scorn the codfish, While the humble hen we prize; Which only goes to show you, That it pays to advertise.

I hate (advertising) because it irresponsibly induces discontent in people for one myopic goal, and then it leaves the debris of that process out there in the culture. An advertiser will happily make you feel bad about yourself if that will make you buy, say, a Bic pen.