Advertising Quote by Christopher Lasch

“The advertising industry's prime task is to ensure that uninformed consumers make irrational choices, thus undermining market theories that are based on just the…

— Noam Chomsky

In the end, advertising rests upon the fact that consumers are a fickle and superstitious mob, incapable of any real judgment as to what…

— Walter Lippmann

Advertising, the product of capitalism, can only justify itself on the premise that the market is a force for good.

— Justin Cartwright

The product that will not sell without advertising will not sell profitably with advertising.

— Albert Lasker

“In fact quite generally, commercial advertising is fundamentally an effort to undermine markets. We should recognize that. If you’ve taken an economics course, you…

— Noam Chomsky

Advertising is the art of convincing people to spend money they don't have for something they don't need.

— Will Rogers

What really decides consumers to buy or not to buy is the content of your advertising, not its form.

— David Ogilvy

Advertising ... is a parasitic activity; it forces goods for which there is no real need or demand on a foolish or even a…

— Ann Bridge

Advertisements may be evaluated scientifically; they cannot be created scientifically.

— Leo Bogart

Consumers know precisely what's wrong with advertising. Be it TV or print or whatever, they know that advertising is never creative enough ... never…

— Phil Dusenberry

The point of advertising is to destroy markets.

— Noam Chomsky

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

— David Ogilvy