Advertising Quote by David Foster Wallace

Advertising reaches out to touch the fantasy part of people's lives. And you know, most people's fantasies are pretty sad.

— Frederik Pohl

“Don’t try to trick the prospect. Advertising is not a debate. It’s a seduction. The”

— Al Ries

“Ads do not sell sex—that would be counterproductive, if it meant that heterosexual women and men turned to one another and were gratified. What…

— Naomi Wolf

“If ads are about selling things, they are not only about selling things; their images can carry symbolic meanings, transmit messages, and create moods…

— John Jervis

“If something in the ad isn’t helping you achieve that objective then it’s detracting from it and you should get rid of it.”

— Allan Dib

To advertisers: "Do not compete with your agency in the creative area. Why keep a dog and bark yourself?"

— David Ogilvy

“Advertising is a craft executed by people who aspire to be artists, but is assessed by those who aspire to be scientists. I cannot…

— Luke Sullivan

“Dear Journal, I just realized that the key to advertising can be summed up in one word: Bullshit.”

— Whitney G

“Don't delude yourself: You cannot succeed without media advertising.”

— Jay Conrad Levinson

“Enjoy fantasy for what it is, fantastic! Not for what it might be.”

— Marie Clair

“Advertising is legitimised lying.”

— H.G. Wells

“...isn't it possible that advertising as a whole is a fantastic fraud, presenting an image of America taken seriously by no one, least of…

— David Riesman