Business Quote by Gilbert Sorrentino

“The notion of carefully wrought bullshit involves, then, a certain inner strain. Thoughtful attention to detail requires discipline and objectivity. It entails accepting standards…

— Harry G. Frankfurt

“Smart shaming affects society at large by advertising mediocrity, villainizing the intelligent, and idolizing the foolish.”

— E. Ravago

“I am saddened by the modern system of advertising. Whatever evidence it offers of enterprise, ingenuity, impudence, and resource in certain individuals, it proves…

— Joseph Conrad

Advertising is far from impotent or harmless; it is not a mere mirror image. Its power is real, and on the brink of a…

— Eric Clark

Most criticism of advertising is written in ignorance of what actually happens inside these agencies.

— Michael Schudson

Denunciations of the manipulativeness of advertisers can unfortunately all too easily be turned on their heads into denunciations of the gullibility of consumers. Both…

— J. M. Coetzee

“Advertising is the insidious whisper of the bad angel of commerce.”

— Leo Babauta

Being myself animated by feelings of affection toward my fellowmen, I am saddened by the modern system of advertising. Whatever evidence it offers of…

— Joseph Conrad

The general advertisers and their agencies know almost nothing for sure, because they cannot measure the results of their advertising. They worship at the…

— David Ogilvy

“Clever advertising can convince people to try a bad product once. But it can’t convince them to buy a product they’ve already tried and…

— Robert W. Bly

“Corporate advertising is simply expensive lying dressed up as brainwashing”

— Dean Cavanagh

Advertising is the modern substitute for argument, its function is to make the worse appear the better article. A confused competition of all propagandas…

— George Santayana