Famous Quotes & Sayings

Newspapers are not free and they never have been. They can appear to be so, but someone, somewhere is covering the costs whether that is through advertising, a patron's largesse or a license fee. Advertising is no longer subsidising the industry and so the cost must fall somewhere - why not on the people who use it?

I've devoted a lot of my time and effort during the past few years to developing my advertising copywriting business to the point of where I can support my family and don't have to depend on writing fiction for my income.

Arnold J. Toynbee

I can not think of any circumstances in which advertising would not be an evil.

Claude C. Hopkins

The compass of accurate knowledge directs the shortest, safest, cheapest course to any destination

Claude C. Hopkins

Impressive claims are made far more impressive by making them exact

Christy Turlington

We should all reevaluate advertising that contradicts what we know to be the truth; especially when the ads are harmfully manipulative.

What we've also got coming down the pike is digitalization of advertising and the video-on-demand channels. We've tried to structure it from the ground up so there are no surprises.

Dorothy L. Sayers

Advertise, or go under.

Dorothy L. Sayers

Advertising never sold a bad product twice.

David Ogilvy

When you have nothing to say, sing it.

David Ogilvy

Nobody should be allowed to create general advertising until he has served his apprenticeship in direct-response

David Ogilvy

Positioning should be decided before the advertising is created

David Ogilvy

If you can’t advertise yourself, what hope do you have of advertising anything else?

David Ogilvy

Nobody has ever built a brand by imitating somebody else's advertising.

I wouldn't be surprised if Microsoft could double (its online advertising revenue) in three to five years.

Jason Calacanis

Jon Miller would be amazing for Yahoo because he is extremely good at building display advertising businesses and buying young startups.

Mike Connolly

John has done a terrific job of developing and growing the advertising partnerships at ESPN, the radio industry's number one sports brand. I am very glad to have John on our team.

I suspect it'll have more impact on the advertising arena than the news arena.

I think it's a great opportunity for the spotlight to get swung over to Nashville as an advertising center.

I think it's a fair statement to say the advertising base has been wrecked. We're in the process of strategizing how we'll deal with that now.

I think it reflects that there is a commitment to online advertising, there is a recognition that is part of a long-term retail strategy.

I think it is a real stretch to say the decline of department store advertising has forced layoffs at any one newspaper.

I think it all comes down to Wal-Mart's aggressive advertising campaign. They are being much louder with their campaign, and I think they've done a good job of stealing the 'early-bird' holiday shoppers.

I think it all comes down to Wal-Mart's aggressive advertising campaign, ... They are being much louder with their campaign, and I think they've done a good job of stealing the 'early-bird' holiday shoppers.

I also hope that schools, teachers and parents in the country will enhance their awareness of children protection and keep their kids and students away from advertising activities.

Half of the Super Bowl advertisers are buying search-supported material, up about 100 percent from last year.

Eliot Spitzer

H&R Block is a company that has been advertising itself quite consistently as being in your corner. I think it is fair to say that they have not been in your corner but have been putting customers in the corner instead.

Graeme Base

I began illustrating children's books because of a growing disillusionment with the sort of work I was doing in the advertising industry. Book publishing offered me the chance to be far more creative.

Graeme Base

I was always interested in art at school, and after year twelve, senior year, I spent three years studying graphic design at college. I worked in advertising for two years but didn't like it much, then began doing a bit of illustration work for various publishers.

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova

As a child, I wanted to go into advertising. I had a love affair with the advertising industry.

Howard Gossage

To explain responsibility to advertising men is like trying to convince an eight-year-old that sexual intercourse is more fun than a chocolate ice cream cone.

What you're seeing is a sea change in advertising that is driving our economic prosperity, ... Offline (advertising) dollars are moving to online.

What works in spam is similar to what works in advertising. Things like weight loss, work at home, get rich, those are beginning to find an audience.