Quotes by Advertising Executives - Page 2

If you think you're unable to be on the cover of Time magazine, make it your business to be there.

Thus, words being symbols of ideas, we can collect ideas by collecting words. The fellow who said he tried reading the dictionary but couldn't get the hang of the story simply missed the point: namely, that it is a collection of short stories.

Advertising is far more than just a communications industry. It's a problem-solving industry that also teaches you about life, how it encourages you to focus your thinking and produce something of genuine value. Why? Because that will make the advertising task so much easier. You're not equipped with a unique set of insights and experiences across a broad range of markets, allowing you to bring clarity and inspiration to anything you wish to produce.

I’ve always believed writing ads is the second most profitable form of writing. The first is ransom notes…

In advertising not to be different is virtually suicidal.

The function of advertising is simply to promote and sustain competitive advantage for brands.

A good friend is a connection to life - a tie to the past, a road to the future, the key to sanity in a totally insane world.

It's not how good you are, it's how good you want to be.

I'm uncomfortable when I'm comfortable ... I can't help it it's my personality.

I don't know the rules of grammar. If you're trying to persuade people to do something, or buy something, it seems to me you should use their language.