Advertising is a business of words, but advertising agencies are infested with men and women who cannot write. They cannot write advertisements, and they cannot write plans. They are helpless as deaf mutes on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera.
Advertising reflects the mores of society, but it does not influence them.
The pursuit of excellence is less profitable than the pursuit of bigness, but it can be more satisfying.
Many people - and I think I am one of them - are more productive when they've had a little to drink. I find if I drink two or three brandies, I'm far better able to write.
Ninety-nine percent of advertising doesn't sell much of anything.
The consumer isn't a moron; she is your wife.
