1,265 Quotes About Advertising

Whatever modern democracies may tell themselves about their commitment to free speech and to diversity of opinion, the values of a given society will uncannily match those of whichever organizations have the scale to pay for runs of thirty-second slots around the nightly news bulletin.

Gradually I began to realize that modern advertising could be seen less as an agent of materialism than as one of the cultural forces working to disconnect human beings from the material world.

It is often the job of the advert to highlight the product’s strengths and the target audience’s weaknesses.

James Bond: a paid assassin of plutocratic cartels, a womanizer, a dipsomaniac, a speed demon, a materialist.

To see what they look like, women look at a mirror. To look like what they see, women read magazines.

If Santa Claus was a politician, he would only put billboards promising the best Christmas presents.

Advertising teaches people not to trust their judgment. Advertising teaches people to be stupid.

Any fool can write a bad advertisement, but it takes a genius to keep his hands off a good one.

The modern American is starved for trust, a sense of community, and a personal connection; these desires are revealed by viewing modern advertising.