What is the difference between unethical and ethical advertising? Unethical advertising uses falsehoods to deceive the public; ethical advertising uses truth to deceive the public.
Advertising Quotes
Like most endeavors, life is seriously over-advertised and under-funded.
The consumer isn’t a moron; she is your wife. You insult her intelligence if you assume that a mere slogan and a few vapid adjectives will persuade her to buy anything.
The real danger from advertising is that it helps to shatter and ultimately destroy our most precious non-material possessions: the confidence in the existence of meaningful purposes of human activity and respect for the integrity of man.
Advertising is the mouthpiece of business.
As to the idea that advertising motivates people, remember the Edsel.
The sign brings customers.
Advertising men and politicians are dangerous if they are separated. Together they are diabolical.
Acknowledging the already considerable power of advertising in American society; by 1917 (George) Creel was approaching the conclusion that ‘people do not live by bread alone; they live mostly by catch phrases.’ If advertising could sell soap or face cream or biscuits, he reasoned, why not a war?
The product that will not sell without advertising will not sell profitably with advertising.
