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Jef I. Richards

"There's so much truly putrid advertising out there it's embarrassing. But not all advertising is bad. Some of it is really quite mediocre."

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"There's so much truly putrid advertising out there it's embarrassing. But not all advertising is bad. Some of it is really quite mediocre."

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"Outside of advertising, the person who's influenced me most is quite possibly Frank Gehry."

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"Expensive advertising courts us with hints and images. The ordinary kind merely says, Buy."

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"It is advertising and the logic of consumerism that governs the depiction of reality in the mass media."

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"The Death of Advertising? I think that's in the book of Revelation. It's the day when people everywhere become satisfied with their weight, their hair, their skin, their wardrobe, and their aroma."
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"Is advertising a profession, like law or medicine? How many new parents clutch their baby to their breast and declare, 'I want this child to grow up to be a media planner'?"
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"Advertising is the 'wonder' in Wonder Bread."
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"I wish all consumers were as gullible as advertising's biggest critics. Anyone who believes advertising is that powerful will believe almost anything."
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"While it may be true that the best advertising is word-of-mouth, never lose sight of the fact it also can be the worst advertising."
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