Famous Quotes & Sayings

Advertising degrades the people it appeals to; it deprives them of their will to choose.

Traylor Howard

In college, I majored - I can't believe there is such a thing - in advertising. And I worked in advertising and PR for a while, and I liked it.

Sarah Hall

I don't think practitioners should necessarily be advertising their work.

Victor LaValle

There are times when I need to dig up the diagram for a type of satellite dish, for instance, but I just can't seem to phrase this need correctly. As a result, I'm inundated by advertising for satellite television and people's online customer reviews of such services when, in fact, I was only trying to figure out what a certain component is called.

Tim O'Reilly

We were the first people to do advertising on the Web. I actually saw in 1993 that the ad could be the content, the destination.

We want to surprise the advertising industry with the facts and truth about newspapers.

The online advertising market still seems to be struggling. It's difficult to look at that and see substantial near-term growth.

While I would like to see the company start generating profits sooner, I think (flat-rate pricing) is the way the industry is going. CompuServe will need to make its revenue through advertising or transaction fees,

With the kick-start provided by this first big client, GSD&M becomes the third-largest advertising agency in the United States by signing other clients, such as Sam Walton's revolutionary Wal-Mart, as well as DreamWorks.

Richard Parsons

We feel all the more confident in pursuing a more aggressive path to create value at AOL through both its subscription and advertising business initiatives.

With the significant clutter of all of the advertising in Detroit during Super Bowl week we see this as a way to cut through and deliver our message.

Viviane Reding

Our goal should be to increase consumer information while acknowledging that product placement is a form of advertising and that it should not interfere with editorial independence.

Jon Miller

Over the course of this year, it will have a transactional heart rather than an advertising heart.

Over the past twelve months, we have taken aggressive steps to position theglobe.com for a turnaround or business combination dependant on a rebound in the online advertising sector, but the sector remains severely depressed and there are few signs of a rebound in the near-term,

Our plan is to reward experts in their fields along with regular users who've proven they can share useful and popular material. By elevating them to Featured Finder status and giving them the advertising revenue produced by their pages, it's a win-win for everyone.

Our retailers will not increase their inventory or advertising until this is signed. We need to get this on the governor's desk as soon as possible.

Our results in the first quarter reflect higher advertising and circulation revenues at The New York Times Media Group and the Regional Media Group, in part due to the introduction of innovative new products.

Our search advertising revenue has not been as strong as we'd like,

Our speakers' keen insight on GLBT marketing and advertising is essential to all brand managers seeking inroads into this lucrative market

Overall, the U.S. labor market is off to a very solid start in 2006 as strong business fundamentals continue to boost employer demand for workers, creating more job opportunities and driving the unemployment rate down to well below 5 percent. Demand for workers in the U.S. remains elevated at the outset of the year, while the online migration of help-wanted advertising continues at a rapid pace. The Index's findings for February clearly indicate greater confidence among employers throughout much of the country, largely due to the underlying strength of the economy. This is encouraging news for job seekers and bodes well for this year's class of college graduates as they begin their search for employment.

Over $2.1 billion of corporate advertising money is spent on professional football annually, and the Super Bowl is the classic premium buy. Corporations are willing to spend $2.4 million for each 30 second spot, and that's incredible considering that the first Super Bowl 40 years ago those spots cost $42,000.

Our vision for helping advertisers to capture the extremely rich branding opportunities that in game advertising presents is very much in synch with market demand, and the concurrent recognition we have been given seems to indicate this as well.

Our whole basis is a repair shop you can trust. Our best advertising has been word of mouth. So I think we are doing the right thing.

Bat for Lashes

I get invited to premieres, and I've been to a few fashion shows and stuff, but I always get really bored. I feel quite awkward. You have to wear something by them, and it all feels like, 'Why am I doing free advertising for you?'

Brian Eno

When governments rely increasingly on sophisticated public relations agencies, public debate disappears and is replaced by competing propaganda campaigns, with all the accompanying deceits. Advertising isn't about truth or fairness or rationality, but about mobilising deeper and more primitive layers of the human mind.

There is no advertisement as powerful as a positive reputation traveling fast.

There is no such thing as a Mass Mind. The Mass Audience is made up of individuals, and good advertising is written always from one person to another. When it is aimed at millions it rarely moves anyone.

Advertising is what you do when you can't go see somebody. That's all it is.

We are not predicting that the rating phenomenon will remain as high as it was, but nevertheless we did bring in substantial advertising revenue from it. We believe that the show is still and will continue to be strong.

Wil Wheaton

When I get the redesign launched, there will be minimal advertising. I'm doing this because I believe I've found a tasteful and non-intrusive way to help support my family.

We are grateful to News Corporation for their generous commitment of donated advertising time and space to this important campaign. Their support in media frequented by our target audience will go a long way to getting this important message out to teens and their parents.

Susan Wojcicki

Google is a consumer brand and people need to be comfortable. If we were just an advertising brand we wouldn't have the same concerns. We've always tried to promote transparency and choice among our users.

William Allen White

Advertising is the genie which is transforming America into a place of comfort, luxury and ease for millions.