John Wanamaker
John Wanamaker
John Wanamakerwas a United States merchant and religious, civic and political figure, considered by some to be a proponent of advertising and a "pioneer in marketing". He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and served as U.S. Postmaster General...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth11 July 1838
CountryUnited States of America
inspirational kings forget
When a customer enters my store, forget me. He is king.
motivational years facts
I learned 30 years ago that it is foolish to scold. I have enough trouble overcoming my own limitations without fretting over the fact that God has not seen fit to distribute evenly the gift of intelligence.
gratitude heart expression
Gratitude takes three forms: a feeling in the heart, an expression in words, and a giving in return.
thinking
Nothing comes merely by thinking about it.
business marketing half
Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don't know which half.
funny time pyramids
People who cannot find time for recreation are obliged sooner or later to find time for illness.
inspirational mountain may
One may walk over the highest mountain one step at a time.
coins too-much flipping-a-coin
Courtesy is the one coin you can never have too much of or be stingy with.
love moving home
If we could only make our hands move as actively as our tongues, what wonders we could accomplish! Almost everyone loves to hear his own voice. It is so easy, too! Yet if we could say less and do more for each other's good, not alone would every home be happier, but communities would be enriched thereby. Instead of criticism by speech, to show someone a better way to do a thing would be of much greater value.
lying believe hype
Any seeming deception in a statement is costly, not only in the expense of the advertising but in the detrimental effect produced upon the customer, who believes she has been misled.
men desire causes
A man's not doing much until the cause he works for possesses all there is of him. Desire, when harnessed, is power.