Ninety-nine Percent Of Advertising Doesn't Sell Much

You Aren't Advertising To A Standing Army; You Are Advertising To A Moving Parade. Three Million Consumers Get Married Every Year. The Advertisement Which Sold A Refrigerator To Those Who Got Married Last Year Will Probably Be Just As Successful With Those Who'll Get Married Next Year. An Advertisement Is Just Like A Radar Sweep, Constantly Hunting New Prospects As They Come Into The Market. Get A Good Radar And Keep It Sweeping.

You Have Only 30 Seconds In A Tv Commercial. If You Grab Attention In The First Frame With A Visual Surprise, You Stand A Better Chance Of Holding The Viewer. People Screen Out A Lot Of Commercials Because They Open With Something Dull. When You Advertise Fire-extinguishers, Open With The Fire.

The Advertisers Who Believe In The Selling Power Of Jingles Have Never Had To Sell Anything.

Making The Logo Twice The Size Is Often A Good Thing To Do, Because Most Advertisements Are Deficient In Brand Identification. Showing The Clients' Faces Is Also A Better Stratagem Than It May Sound, Because The Public Is More Interested In Personalities Than In Corporations. Some Clients Can Be Projected As Human Symbols Of Their Own Products.

Advertising Is Only Evil When It Advertises Evil Things.