Leo Burnett quotes - page 2

Regardless of the moral issue, dishonesty in advertising has proved very unprofitable. (Leo Burnett)
Plan the sale when you plan the ad. View quote
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I have learned that you can't have good advertising without a good client, that you can't keep a good client without good advertising, and no client will ever buy better advertising than he understands or has an appetite for. View quote
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A good ad which is not run never produces sales. View quote
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To swear off making mistakes is very easy. All you have to do is swear off having ideas. View quote
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Advertising says to people, 'Here's what we've got. Here's what it will do for you. Here's how to get it.' View quote
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Anyone who thinks that people can be fooled or pushed around has an inaccurate and pretty low estimate of people - and he won't do very well in advertising. View quote
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Whether or not the standard of living made possible by mass production and in turn by mass circulation, is supported by and filled with the work of us hucksters, I guess is something that only history can decide. View quote
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I have learned that trying to guess what the boss or the client wants is the most debilitating of all influences in the creation of good advertising. View quote
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Too many ads that try not to go over the reader's head end up beneath his notice. View quote
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Don't tell people how good you make the goods tell the how good your goods make them. (Leo Burnett)
You have come to a place which doesn't tolerate anything but the best. You have come to a place where you can be heard. You have come to a place where you can grow. View quote
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Let's gear our advertising to sell goods, but let's recognize also that advertising has a broad social responsibility. View quote
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Rarely have I seen any really great advertising created without a certain amount of confusion, throw-aways, bent noses, irritation and downright cursedness. View quote
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If you are writing about baloney, don't try and make it Cornish hen, because that's the worst kind of baloney there is. Just make it darn good baloney. View quote
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Anyone who thinks that people can be fooled or pushed around has an inaccurate and pretty low estimate of people. View quote
Leo Burnett

Leo Burnett

Occupation: American Businessman
Born: October 21, 1891
Died: June 7, 1971
Quotes count: 41
Wikipedia: Leo Burnett

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