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== The economic imperative of visibility ==
 
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| text = In good times people want to advertise; in bad times they have to.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Bruce Barton Letter |publisher=SOFII |date=1925 |url=https://sofii.org/case-study/the-bruce-barton-letter-the-classic-long-copy-letter-from-1925-that-pulled-a-100-per-cent-response |access-date=2025-12-21}}</ref>
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== The strategic art of persuasion ==
 
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| text = A good advertisement is one which sells the product without drawing attention to itself.<ref>{{cite book |last=Ogilvy |first=David |title=Confessions of an Advertising Man |year=1963 |publisher=Atheneum}}</ref>
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| text = Make it simple. Make it memorable. Make it inviting to look at. Make it fun to read.<ref>{{cite book |title=100 LEO's: Wit and Wisdom from Leo Burnett |publisher=NTC Business Press |year=1995 |page=47}}</ref>
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| text = Advertising is the ability to sense, interpret... to put the very heart throbs of a business into type, paper and ink.<ref>{{cite book |last=Kufrin |first=Joan |title=Leo Burnett: Star Reacher |year=1995 |publisher=Leo Burnett Company, Inc. |page=54}}</ref>
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| text = People screen out a lot of commercials because they open with something dull...When you advertise fire-extinguishers, open with the fire.<ref>{{cite book |last=Ogilvy |first=David |title=Ogilvy on Advertising |year=1983 |publisher=Crown Publishers}}</ref>
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| text = Nobody reads ads. People read what interests them. Sometimes, it's an ad.<ref>{{cite book |last=Gossage |first=Howard Luck |title=The Book of Gossage |year=1995 |publisher=Copy Workshop}}</ref>
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== The psychology of audience engagement ==
 
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| text = Marketing is no longer about the stuff that you make, but about the stories you tell.<ref>{{cite book |last=Godin |first=Seth |title=All Marketers Are Liars: The Power of Telling Authentic Stories in a Low-Trust World |year=2005 |publisher=Portfolio}}</ref>
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| text = Tell the truth, but make the truth fascinating.<ref>{{cite book |last=Ogilvy |first=David |title=Confessions of an Advertising Man |year=1963 |publisher=Atheneum}}</ref>
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| text = No one wakes up excited to see more advertising, no one goes to sleep thinking about the ads they'll see tomorrow.<ref>{{cite web |last=Koum |first=Jannews |title=WhyThe weCEO don'tof sell ads |publisher=WhatsApp BlogHates |date=2012-06-18Advertising |url=https://blogwww.whatsappbusinessinsider.com/whythe-weceo-dontof-sellwhatsapp-adshates-advertising-2014-2 |work=Business Insider |date=20 February 2014 |access-date=24 December 2025-12-21 |author=Jay Yarow}}</ref>
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| text = If it doesn't sell, it isn't creative.<ref>{{cite book |last=Ogilvy |first=David |title=Ogilvy on Advertising |year=1983 |publisher=Crown Publishers}}</ref>
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| text = Advertising tries to be a pyromaniac, igniting conflagrations of desires for instant gratification.<ref>{{cite news |last=Will |first=George F. |title=The Madison Legacy |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=1981-12-07}}</ref>
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| text = Much of the messy advertising you see on television today is the product of committees. Committees can criticize advertisements, but they should never be allowed to create them.<ref>{{cite book |last=Ogilvy |first=David |title=Confessions of an Advertising Man |year=1963 |publisher=Atheneum}}</ref>
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| text = If dogs don't like your dog food, the packaging doesn't matter.<ref>{{cite book |last=Denny |first=Stephen |title=Killing Giants: 10 Strategies to Topple the Goliath in Your Industry |year=2011 |publisher=Portfolio}}</ref>
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== Ethics, testing, and professional rigor ==
 
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| text = Every single element in an advertisement must be put there because testing has shown that it works best!<ref>{{cite book |last=Caples |first=John |title=Tested Advertising Methods |edition=5th |year=1997 |publisher=Prentice Hall |page=Chapter 2}}</ref>
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| text = Regardless of =the moral issue, Dishonestydishonesty in advertising has proved very unprofitable.<ref>{{cite web |title=Q&A with Leo Burnett Strategy Head Joy Santos |publisher=Josiah Go |url=https://josiahgo.com/qa-with-leo-burnett-strategy-head-joy-santos/ |access-date=2025-12-21}}</ref>
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| text = Never write an advertisement which you wouldn't want your own family to read. You wouldn't tell lies to your own wife. Don't tell them to mine.<ref>{{cite book |last=Ogilvy |first=David |title=Confessions of an Advertising Man |year=1963 |publisher=Atheneum}}</ref>
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| text = There is a great deal of advertising that is much better than the product. When that happens, all that the good advertising will do is put you out of business faster.<ref>{{cite book |last=Della Femina |first=Jerry |title=From Those Wonderful Folks Who Gave You Pearl Harbor: Front-Line Dispatches from the Advertising War |year=1970 |publisher=Simon & Schuster}}</ref>
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| text = The best advertising is done by satisfied customers.<ref>{{cite book |last=Kotler |first=Philip |title=Marketing Management |edition=15th |year=2016 |publisher=Pearson}}</ref>
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| text = Content is king, but engagement is queen, and the lady rules the house!<ref>{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Mari |title=We Long to Belong – Why Community is the Last Great Marketing Strategy |publisher=BG5 Business |url=https://bg5business.com/we-long-to-belong-why-community-is-the-last-great-marketing-strategy/ |access-date=2025-12-21}}</ref>
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| text = A brand is no longer what we tell the consumer it is — it is what consumers tell each other it is.<ref>{{cite web |title=Building A Brand Campaign For Success: What Marketing Pros Should Know |publisher=Forbes Communications Council |date=2023-10-13 |url=https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbescommunicationscouncil/2023/10/13/building-a-brand-campaign-for-success-what-marketing-pros-should-know/ |access-date=2025-12-21}}</ref>
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