Creative ideas flourish best in a shop which preserves some spirit of fun. Nobody is in business for fun, but that does not mean there cannot be fun in business.
Leo BurnettRead
A good ad which is not run never produces sales.
Interpretation
Advertising is essential for generating sales; without it, your efforts are wasted.
This quote by Leo Burnett emphasizes the importance of actually implementing advertising strategies in order to see sales results. It suggests that no matter how effective an advertisement may be, if it is not actively deployed, it will not contribute to business success, thereby highlighting the critical need for action in marketing.
In practice
In a marketing seminar to illustrate the necessity of advertising.
Creative ideas flourish best in a shop which preserves some spirit of fun. Nobody is in business for fun, but that does not mean there cannot be fun in business.
Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is still the secret of great creative people.
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.
We want consumers to say, 'That's a hell of a product' instead of, 'That's a hell of an ad.'
Too many ads that try not to go over the reader's head end up beneath his notice.
Plan the sale when you plan the ad.
Styling cars sells cars and safety does not.
Content is king, but marketing is queen, and runs the household.
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.
Advertising nourishes the consuming power of men.
You market when you hire and when you fire. You market when you call tech support, and you market every time you send a memo.
Brand is not what you say it is. Itβs what they say it is.
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