Why Should A Manufacturer Bet His Money,

Supposing You've Got An Acute Appendicitis. You've Got To Be Operated On Tonight. Would You Like To Have A Surgeon Who's Read Some Books Of Anatomy And Knows How To Do That Operation - Or Would You Prefer To Have A Surgeon Who Refused To Read All Books About Anatomy And Relied On His Own Instinct?

If You Have All The Research, All The Ground Rules, All The Directives, All The Data - It Doesn't Mean The Ad Is Written. Then You've Got To Close The Door And Write Something - That Is The Moment Of Truth Which We All Try To Postpone As Long As Possible.

Where People Aren't Having Any Fun, They Seldom Produce Good Work.

I Once Used The Word Obsolete In A Headline, Only To Discover That 43 Per Cent Of Housewives Had No Idea What It Meant. In Another Headline, I Used The Word Ineffable, Only To Discover That I Didn't Know What It Meant Myself.

The More Informative Your Advertising, The More Persuasive It Will Be.