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Advertising Agencies Quotes

On careers, criticism, and industry change

These advertising agencies quotes trace a career path, from knocking on agency doors for any opportunity to eventually rising from junior copywriter to creative director. Advertising quotes covers the wider industry in more detail.

I went out to some advertising agencies and asked if I could do anything.

Quotes by Renny Harlin

Advertising is a business of words, but advertising agencies are infested with men and women who cannot write. They cannot write advertisements, and they cannot write plans. They are helpless as deaf mutes on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera.

Quotes by David Ogilvy

Client companies and advertising agencies are old-world-order places. The systems and processes and structures come from a time when you shot the TV commercial, then you did the print ads, then you did everything else - including the website. Everything...

Quotes by Cindy Gallop

Advertising seemed almost natural to me because it was a business where you had to inform, persuade and educate. And so from being a junior copywriter to being the creative director of one of the largest advertising agencies in the...

Quotes by Bryce Courtenay

Frequently Asked Questions

What criticism is made of advertising agencies in these quotes?
One quote bluntly says advertising agencies employ people who cannot write advertisements or plans, despite advertising being fundamentally a business built on words.
How does one quote describe breaking into the industry?
It describes visiting advertising agencies and simply asking to do anything, showing a determined, entry-level approach to getting started. Explore Advertising quotes for more on that journey.
What does "old-world-order" mean in the context of agencies?
It describes outdated systems at both client companies and agencies, where steps like commercials and print ads were handled in a rigid sequence.
Is career growth discussed in these advertising agency quotes?
Yes, one quote traces a path from junior copywriter to creative director, describing the field as naturally suited to someone who enjoys persuading and educating others.
Do these quotes view advertising agencies positively or critically?
Mixed, the collection includes both genuine career enthusiasm and pointed criticism of weak writing and outdated structures. See Business quotes for the critical side.

Other quotes are sharply critical, arguing many agencies employ people who struggle to actually write, and that clients and agencies alike still run on outdated systems. See Business quotes for that structural critique.