Iโd rather apologize than to be so timid as to never try to do anything smart or brave.
Hey! You can be more than just a car company. You can be more than just a pet food company. You can aspire to loving dogs, rather than just feeding dogs.
If you'd put it in a Powerpoint deck don't put it in your ad
Good advertising is a dialog with people.
Ultimately, if you are doing great work, the money will come.
Most ideas are a bit scary, and if an idea isn't scary, it's not an idea at all.