Different groups are differentially vulnerable to advertising; and their vulnerability varies not so much with the character or quantity of advertisements as with the informational resources they can claim by age, education, station in life, and government guarantees of consumer protection.
Michael SchudsonMost criticism of advertising is written in ignorance of what actually happens inside these agencies.
Michael SchudsonIt is very likely that many firms spend more on advertising than, for their own best interests, they should.
Michael Schudson