It may well be that creativity is the last unfair advantage we're legally allowed to take over our competitors.
William BernbachFind the simple story in the product, and present it in an articulate and intelligent, persuasive way.
William BernbachThere is no such thing as a good or bad ad in isolation. What is good at one moment is bad at another. Research can trap you into the past.
William BernbachYou have to live with your product, you have to know it through and through, you have to look at it, understand it, love it then, and only then, you can crystallize in one clear thought, one single theme, what must be conveyed about the product to the consumer.
William BernbachThe truth isn't the truth until people believe you, and they can't believe you if they don't know what you're saying, and they can't know what you're saying if they don't listen to you, and they won't listen to you if you're not interesting, and you won't be interesting unless you say things imaginatively, originally, freshly.
William Bernbach