There is no way for the American economic system to function without advertising. There is no other way to communicate enough information about enough products to enough people with enough speed.
John O'Toole Quotes
We're the physical embodiment of part of the tragedy, after it happens, when something goes wrong.
Similar Quotes
Cricket is the greatest game that the wit of man has yet devised. - Sir Pelham Warner
Advertising is selling Twinkies to adults. - Donald R. Vance
The struggle of the male to learn to listen to and respect his own intuitive, inner prompt... - Herb Goldberg
Each generation of the church in each setting has the responsibility of communicating the ... - Francis Schaeffer
Each had defended his own country; the Germans Germany, the Frenchmen France; they had don... - Ernst Toller
Comments on: "John O'Toole Quotes: We're the physical embodiment of part of the tragedy, after it happens, when..."
| Birth: | 1929 |
| Death: | 1995 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Advertising Executive |
About
John Edwin O'Toole was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an American advertising executive who was one of the most articulate spokesmen for the agency industry. He was a former president of the American Association of Advertising Agencies. As a young man he intended to enter the newspaper business and in 1951 graduated from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. In 1953, he took a job as a junior copywriter at the advertising agency now known as BBDO. A year later, he moved to Foote, Cone & Belding, beginning an association that would last for the next 31 years. In 1969, he was named president of Foote, Cone & Belding in New York. He became president of the parent company, then known as FCB Communications, a year later. In 1981, he was named chairman. In 1993, he was inducted into the Advertising Hall of Fame of the American Advertising Federation. He wrote extensively about the business, including a book, "The Trouble with Advertising" in 1981.
