Persuasion Is Not A Science But An

It Is Insight Into Human Nature That Is The Key To The Communicator's Skill. For Whereas The Writer Is Concerned With What He Puts Into His Writings, The Communicator Is Concerned With What The Reader Gets Out Of It. He Therefore Becomes A Student Of How People Read Or Listen.

The Difference Between The Forgettable And The Enduring Is Artistry.

Advertising Is Fundamentally Persuasion And Persuasion Happens To Be Not A Science, But An Art.

There Are A Lot Of Great Technicians In Advertising. And Unfortunately They Talk The Best Game. They Know All The Rules. They Can Tell You That People In An Ad Will Get You Greater Readership. They Can Tell You That A Sentence Should Be This Short Or That Long. They Can Tell You That Body Copy Should Be Broken Up For Easier Reading. They Can Give You Fact After Fact After Fact. They Are The Scientists Of Advertising. But There's One Little Rub. Advertising Is Fundamentally Persuasion And Persuasion Happens To Be Not A Science, But An Art.

Rules Are What The Artist Breaks; The Memorable Never Emerged From A Formula.