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Jerry Della Femina

American Businessman

Born: Jul 22, 1936

Advertising Business Good Money People You

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The object of advertising is to get people to feel better about the product you're selling. Jerry Della Femina

You People Better Object About Feel Advertising Selling Get Product

My grandmother would start making her meat sauce at 7 in the morning on Sunday, and within five or six hours, that smell would be all through the house. Jerry Della Femina

Morning Sunday Smell Would Would-Be Through Hours House Within Making Five Six Grandmother Meat Her Start Sauce

Sad to say, negative advertising really works. Jerry Della Femina

Sad Negative Say Advertising Really Works

Kids don't know what life was like without cell phones. Jerry Della Femina

Life Phones Cell Phones Kids Like Know Without Cell

Thank you for making me nouveau riche. Jerry Della Femina

Me You Thank You Making Thank Nouveau

Almost everything looks better from a distance, Long Island included. Jerry Della Femina

Better Long Distance Everything Long Island Almost Almost Everything Looks Island Included

There is a great deal of advertising that is much better than the product. When that happens, all that the good advertising will do is put you out of business faster. Jerry Della Femina

Good Great You Business Better Great Deal Will Faster Out Put Advertising Deal Than Happens Much Product

It goes back to all of us wanting to be in Hollywood. We're all dying to win an Oscar. Jerry Della Femina

Win Back Goes Wanting Dying Hollywood Us Oscar

A lot of its readers are of an age where they forget to cancel. Jerry Della Femina

Age Readers Lot Forget Cancel Where

Life was easy was back in the days before human resource departments controlled business and someone decided we all should be politically correct. Jerry Della Femina

Life Business Before Resource Back Correct Easy Someone Days Departments Controlled Politically Politically Correct Human Decided Should

Did I grow up thinking I'd ever be paged at the Beverly Hills Hotel? Did I ever think I'd make so much money writing ads? No. Jerry Della Femina

Writing Money Think Thinking Ads Hotel Beverly Beverly Hills Hills Make Up Did So Much Money Much Grow Grow Up Ever

I don't like to work for politicians because I hate to work on anything that you can't give back if it doesn't work. I sell products. I do a commercial for, say, Meow Mix, and you don't like it, you get your money back. You can return it. Politicians, you can't return. You're with them for four more years. And that's scary. Jerry Della Femina

Advertising is what I do. It's got me everything I have, and I'm not going to leave it. Jerry Della Femina

Me Everything Advertising Got Leave Going

I ran for political office in the Hamptons once in a war I was having with the village. I came in, there were four people running, and I came in around third. It was over my food market - they arrested me. I just wanted to go for office because I thought it would be an interesting to do. Jerry Della Femina

War Food Me People Political Thought Market Ran Once Would Would-Be Running Having Over Because Around Arrested Came Go Were Office Just Wanted Interesting Village Four Third

Advertising should always be in good taste without a question. Jerry Della Femina

Good Good Taste Advertising Without Always Question Taste Should

Once people feel comfortable with something, they say, 'Let's try it.' Jerry Della Femina

People Try Once Say Something Feel Comfortable They Say

Every automobile ad looks alike. Jerry Della Femina

Every Alike Looks Automobile Ad

Once you're not No. 1, it doesn't matter where you are. Jerry Della Femina

You Matter Once Where

If you look at 'Mad Men,' it's set in the wrong decade. The style of Mad Men is really the 1950s, not the 1960s. Jerry Della Femina

You Men Style Mad Mad Men Wrong Look Decade Really Set

Let's face it: in advertising, you are paid more, but you die younger. It's not very forgiving. Like sports stars, you're in it during your better years, and then you're out looking for work. Jerry Della Femina

Work You Sports Better Face Looking Stars Out More Like Advertising Years Very Die Forgiving Younger Then Paid Your

Most of the people in advertising now - mention Bill Bernbach to them, they don't know. Jerry Della Femina

People Mention Know Most Advertising Them Bill Now

Nobody can write a good 30-second commercial. Jerry Della Femina

Good Write Nobody Commercial

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