Great marketing only makes a bad product fail faster.
Quote of the Week 39 “Great marketing only makes a bad product fail faster.” ― Attributed to David Ogilvy Triggered by the use of the quote in the reference for my " Build it and they will come – I don't think so " principle . However, I could not find a primary source for the original quote . A similar quote is attributed to William Bernbach: “ A great ad campaign will make a bad product fail faster. It will get more people to know it's bad .” ― William Bernbach Interesting as Ogilvy and Bernbach have been described as antipodes and likened to Stones vs. Beatles : "‘ Ogilvy on Advertising ’ was the first book I read about the business. It polarised the advertising world. It was a bit like the Stones v Beatles debate. You either followed the wisdom of Bill Bernbach or you followed the wisdom of David Ogilvy . (I follow both)."