[bigbob]

The First Principle of Madison Avenue is that no amount of advertising can sell a bad product.

[Rummyfan]

Yes, well, the problem with Hillary Clinton, is that people plain don’t like her. And the more they see and hear her, they like her even less.

[Gamecock]

**The First Principle of Madison Avenue is that no amount of advertising can sell a bad product.**

You don’t sell the steak, you sell the sizzle!

[Mr. Douglas]

I used to sell video equipment in the late 70’s to early80’s.

I remember that RCA videodisc (needle in groove video). They pumped a lot of money in that. I simply refused to sell them because they were garbage. One lady bought one anyway and it came back a few days later.

i.e. you are correct.

[dsrtsage]

“The First Principle of Madison Avenue is that no amount of advertising can sell a bad product.”

Unless you include... “But Wait!!! There’s More!!!”

[Colinsky]

The First Principle of Madison Avenue is that no amount of advertising can sell a bad product.

The only reason people remember the Edsel today is because the ad campaign was so huge and effective. People flocked to the dealerships and found out for themselves how bad the product was.

[gogeo]

The Second Principle, of course, is that there’s no harm in trying.

[jimbug]

The First Principle of Madison Avenue is that no amount of advertising can sell a bad product.

Actually, advertising can sell a bad product. It just can't do it twice to the same person--which is the situation we have with the scum from Arkansas.

[Chances Are]

This needs to be repeated over and over again, without pause!

CA....