A dictionary of Marshall McLuhan’s quotations

But the business of the advertiser is to see that we go about our business with some magic spell or tune or slogan throbbing quietly in the background of our minds.
“The Age of Advertising”, in Commonweal, September 11, (1953), Vol. 58, No. 23, p 557
Quote #76
Year: 1953
Chapter: Advertising
Compiled by William Kuhns
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