This is the 55th in a collection of newspaper ads written by Harry Gray, then CEO of United Technologies, that appeared in the Wall Street Journal from the late 1970s through the early 1980s. Here is the text from that ad. WORKMANSHIP Your true value to society comes when someone says, "Let me see your … Continue reading Workmanship, Sweating the Small Stuff, and Making Good Art
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Where Are You?
This is the 50th in a collection of newspaper ads written by Harry Gray, then CEO of United Technologies, that appeared in the Wall Street Journal from the late 1970s through the early 1980s. Here is the text from that ad. Your third grade teacher said you had a problem with math. You gave up … Continue reading Where Are You?
Stick Your Neck Out
This is the 39th in a collection of newspaper ads written by Harry Gray, then CEO of United Technologies, that appeared in the Wall Street Journal from the late 1970s through the early 1980s. Here is the text from that ad. He was told that if he hadn't written a book by age 35, chances … Continue reading Stick Your Neck Out
Start Something with a Good Idea!
This is the 38th in a collection of newspaper ads written by Harry Gray, then CEO of United Technologies, that appeared in the Wall Street Journal from the late 1970s through the early 1980s. Here is the text from that ad. The guy sitting in a shack in the valley may look up at the … Continue reading Start Something with a Good Idea!
The Sleeping Fox Catches No Poultry
This is the 33rd in a collection of newspaper ads written by Harry Gray, then CEO of United Technologies, that appeared in the Wall Street Journal from the late 1970s through the early 1980s. Here is the text from that ad. We didn't write that headline. Ben Franklin did. Get out of that bed and … Continue reading The Sleeping Fox Catches No Poultry
Rustproof Your Retirement
This is the 32nd in a collection of newspaper ads written by Harry Gray, then CEO of United Technologies, that appeared in the Wall Street Journal from the late 1970s through the early 1980s. Here is the text from that ad. Retirement doesn't have to be a red light. It can be a green light. … Continue reading Rustproof Your Retirement
Oops
This is the 29th in a collection of newspaper ads written by Harry Gray, then CEO of United Technologies, that appeared in the Wall Street Journal from the late 1970s through the early 1980s. Here is the text from that ad. An irate banker demanded that Alexander Graham Bell remove "that toy" from his office. … Continue reading Oops
Make Something Happen
This is the 24th in a collection of newspaper ads written by Harry Gray, then CEO of United Technologies, that appeared in the Wall Street Journal from the late 1970s through the early 1980s. Here is the text from that ad. You come out of a meeting and someone asks, "What happened?" And you answer, … Continue reading Make Something Happen
Don’t Quit
This is the seventh in a collection of newspaper ads from United Technologies that appeared in the Wall Street Journal from the late 1970s through the early 1980s. Here is the original ad. Is that what you want to do? Quit? Anybody can do that. Takes no talent. takes no guts. It's exactly what your … Continue reading Don’t Quit
Get Out of That Rut
This is the second in a collection of newspaper ads from United Technologies that appeared in the Wall Street Journal from the late 1970s through the early 1980s. Each one of the ads was a classic, and as soon as I start reading one of the ads now, it all comes back to me, over … Continue reading Get Out of That Rut
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