This is the 12th 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 original ad. Dr. Russell Cornwell of Temple University once delivered a lecture in which he told of a … Continue reading Have You Looked in Your Backyard Lately?
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You Can Help with This Problem
This is the 11th 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. Consider this: Since 1941, including World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, 519,264 Americans were killed in combat. Since 1941, 1,788,400 Americans were … Continue reading You Can Help with This Problem
Find a Leaking Ship
This is the tenth 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. Many a foundering ship could be rescued by your ideas and energy. A failing business, a scout troop, a church choir, a public … Continue reading Find a Leaking Ship
The Dumbest Person in the World
This is the ninth 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. How dumb? Very dumb. It's the American who knocks what he's got. Here's what he's got: A country of unbounded beauty. Almost … Continue reading The Dumbest Person in the World
(General) Doolittle Did a Lot, and So Have Many Others
This is the eighth 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. Who was this skylarking exuberant young eagle who raced across the sky and into the hearts of people everywhere? His name, a … Continue reading (General) Doolittle Did a Lot, and So Have Many Others
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
Don’t Promise What You Can’t Deliver
This is the sixth 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. "I'll have your parts in two weeks." Four weeks later the parts arrive. "I'll put it in your hand the minute you … Continue reading Don’t Promise What You Can’t Deliver
Don’t Be Sorry You Said It
This is the fifth 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. Sometimes you may blurt out something you really don't mean. But words, once spoken, like bullets once fired, can't be recalled> And they … Continue reading Don’t Be Sorry You Said It
Does the Punishment Fit the Crime?
This is the fourth 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. There's a major crime committed in America at the rate of one every 3 seconds. A murder every 24 minutes. A robbery … Continue reading Does the Punishment Fit the Crime?
Do You Remember Who Gave You Your First Break?
This is the third 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. Someone saw something in you once. That's partly why you are where you are today. It could have been a thoughtful parent, … Continue reading Do You Remember Who Gave You Your First Break?
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