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Advertising is what you do when you can't go to see somebody. That's all it is.

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Advertising is what you do when you can't go to see somebody. That's all it is.

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About Fairfax Cone

Fairfax Mastick Cone (February 21, 1903 – June 20, 1977) or Fax Cone, was an American businessperson, advertising executive and the former director of the American Association of Advertising Agencies.