Who said no such thing as bad publicity?

P.T. Barnum
“There’s no such thing as bad publicity” is a proverb attributed to P.T. Barnum, the famous showman and politician. (Is there a difference?) Oscar Wilde, the Irish poet and playwright, wrote, “There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.”

Why there is no such thing as bad publicity?

‘There’s no such thing as bad publicity’ is often associated with Phineas T. Barnum, the 19th century American showman and circus owner. Barnum was a self-publicist of the first order and never missed an opportunity to present his wares to the public. The idea that no publicity can do harm is clearly open to question.

Is there really no such thing as bad press?

Bad publicity matters. The proverbial expression of “There’s no such thing as bad publicity” simply is not true. In fact, in January 1915, The Atlanta Constitution made reference to this expression in a very different way. As they wrote, “All publicity is good if it is intelligent”.

Is any publicity bad publicity?

According to Cambridge Dictionary, the saying ‘any publicity is good publicity’ or ‘there’s no such thing as bad publicity’ is said to emphasise that it is better that something receives bad publicity than no publicity at all.

Is there such a thing as bad publicity?

P .T. Barnum is reputed to have said, “There’s no such thing as bad publicity.” As far as circuses are concerned, he was right. But the same holds true for any aspect of the entertainment industry, including publishing.

When did Phineas T Barnum say there is no such thing as bad publicity?

‘There’s no such thing as bad publicity’ is often associated with Phineas T. Barnum, the 19th century American showman and circus owner.

When did the phrase’all publicity is good’come about?

The proverbial expression began to be used in the early 20th century. The earliest version that I have found in print is from the US newspaper The Atlanta Constitution, January, 1915: All publicity is good if it is intelligent.

Is there any bad publicity except an obituary?

There’s no bad publicity except an obituary. Brendan Behan, as quoted in The World of Brendan Behan (1966) by Sean McCann, p. 56. The price of justice is eternal publicity. Arnold Bennett, Things That Have Interested Me, 2nd series (1923), “Secret Trials”.