“Sound an alarm! Advertising, not deals, builds brands.”
― The Unpublished David Ogilvy
― The Unpublished David Ogilvy
“I do not regard advertising as entertainment or an art form, but as a medium of information. When I write an advertisement, I don’t want you to tell me that you find it ‘creative.’ I want you to find it so interesting that you buy the product.”
― Ogilvy on Advertising
― Ogilvy on Advertising
“The illiterate of the 21st Century are not those who cannot read and write but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.”
― Powershift: Knowledge, Wealth, and Power at the Edge of the 21st Century
― Powershift: Knowledge, Wealth, and Power at the Edge of the 21st Century
“I don't know the rules of grammar. If you're trying to persuade people to do something, or buy something, it seems to me you should use their language.”
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“If each of us hires people who are smaller than we are, we shall become a company of dwarfs. But if each of us hires people who are bigger than we are, we shall become a company of giants.”
― Ogilvy on Advertising
― Ogilvy on Advertising
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