Good copy can’t be written with tongue in cheek, written just for a living. You’ve got to believe in the product.
DAVID OGILVYThe pursuit of excellence is less profitable than the pursuit of bigness, but it can be more satisfying.
More David Ogilvy Quotes
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Our business is infested with idiots who try to impress by using pretentious jargon.
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Leaders grasp nettles.
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Many people – and I think I am one of them – are more productive when they’ve had a little to drink. I find if I drink two or three brandies, I’m far better able to write.
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The advertisers who believe in the selling power of jingles have never had to sell anything.
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Hire people who are better than you are, then leave them to get on with it. Look for people who will aim for the remarkable, who will not settle for the routine.
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A good advertisement is one which sells the product without drawing attention to itself.
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What you say in advertising is more important than how you say it.
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Advertising reflects the mores of society, but it does not influence them.
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Like a midwife, I make my living bringing new babies into the world, except that mine are new advertising campaigns.
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What really decides consumers to buy or not to buy is the content of your advertising, not its form.
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Develop your eccentricities while you are young. That way, when you get old, people won’t think you’re going gaga.
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Advertising people who ignore research are as dangerous as generals who ignore decodes of enemy signals.
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Remove advertising, disable a person or firm from proclaiming its wares and their merits, and the whole of society and of the economy is transformed. The enemies of advertising are the enemies of freedom.
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Does advertising corrupt editors? Yes it does, but fewer editors than you may suppose the vast majority of editors are incorruptible.
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I do not regard advertising as entertainment or an art form, but as a medium of information.
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