A good advertisement is one which sells the product without drawing attention to itself.
DAVID OGILVYDon’t bunt. Aim out of the ball park. Aim for the company of immortals.
More David Ogilvy Quotes
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The pursuit of excellence is less profitable than the pursuit of bigness, but it can be more satisfying.
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You now have to decide what ‘image’ you want for your brand. Image means personality. Products, like people, have personalities, and they can make or break them in the market place.
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The headline is the ‘ticket on the meat.’ Use it to flag down readers who are prospects for the kind of product you are advertising.
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Good copy can’t be written with tongue in cheek, written just for a living. You’ve got to believe in the product.
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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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Many manufacturers secretly question whether advertising really sells their product, but are vaguely afraid that their competitors might steal a march on them if they stopped.
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If it doesn’t sell, it isn’t creative.
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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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Advertising reflects the mores of society, but it does not influence them.
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Leaders grasp nettles.
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The best ideas come as jokes. Make your thinking as funny as possible.
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Advertising is only evil when it advertises evil things.
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Never write an advertisement which you wouldn’t want your family to read. You wouldn’t tell lies to your own wife. Don’t tell them to mine.
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The consumer isn’t a moron; she is your wife.
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First, make yourself a reputation for being a creative genius. Second, surround yourself with partners who are better than you are. Third, leave them to go get on with it.
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