There is one category of advertising which is totally uncontrolled and flagrantly dishonest: the television commercials for candidates in Presidential elections.

Quote by David Ogilvy

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Political advertising ought to be stopped. It's the only really dishonest kind of advertising that's...

Political advertising ought to be stopped. It's the only really dishonest kind of advertising that's...

In the modern world of business, it is useless to be a creative, original thinker...

In the modern world of business, it is useless to be a creative, original thinker...

The advertisers who believe in the selling power of jingles have never had to sell...

The advertisers who believe in the selling power of jingles have never had to sell...

You now have to decide what 'image' you want for your brand. Image means personality....

Political advertising ought to be stopped. It's the only really dishonest kind of advertising that's...

Political advertising ought to be stopped. It's the only really dishonest kind of advertising that's...

Advertising is a business of words, but advertising agencies are infested with men and women...

Advertising is a business of words, but advertising agencies are infested with men and women...

A good advertisement is one which sells the product without drawing attention to itself.

A good advertisement is one which sells the product without drawing attention to itself.

Hire people who are better than you are, then leave them to get on with...

Hire people who are better than you are, then leave them to get on with...

What really decides consumers to buy or not to buy is the content of your...

What really decides consumers to buy or not to buy is the content of your...

The secret of long life is double careers. One to about age sixty, then another...

The secret of long life is double careers. One to about age sixty, then another...

There is no need for advertisements to look like advertisements. If you make them look...

There is no need for advertisements to look like advertisements. If you make them look...

In the modern world of business, it is useless to be a creative original thinker...

In the modern world of business, it is useless to be a creative original thinker...

Claude Hopkins... maintained that nobody with a college education could write an advertisement addressed to...

Claude Hopkins... maintained that nobody with a college education could write an advertisement addressed to...

You make the best products you can, and you grow as fast as you deserve...

You make the best products you can, and you grow as fast as you deserve...

Many manufacturers secretly question whether advertising really sells their product, but are vaguely afraid that...

Many manufacturers secretly question whether advertising really sells their product, but are vaguely afraid that...

Managing an advertising agency isn't all beer and skittles. After fourteen years of it, I...

Managing an advertising agency isn't all beer and skittles. After fourteen years of it, I...

Remove advertising, disable a person or firm from proclaiming its wares and their merits, and...

Remove advertising, disable a person or firm from proclaiming its wares and their merits, and...

There are very few men of genius in advertising agencies. But we need all we...

There are very few men of genius in advertising agencies. But we need all we...

I did not feel 'evil' when I wrote advertisements for Puerto Rico. They helped attract...

I did not feel 'evil' when I wrote advertisements for Puerto Rico. They helped attract...

It strikes me as bad manners for a magazine to accept one of my advertisements...

It strikes me as bad manners for a magazine to accept one of my advertisements...