At 60 miles an hour the loudest noise in this Rolls-Royce comes from the electric clock. (1958 Rolls-Royce print ad - sometimes referred to as the most famous headline in advertising history.)

Quote by David Ogilvy

Topics: Famous Quotes

I never tell one client that I cannot attend his sales convention because I have...

I never tell one client that I cannot attend his sales convention because I have...

Never write an advertisement which you wouldn't want your family to read. You wouldn't tell...

Never write an advertisement which you wouldn't want your family to read. You wouldn't tell...

Like a midwife, I make my living bringing new babies into the world, except that...

Like a midwife, I make my living bringing new babies into the world, except 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...

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...

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...

It is flagrantly dishonest for an advertising agent to urge consumers to buy a product...

It is flagrantly dishonest for an advertising agent to urge consumers to buy a product...

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...

There is one category of advertising which is totally uncontrolled and flagrantly dishonest: the television...

There is one category of advertising which is totally uncontrolled and flagrantly dishonest: the television...

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...

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...

The headline is the 'ticket on the meat.' Use it to flag down readers who...

The headline is the 'ticket on the meat.' Use it to flag down readers who...

Advertising people who ignore research are as dangerous as generals who ignore decodes of enemy...

Advertising people who ignore research are as dangerous as generals who ignore decodes of enemy...

On the average, five times as many people read the headline as read the body...

On the average, five times as many people read the headline as read the body...

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...

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...

If you ever have the good fortune to create a great advertising campaign, you will...

If you ever have the good fortune to create a great advertising campaign, you will...

Never stop testing, and your advertising will never stop improving.

Never stop testing, and your advertising will never stop improving.

Some manufacturers illustrate their advertisements with abstract paintings. I would only do this if I...

Some manufacturers illustrate their advertisements with abstract paintings. I would only do this if I...

What you say in advertising is more important than how you say it.

What you say in advertising is more important than how you say it.