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

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...

Develop your eccentricities while you are young. That way, when you get old, people won't...

Develop your eccentricities while you are young. That way, when you get old, people won't...

If it doesn't sell, it isn't creative.

If it doesn't sell, it isn't creative.

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...

Ninety-nine percent of advertising doesn't sell much of anything.

Ninety-nine percent of advertising doesn't sell much of anything.

Can advertising foist an inferior product on the consumer? Bitter experience has taught me that...

Can advertising foist an inferior product on the consumer? Bitter experience has taught me that...

The most important word in the vocabulary of advertising is TEST. If you pretest your...

The most important word in the vocabulary of advertising is TEST. If you pretest your...

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...

Don't bunt. Aim out of the ball park. Aim for the company of immortals.

Don't bunt. Aim out of the ball park. Aim for the company of immortals.

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...

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...

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.

The most important word in the vocabulary of advertising is test. If you pretest your...

The most important word in the vocabulary of advertising is test. If you pretest your...

The more informative your advertising, the more persuasive it will be.

The more informative your advertising, the more persuasive it will be.

I know of a brewer who sells more of his beer to the people who...

I know of a brewer who sells more of his beer to the people who...

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 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...

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

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

A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy...

A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy...

The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.

The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.