I have a theory that the best ads come from personal experience. Some of the good ones I have done have really come out of the real experience of my life, and somehow this has come over as true and…

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...

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...

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...

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.

At 60 miles an hour the loudest noise in this Rolls-Royce comes from the electric...

At 60 miles an hour the loudest noise in this Rolls-Royce comes from the electric...

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...

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...

Does advertising corrupt editors? Yes it does, but fewer editors than you may suppose... the...

Does advertising corrupt editors? Yes it does, but fewer editors than you may suppose... the...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

Leaders grasp nettles.

Leaders grasp nettles.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...