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

Quote by David Ogilvy

Topics: Baby Quotes, Funny Quotes

First, make yourself a reputation for being a creative genius. Second, surround yourself with partners...

First, make yourself a reputation for being a creative genius. Second, surround yourself with partners...

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...

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...

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 pursuit of excellence is less profitable than the pursuit of bigness, but it can...

The pursuit of excellence is less profitable than the pursuit of bigness, but it can...

I avoid clients for whom advertising is only a marginal factor in their marketing mix....

I avoid clients for whom advertising is only a marginal factor in their marketing mix....

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...

I do not regard advertising as entertainment or an art form, but as a medium...

I do not regard advertising as entertainment or an art form, but as a medium...

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...