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

Quote by David Ogilvy

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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....

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...

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...

If you tell lies about a product, you will be found out - either by...

If you tell lies about a product, you will be found out - either by...

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...

Many people - and I think I am one of them - are more productive...

Many people - and I think I am one of them - are more productive...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

If you can afford to advertise, you don't need to.

If you can afford to advertise, you don't need to.

Why, I ask, isn't it possible that advertising as a whole is a fantastic fraud,...

Why, I ask, isn't it possible that advertising as a whole is a fantastic fraud,...

Plan the sale when you plan the ad.

Plan the sale when you plan the ad.