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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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Good copy can't be written with tongue in cheek, written just for a living. You've...

Good copy can't be written with tongue in cheek, written just for a living. You've...

Hire people who are better than you are, then leave them to get on with...

Hire people who are better than you are, then leave them to get on with...

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...

Leaders grasp nettles.

Leaders grasp nettles.

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...

It takes a big idea to attract the attention of consumers and get them to...

It takes a big idea to attract the attention of consumers and get them to...

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...

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.

A well-run restaurant is like a winning baseball team. It makes the most of every...

A well-run restaurant is like a winning baseball team. It makes the most of every...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...