Much of the messy advertising you see on television today is the product of committees. Committees can criticize advertisements, but they should never be allowed to create them.

Quote by David Ogilvy

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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...

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...

Advertising is only evil when it advertises evil things.

Advertising is only evil when it advertises evil things.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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....

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...

What you say in advertising is more important than how you say it.

What you say in advertising is more important than how you say it.

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...

Every advertisement should be thought of as a contribution to the complex symbol which is...

Every advertisement should be thought of as a contribution to the complex symbol which is...

Our business is infested with idiots who try to impress by using pretentious jargon.

Our business is infested with idiots who try to impress by using pretentious jargon.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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...