Political advertising ought to be stopped. It's the only really dishonest kind of advertising that's left. It's totally dishonest.

Quote by David Ogilvy

Topics: Advertising Quotes, Politics Quotes

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

I have a theory that the best ads come from personal experience. Some of the...

I have a theory that the best ads come from personal experience. Some of the...

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...

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...

I never tell one client that I cannot attend his sales convention because I have...

I never tell one client that I cannot attend his sales convention because I have...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.