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The majority of business men ...

The majority of business men are not capable of an original thought, simply because they cannot escape the tyranny of reason.

David Ogilvy 271 quotes

It has been found that the le...

It has been found that the less an advertisement looks like an advertisement and the more it looks like an editorial, the more readers stop, look, and read.

David Ogilvy 271 quotes

Consumers do not buy products...

Consumers do not buy products. They buy product benefits.

David Ogilvy 271 quotes

You aren't advertising to a s...

You aren't advertising to a standing army; you are advertising to a moving parade. Three million consumers get married every year. The advertisement which sold a refrigerator to those who got married last year will probably be just as successful with those who'll get married next year. An advertisement is just like a radar sweep, constantly hunting new prospects as they come into the market. Get a good radar and keep it sweeping.

David Ogilvy 271 quotes

Good products can be sold by ...

Good products can be sold by honest advertising. If you don't think the product is good, you have no business to be advertising it.

David Ogilvy 271 quotes

You have only 30 seconds in a...

You have only 30 seconds in a TV commercial. If you grab attention in the first frame with a visual surprise, you stand a better chance of holding the viewer. People screen out a lot of commercials because they open with something dull. When you advertise fire-extinguishers, open with the fire.

David Ogilvy 271 quotes

At 60 miles an hour the loude...

At 60 miles an hour the loudest noise in this Rolls-Royce comes from the electric clock.

David Ogilvy 271 quotes

It takes uncommon guts to sti...

It takes uncommon guts to stick to one style in the face of all the pressures to 'come up with something new' every six months. It is tragically easy to be stampeded into change. But golden rewards await the advertiser who has the brains to create a coherent image, and the stability to stick with it over a long period.

David Ogilvy 271 quotes

There isn’t any significant d...

There isn’t any significant difference between the various brands of whiskey, or cigarettes or beer. They are all about the same. And so are the cake mixes and the detergents, and the margarines… The manufacturer who dedicates his advertising to building the most sharply defined personality for his brand will get the largest share of the market at the highest profit.

David Ogilvy 271 quotes

I once used the word OBSOLETE...

I once used the word OBSOLETE in a headline, only to discover that 43 per cent of housewives had no idea what it meant. In another headline, I used the word INEFFABLE, only to discover that I didn't know what it meant myself.

David Ogilvy 271 quotes

Be more ambitious. Don't bunt...

Be more ambitious. Don't bunt. When you get a job to do a story or an ad, try and hit the ball out of the park every time

David Ogilvy 271 quotes

Don't bunt. Aim out of the ba...

Don't bunt. Aim out of the ball park. Aim for the company of immortals.

David Ogilvy 271 quotes

We all have a tendency to use...

We all have a tendency to use research as a drunkard uses a lamppost – for support, not for illumination.

David Ogilvy 271 quotes

Do not address your readers a...

Do not address your readers as though they were gathered together in a stadium. When people read your copy, they are alone. Pretend you are writing to each of them a letter on behalf of your client.

David Ogilvy 271 quotes

We exist to build the busines...

We exist to build the business of our clients. The recommendations we make to them should be the recommendations we would make if we owned their companies, without regard to our own short-term interest. This earns their respect, which is the greatest asset we can have.

David Ogilvy 271 quotes

I do not regard advertising a...

I do not regard advertising as entertainment or an art form, but as a medium of information. When I write an advertisement, I don’t want you to tell me that you find it ‘creative.’ I want you to find it so interesting that you buy the product.

David Ogilvy 271 quotes

When you advertise fire extin...

When you advertise fire extinguishers, open with the fire.

David Ogilvy 271 quotes

The headline is the most impo...

The headline is the most important element in most advertisements. It is the telegram which decides the reader whether to read the copy.

David Ogilvy 271 quotes

If you ever find a man who is...

If you ever find a man who is better than you are - hire him. If necessary, pay him more than you pay yourself.

David Ogilvy 271 quotes

Encourage innovation. Change ...

Encourage innovation. Change is our lifeblood, stagnation our death knell.

David Ogilvy 271 quotes

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