11 Quotes by David Ogilvy about Advertising
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I don't know the rules of grammar. If you're trying to persuade people to do something, or buy something, it seems to me you should use their language.
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Sound an alarm! Advertising, not deals, builds brands.
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Any fool can write a bad advertisement, but it takes a genius to keep his hands off a good one.
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The consumer isn't a moron. She is your wife.
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On the average, five times as many people read the headline as read the body copy. When you have written your headline, you have spent eighty cents out of your dollar.
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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.
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What you say in advertising is more important than how you say it.
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There is one category of advertising which is totally uncontrolled and flagrantly dishonest: the television commercials for candidates in Presidential elections.
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Nobody should be allowed to create general advertising until he has served his apprenticeship in direct-response
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