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

I have a theory that the best ads come from personal experience. Some of the good ones I have done have really come out of the real experience of my life, and somehow this has come over as true and valid and persuasive. – David Ogilvy

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Never write an advertisement which you wouldn’t want your family to read. You wouldn’t tell lies to your own wife. Don’t tell them to mine. – David Ogilvy

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Advertising
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David Ogilvy
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Can advertising foist an inferior product on the consumer? Bitter experience has taught me that it cannot. On those rare occasions when I have advertised products which consumer tests have found inferior to other products in the same field, the results have been disastrous. – David Ogilvy

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Experience
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David Ogilvy
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I started thinking about joy. Everything in our society is so purposeful. Lets bring joy back to the experience. – Sara Blakely

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The essence of a role-playing game is that it is a group, cooperative experience. – Gary Gygax

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Ive been looking to do TV for a while. Ive always done guest starring stuff. Ive done a couple of multi-episode arcs, and Ive always loved the experience. – Christina Ricci

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Two things control mens nature, instinct and experience. – Blaise Pascal

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