Quote by David Ogilvy
Never write an advertisement which you wouldn't want your family t

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

Other quotes by David Ogilvy

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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The relationship between a manufacturer and his advertising agency is almost as intimate as the relationship between a patient and his doctor. Make sure that you can life happily with your prospective client before you accept his account. – David Ogilvy

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Good copy cant be written with tongue in cheek, written just for a living. Youve got to believe in the product. – David Ogilvy

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The aim of marketing is to know and understand the customer so well the product or service fits him and sells itself. – Peter Drucker

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