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Wisdom of David Ogilvy

Wisdom of David Ogilvy

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Rob Hahn
Apr 15, 2008
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I just found this quote attributed to David Ogilvy, in his book Confessions of an Advertising Man:

People do not buy from bad-mannered liars.

Well, not twice, anyhow.

Considering that David Ogilvy is sometimes called the Father of Advertising, one might do worse than think about his statement.

For some reason, I feel like all of my thousands of words on Cl…

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