Confessions of an Advertising Man
by:
David Ogilvy (author)
Alan Parker (author)
A new edition of the timeless business classic featured on Mad Men—as fresh and relevant now as the day it was written "We admire people who work hard, who are objective and thorough. We detest office politicians, toadies, bullies, and pompous asses. We abhor ruthlessness. The way up our ladder...
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A new edition of the timeless business classic featured on Mad Men—as fresh and relevant now as the day it was written "We admire people who work hard, who are objective and thorough. We detest office politicians, toadies, bullies, and pompous asses. We abhor ruthlessness. The way up our ladder is open to everybody. In promoting people to top jobs, we are influenced as much by their character as anything else." —David Ogilvy David Ogilvy was considered the "father of advertising" and a creative genius by many of the biggest global brands. First published in 1963, this seminal book revolutionized the world of advertising and became a bible for the 1960s ad generation. It also became an international bestseller, translated into 14 languages. Fizzing with Ogilvy's pioneering ideas and inspirational philosophy, it covers not only advertising, but also people management, corporate ethics, and office politics, and forms an essential blueprint for good practice in business.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781904915379 (190491537X)
Publish date: January 1st 2012
Publisher: Southbank Publishing
Pages no: 192
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Biography,
Writing,
Language,
Literature,
20th Century,
Business,
Design,
Communication
Eventhough I'm not working in this field, the first part about fishing for client and how to manage an advertising agency was really useful and as he said could be implemented for all kinds of design offices. The rest of the book was an interesting insight on advertising industry in the 60's. Readin...