David Ogilvy Quotes About Art

Quotes about: Art

• I do not regard advertising as entertainment or an art form, but as a medium of information.

  David Ogilvy

  Art, Information, Entertainment

• Big ideas come from the unconscious. This is true in art, in science, and in advertising. But your unconscious has to be well informed, or your idea will be irrelevant. Stuff your conscious mind with information, then unhook your rational thought process. You can help this process by going for a long walk, or taking a hot bath, or drinking half a pint of claret. Suddenly, if the telephone line from your unconscious is open, a big idea wells up within you.

  David Ogilvy

  Art, Business, Drinking

• I do not regard advertising as entertainment or an art form, but as a medium of information. When I write an advertisement, I don’t want you to tell me that you find it ‘creative.’ I want you to find it so interesting that you buy the product.

  David Ogilvy

  Art, Writing, Interesting

• If you, my fellow copywriters or art directors, want to win the award, devote your genius to making the cash register ring.

  David Ogilvy

  Art, Winning, Awards

• It is important to admit your mistakes, and to do so before you are charged with them. Many clients are surrounded by buckpassers who make a fine art of blaming the agency for their own failures. I seize the earliest opportunity to assume the blame.

  David Ogilvy

  Art, Mistake, Opportunity

  David Ogilvy (1963). “Confessions of an advertising man”, Holiday House

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