Ogilvy On Advertising

Ogilvy On Advertising

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Vugar

This book is a great foundation for every young men and women who eye advertising as a profession。

Max

What I've learned from this book: What I've learned from this book: 。。。more

Bruce Harpham

Previously read Ogilivy's "Confessions" so I was looking forward to this one。 The chief advantage of this book is that Ogilicy includes a wide variety of ads to illustrate his points。 Most examples from the the US and UK, but there are some from other countries。 This book is most helpful if you are in the advertising agency business。 However, there is much of value in terms of testing。Significant parts of the book feel quite dated (e。g。 references to television as the major innovation, reference Previously read Ogilivy's "Confessions" so I was looking forward to this one。 The chief advantage of this book is that Ogilicy includes a wide variety of ads to illustrate his points。 Most examples from the the US and UK, but there are some from other countries。 This book is most helpful if you are in the advertising agency business。 However, there is much of value in terms of testing。Significant parts of the book feel quite dated (e。g。 references to television as the major innovation, references to the Soviet Union)。 Still, there are nuggets of value in here if you look past those dated examples。 I appreciate the author draws from his experience, states who he admires in the business and is careful to state when he has no expertise on other points。 。。。more

Pramod Biligiri

This book is quite insightful if you've not read much about advertising or marketing before。 It helps that it stays readable by keeping a dry sense of humour throughout。 The author David Ogilvy was a titan in the field and worked from the 1930's till the '80s。 His lasting legacy was to turn advertising from a purely creative pursuit to one backed by research and experiments。 He tried hard to show that his methods led to more sales。 In his own words, the most important sentence in the book is thi This book is quite insightful if you've not read much about advertising or marketing before。 It helps that it stays readable by keeping a dry sense of humour throughout。 The author David Ogilvy was a titan in the field and worked from the 1930's till the '80s。 His lasting legacy was to turn advertising from a purely creative pursuit to one backed by research and experiments。 He tried hard to show that his methods led to more sales。 In his own words, the most important sentence in the book is this: "Advertising which promises no benefit to the consumer does not sell, yet the majority of campaigns contain no promise whatever。"A bit of biographical detail may help locate this book better。 Ogilvy started off selling cookers door-to-door in England。 But he soon moved to the US to work for Gallup's "Audience Research Institute" where he learnt the effectiveness of surveys and quantitative tools。 This remained an influence throughout his long career in print, billboard, radio and TV ads。 While he can write a chapter titled "The 18 Miracles of Research", he can also come down hard on research which takes too long and produces no actionable items to drive a campaign forward。 An utter rarity of a man, he was at one time both the Research Director and Creative Director of Ogilvy Inc!The book's chapters are essays on topics like how to create advertising that sells, what copywriting techniques work for print and TV, what you can learn from Procter and Gamble, what kind of research should back up your advertising。。。and so on。 There are also chapters on the logistics of running an ad agency - finding clients, hiring etc。 These you can skip if you're interested only in advertisement related advice。According to Ogilvy, to create a good ad you should first do some homework and understand the product's positioning and the brand's image / personality。 After that, if you get a "big idea", you might go on to make a great ad。 What are some examples of great ads? Well, not that you'd have heard of any of these: Merrill Lynch's Bull Commercial, the Marlboro Country commercial and so on。 What makes this book great is passages like the following, where Ogilvy explains why staying humble is key when a possibly great idea is being birthed。 Ask yourself: Did it make you gasp? Did you wish you'd thought of it yourself? Is it unique? Does it fit the strategy to perfection? And crucially, Can it be used for 30 years (meaning a loong time)?That Ogilvy has spent a long time connecting the creative to the commercial becomes clear: "Big ideas come from the unconscious。 This is true in art, in science and in advertising。 But your unconscious has to be well informed [emphasis as in the original], 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"。He admits that such big ideas happen only a few dozen times in one's career。 For the rest of the occasions, he offers suggestions he believes can multiply your ad's effectiveness。 "For 35 years I have continued on the course charted by Gallup, collecting factors the way other men collect pictures and postage stamps。"These "factors" span everything from font size (serif is better!), color combinations (never white text on black!), to should you use sexuality (not if it's irrelevant to the product: "To show bosoms in a detergent advertisement would not sell the detergent") and so on。 A surprising pattern he recommends is to use lots of text in a print ad as opposed to little, and an unethical method he suggests is to camouflage ads like editorial content。 Also, he believes celebrities don't help!Personally, I can see the sense in getting the basics right: lead by mentioning the benefit of the product, show the product a few times, demo the usage or packaging etc。 But there is a tension in the broader suggestions which I don't think Ogilvy is able to settle, nor is there a permanently correct answer for all places。 For example, he says that an ad with a story is always preferable。 His own famous eye-patch for a shirt brand (link) hints at a backstory and makes the reader pause。 But how far can you go in search of a story, brand image or big idea before you start undermining the benefits and relatability of a product?I could end this review with any of a dozen quotable quotes from the book。 So how about this one where he's berating again the prizing of form over function, aesthetic appeal over commerce: "Do you want masterpieces? Do you want glowing things that can be framed by copywriters? Or do you want to see the goddamned sales curve stop moving down and start moving up?" [emphasis in the original]If such questions and their inherent tensions interest you, I suggest diving into this book。 。。。more

Binati Sheth

I learned a lot from this book about writing copy。I also got an insight into why this man is as applauded as he is in the world of content creation。

Kieran Donnelly

Information-dense and easy to read。 Nothing quite like learning from an expert when you're going into a new field。 Information-dense and easy to read。 Nothing quite like learning from an expert when you're going into a new field。 。。。more

Akshat

My straight advice would be to skip the chapters you don't want。 Chapters are unrelated so you are completely free to wander。 Must read for advertisers。 My straight advice would be to skip the chapters you don't want。 Chapters are unrelated so you are completely free to wander。 Must read for advertisers。 。。。more

Digital Compound

Yes, this book is giving a good view of digital marketing, I am now reading this book currently I haven't completed it yet。 but I am really interested to write this review before reading fully because it inspires me to write something about the book。 a well-explained digital marketing book。 worth to read。 https://digitalcompound。in Yes, this book is giving a good view of digital marketing, I am now reading this book currently I haven't completed it yet。 but I am really interested to write this review before reading fully because it inspires me to write something about the book。 a well-explained digital marketing book。 worth to read。 https://digitalcompound。in 。。。more

Adwaitvedant Mathkar

Excellent real world advertisements/illustrations with insightful and instructive comments。 Great read。

Domenik

Wahnsinnig interessante Einblicke in die Gedanken und Erfahrungen eines ganz großen Mannes der Werbebranche。 Ich hätte mir ein wenig mehr „Anleitung“ gewünscht aber das ist Meckern auf hohem Niveau。

Johnny 01234689

việc dịch đã phá hỏng một tác phẩm của một thiên tài, nên 3 saomột sai lầm khi với những cuốn này (Ogilvy căn bản chỉ viết 2 cuốn) mà đưa cho người dịch cảm giác chả biết gì về quảng cáo, đọc ngang và chả hiểu gì nổi

Kanchan Mandanekar

Excellent book that covers advertising principles from scratch。 I wonder why this book was not introduced to us while we were studying, I really recommend it as a basic syllabus book for management courses。 I wince at the thought of the many mistakes that I could have avoided!The more things change, the more they remain the same。 Yes, the world of digital advertising has revolutionized everything。 However, the principles of influence remain constant。 In my opinion, this book does perfect justice Excellent book that covers advertising principles from scratch。 I wonder why this book was not introduced to us while we were studying, I really recommend it as a basic syllabus book for management courses。 I wince at the thought of the many mistakes that I could have avoided!The more things change, the more they remain the same。 Yes, the world of digital advertising has revolutionized everything。 However, the principles of influence remain constant。 In my opinion, this book does perfect justice in sharing those very insights。A must read for anyone who wishes to influence clients or a team。 。。。more

Aniket Bhor

Full of enchanting stories and advertising wisdom。 Must read for anyone who's is in advertising or marketing or just business in general。 An interesting read even for the unrelated。 Full of enchanting stories and advertising wisdom。 Must read for anyone who's is in advertising or marketing or just business in general。 An interesting read even for the unrelated。 。。。more

Ee Cheng Ooi

For a man who made his money by lying and manipulating people, Ogilvy is brutally honest in this instructional guide on advertising。 It's a pithy and entertaining read, even if he turned out dead wrong in most of his predictions (sorry David, political advertising just got worse, not better) and his ads seem kind of underwhelming in the modern era。 Still, he respected his consumers, (I particularly like this gem: "The consumer isn't a moron。 She is your wife。") and I enjoyed his passion for rese For a man who made his money by lying and manipulating people, Ogilvy is brutally honest in this instructional guide on advertising。 It's a pithy and entertaining read, even if he turned out dead wrong in most of his predictions (sorry David, political advertising just got worse, not better) and his ads seem kind of underwhelming in the modern era。 Still, he respected his consumers, (I particularly like this gem: "The consumer isn't a moron。 She is your wife。") and I enjoyed his passion for research and for doing excellent work。 His predictions may have been wrong for the future, but he knew his craft inside out at the time of writing。I hate advertising - it's too powerful。 I worry that ads are always seeping into my brain and changing my attitudes and making me want things。 But seeing how much fun Ogilvy had made me think。。。 gee, maybe I should join an ad agency。 Oh god, what's wrong with me? 。。。more

Samuel

I thoroughly enjoyed this book。 It provided another layer of understanding to advertising that I didn't know。 It helped create a deeper understanding or conceptualisation of advertising。 I was quite surprised on how much Oglivy relied on research and taking a test and learn approach to a lot of his creative work。 Despite it being published in 1985 the underlying theory holds true to this day。I'd recommend it to anyone working within the advertising industry。 I thoroughly enjoyed this book。 It provided another layer of understanding to advertising that I didn't know。 It helped create a deeper understanding or conceptualisation of advertising。 I was quite surprised on how much Oglivy relied on research and taking a test and learn approach to a lot of his creative work。 Despite it being published in 1985 the underlying theory holds true to this day。I'd recommend it to anyone working within the advertising industry。 。。。more

Simran Singh

Practical and fun and profound。 You can see why he has the legacy he has。

Saransh

It feels a bit outdated。 Might be a good read for someone working in/with an ad agency。

Ahmed

If I owned an advertising agency, this would be a must-read for every employee。

Dan Fradin

Classic and sometimes timeless。

Kyle Shropshire

Well written and informative I learned a lot about basics of advertising。Some useful and practical tips and advice on how to run successful advertising campaigns。

Klaudyna Maciąg

Czy wznawianie w XXI wieku książek o reklamie wydanych w latach '80 ma sens? Czy możemy się jeszcze czegokolwiek nauczyć od pierwszych ojców #reklamy? Jak do dzisiejszych realiów mają się głosy takich ludzi jak David Ogilvy, który w swych najbardziej futurystycznych wizjach przewidywał zakaz korzystania z bilboardów albo renesans reklamy drukowanej i nawet nie śnił o istnieniu jutubowych influencerów, InstaStories czy blogach?Jak się okazuje - po takie książki nadal sięgać warto。 Bo choć z jedne Czy wznawianie w XXI wieku książek o reklamie wydanych w latach '80 ma sens? Czy możemy się jeszcze czegokolwiek nauczyć od pierwszych ojców #reklamy? Jak do dzisiejszych realiów mają się głosy takich ludzi jak David Ogilvy, który w swych najbardziej futurystycznych wizjach przewidywał zakaz korzystania z bilboardów albo renesans reklamy drukowanej i nawet nie śnił o istnieniu jutubowych influencerów, InstaStories czy blogach?Jak się okazuje - po takie książki nadal sięgać warto。 Bo choć z jednej strony "O reklamie" jest propozycją nieco przestarzałą, to jednak przede wszystkim zawiera mnóstwo inspirujących opowieści, z których mądry #bloger, #copywriter czy #marketingowiec wyciągnie wiele dla siebie。 Owszem, realia się zmieniły i cztery dekady temu autor nie mógł przewidzieć, w jakim kierunku podąży nasz świat, ale prawda jest taka, że pewne mechanizmy w zachowaniach konsumentów nieszczególnie się zmieniają。Copywriterzy ery Ogilvy'ego byli inni i zupełnie inaczej wyglądała ich #praca。 Możliwe, że na widok dzisiejszych twórców internetowych klepiących precle uśmiechaliby się z politowaniem i z rozrzewnieniem wspominali realizowane przez siebie kampanie dla Rolls-Royce'a czy Marlboro, ale myślę, że nikt nie powinien mieć dzisiaj kompleksów, że praca copywritera na przestrzeni dziesięcioleci całkowicie się zmieniła。 Wręcz przeciwnie - mnie ta książka uświadomiła, jak ciekawą historię ma ten zawód oraz jak wiele inspiracji w tej historii można znaleźć。Poza tym wydawnictwo Animi2 naprawdę cudownie dopieściło tę publikację。 Spośród literatury branżowej wyróżnia się ona ciekawym składem, mnóstwem kolorowych i czarno-białych skanów oraz wysoką jakością druku i oprawy。 Dobrze mieć na półce taką książkę i z przyjemnością będę ją polecać wszystkim, którzy mają do czynienia z marketingiem, kreowaniem marki osobistej czy tworzeniem treści。 Może odrobinę trąci myszką, ale i tak oferuje bardzo, bardzo dużo。 。。。more

Kevin Leo

Ogilvy’s experience in Advertising world is precious and still mostly relevant today。 The notion that every creative worker should their “homework” before putting out ideas are really important。

Richard Clifford

This book wasn't as good as I expected it to be。 The information that Ogilvy shares is pretty rudimentary and not really that helpful in today's world。 This book wasn't as good as I expected it to be。 The information that Ogilvy shares is pretty rudimentary and not really that helpful in today's world。 。。。more

Akikat Ras

ЕГО НАЗЫВАЮТ ОТЦОМ РЕКЛАМЫЯ много слышал о книге "Огилви о рекламе"。 Но, будучи далек от этой сферы, все откладывал прочтение на потом。 Интерес к персоне легендарного гуру рекламы разбудил вот этот отрывок из книги Кена Робинсона о призвании:"Дэвид Огилви родился в 1911 году в Англии。 Учился в Эдинбурге и Оксфорде。 Свою трудовую деятельность начал поваром в отеле «Мажестик» в Париже。 Затем продавал кухонные плиты в Шотландии。 Поскольку у него это очень хорошо получалось, владелец компании попрос ЕГО НАЗЫВАЮТ ОТЦОМ РЕКЛАМЫЯ много слышал о книге "Огилви о рекламе"。 Но, будучи далек от этой сферы, все откладывал прочтение на потом。 Интерес к персоне легендарного гуру рекламы разбудил вот этот отрывок из книги Кена Робинсона о призвании:"Дэвид Огилви родился в 1911 году в Англии。 Учился в Эдинбурге и Оксфорде。 Свою трудовую деятельность начал поваром в отеле «Мажестик» в Париже。 Затем продавал кухонные плиты в Шотландии。 Поскольку у него это очень хорошо получалось, владелец компании попросил его написать руководство по продажам для других торговых агентов。 Огилви написал, руководство было опубликовано。 Тридцать лет спустя журнал Fortune назвал это руководство по продажам лучшим из всех когда-либо написанных。。。 。。。Огилви переехал в Америку, где стал помощником директора в компании Gallup, занимавшейся проведением социальных опросов。 Во время Второй мировой войны он служил в отделении британской разведки при посольстве Великобритании в Вашингтоне。 После войны он решил уехать из города и отправился на восточное побережье США, где примкнул к общине амишей и попробовал себя в роли фермера。 Затем, десять лет спустя, вернулся в Нью-Йорк и устроился менеджером по работе со счетами клиентов в рекламном агентстве Mather。 За последующие двадцать лет Огилви вывел это агентство на первое место в общемировом рейтинге, а сама компания сменила название на "Ogilvy & Mather"。Ничего себе биография! Повар, коммивояжёр, аналитик, разведчик, фермер。 И лишь в зрелом возрасте он нашел свое призвание в рекламе, где стал лучшим。 Кен Робинсон привел в пример жизнь Огилви как иллюстрацию мысли "никогда не поздно"。 Вдохновляет!Теперь о самой книге。 Не уверен, что "Огилви о рекламе" можно использовать как пособие для изучения индустрии。 Все-таки много воды утекло。 Появился интернет, соцсети, блогеры и сммщики。。。 Я прочел ее из интереса к личности самого Огилви。 Мне понравился его аналитический подход。 Все его кампании строились на основе опросов, тестовых групп, дотошного изучения продукта。Креатив - это здорово, но реклама должна продавать。 Если реклама не повышает продажи, то она не креативна。 Точка。Наверное, он одним из первых высказал мысль, что реклама не всегда повышает продажи。 Даже приводит пример, как одна пивоваренная компания вбухала миллионы в рекламу и добилась снижения оборотов。 В то время это считалось ересью。 "Реклама может только увеличивать доход" было мантрой всех продажников。Интересен его подход не использовать звезд в рекламе。 Он считал, что люди запоминают селебрити и забывают сам продукт。И самое главное правило Огилви - реклама должна информировать。 Огилви выступает за длинные заголовки и длинные тексты, где честно и доступно описываются преимущества товара。 "Помните! Покупатель не идиот, он ваша жена。"Не знаю насколько успешна такая реклама в наше быстрое время。 Но мне импонирует его подход。В целом книга написана。。。 без жеманства, что ли? Автор честно признается в своих ошибках。 Щедр на похвалу к своим конкурентам。 Признается, что учился у Ласкера, Резора и других корифеев рекламного бизнеса。 Огилви явно не воображал себя "отцом рекламы"。 Этот титул ему дали те, кто оценил его заслуги。 。。。more

Valeriy Savarin

Вагома книга, як в фігуральному розумінні - бо закладає підвалини маркетингу як формалізованій методології продаж, так і в буквальному розумінні, бо 280 сторінок, роздруковані на крейдованому папері важать понад пів кілограма。Найкраща думка - перестати думати про маркетинг, як церкву креативу, а вбачати в ньому цех дієвих рішень через прості та ефективні дії。У книжці є мій новий улюблений літературний прийом:десь на 50-60 сторінці, коли читачу ДЕЩО набридає менторсько-повчальний тон автора штибу Вагома книга, як в фігуральному розумінні - бо закладає підвалини маркетингу як формалізованій методології продаж, так і в буквальному розумінні, бо 280 сторінок, роздруковані на крейдованому папері важать понад пів кілограма。Найкраща думка - перестати думати про маркетинг, як церкву креативу, а вбачати в ньому цех дієвих рішень через прості та ефективні дії。У книжці є мій новий улюблений літературний прийом:десь на 50-60 сторінці, коли читачу ДЕЩО набридає менторсько-повчальний тон автора штибу "я - король маркетингу", публіцист Девіда Огілві завершує черговий абзац мета-цитатою "Ці фрази я пишу із свого замку Chateau de Touffou"; і я тут такий - "гаразд, ПАНЯТНО, продовжуєм"。В цілому, хороша позачасова книга (або фізкульт знаряддя)。 。。。more

Sandra

Don’t look at this book as anything other than Ogilvy case study。 You’ll learn how things were done in David’s days。 You’ll learn what a great copy is, and where should you start with learning how to write one。

Suneha

4。5 StarsMy first book by Ogily and I have to say the man is a genius。 Spent every minute of it jotting down notes and memorizing print ads。 A truly invigorating read, especially for budding copywriters like myself。

Andrew J。 Hally

A fun read with timeless advice mixed in with some anecdotes that are clearly dated。

İan Boddison

Timeliness adviceA classic packed with timeless advice。 Although the author knew nothing of the internet age, his work is as relevant today as when it was written。

TΞΞL❍CK Mith!lesh

Known as the “father of advertising”, David Ogilvy was an advertising wizard who founded the ad agency Ogilvy and Mather。 In his book Ogilvy on Advertising, Ogilvy shares his views on all aspects of advertising, drawing inspiration from his wealth of experience handling ad campaigns of large brands like Rolls Royce, Dove, and Shell。Though the book was published way back in 1983, Ogilvy’s principles of advertising still hold true and as such, should be required reading for anyone who wants to lea Known as the “father of advertising”, David Ogilvy was an advertising wizard who founded the ad agency Ogilvy and Mather。 In his book Ogilvy on Advertising, Ogilvy shares his views on all aspects of advertising, drawing inspiration from his wealth of experience handling ad campaigns of large brands like Rolls Royce, Dove, and Shell。Though the book was published way back in 1983, Ogilvy’s principles of advertising still hold true and as such, should be required reading for anyone who wants to learn the basics of advertising。 。。。more