David Ogilvy

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David Ogilvy was a pioneering British advertising executive and author, often called the "Father of Advertising" for his influential campaigns and enduring impact on modern marketing.

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David Ogilvy canonical 8
David Mackenzie Ogilvy 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf advertising executive
author
businessperson
copywriter
human
awardReceived CBE
birthDate 1911-06-23
birthPlace West Horsley, Surrey, England
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United States of America
deathDate 1999-07-21
describedBySource Confessions of an Advertising Man
Ogilvy on Advertising
educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
Fettes College
employer Ogilvy & Mather
familyName Ogilvy
fieldOfWork advertising
marketing
founded Ogilvy & Mather
fullName David Ogilvy self-linksurface differs
surface form: David Mackenzie Ogilvy
givenName David
honorificTitle CBE
influenced brand management practices
direct response marketing
modern advertising
knownFor Dove brand positioning as a beauty bar
Hathaway Man campaign
Rolls-Royce "At 60 miles an hour" headline ad
surface form: Rolls-Royce "At 60 miles an hour" headline

Schweppes "Commander Whitehead" campaign
brand image advertising
long-copy print ads
pioneering modern advertising techniques
research-based advertising
languageOfWorkOrName English
nickname Father of Advertising
notableIdea "The consumer is not a moron, she is your wife"
brand image as the basis of advertising strategy
importance of research in advertising
notableWork Blood, Brains and Beer
Confessions of an Advertising Man
Ogilvy on Advertising
occupation advertising executive
author
businessman
copywriter
positionHeld Chairman of Ogilvy & Mather
pseudonymUsedInCampaign The Man in the Hathaway Shirt
residence Touffou, France

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Ogilvy & Mather foundedBy David Ogilvy
Ogilvy & Mather namedAfter David Ogilvy
Ogilvy & Mather hasFounder David Ogilvy
Ogilvy & Mather hasNotablePerson David Ogilvy
Claude C. Hopkins influenced David Ogilvy
David Ogilvy fullName David Ogilvy self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: David Mackenzie Ogilvy
Hathaway Man campaign creator David Ogilvy