It is the professional duty of the advertising agent to conceal his artifice. When Aeschines spoke, they said. "How well he speaks." But when Demosthenes spoke, they said. "Let us march against Philip."

David Ogilvy

Confessions of an Advertising Man

Confessions of an Advertising Man Confessions of an Advertising Man

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Topic

Advertising and marketing

Author

David Ogilvy

Source

Confessions of an Advertising Man

Language

English

Time

1963 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Businessperson

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Ogilvy, David. Confessions of an Advertising Man. Atheneum, 1963, ch. 5.

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Hannah Arendt
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Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil The New Yorker
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Language
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