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business entrepreneurship building
We're not motivated by money. We are into this thing that we're building. David Karp
business team people
The more people we have on our team. the less room there is in the elevator and the more complicated everything gets. David Karp
business entrepreneurship operations
We've tried to keep as cheap and lean an operation as possible. David Karp
business entrepreneur vision
Entrepreneur is someone who has a vision for something and a want to create. David Karp
business lying writing
Never write an advertisement which you wouldn't want your own family to read. You wouldn't tell lies to your own wife. Don't tell them to mine. Do as you would be done by. If you tell lies about a product, you will be found out - either by the Government, which will prosecute you, or by the consumer, who will punish you by not buying your product a second time. Good products can be sold by honest advertising. If you don't think the product is good, you have no business to be advertising it. David Ogilvy
business advertising instinct
Why should a manufacturer bet his money, perhaps the future of his company, on your instinct? David Ogilvy
business writing mean
If you have all the research, all the ground rules, all the directives, all the data - it doesn't mean the ad is written. Then you've got to close the door and write something - that is the moment of truth which we all try to postpone as long as possible. David Ogilvy
business lying agency
Experience has taught me that advertisers get the best results when they pay their agency a flat fee. It is unrealistic to expect your agency to be impartial when its vested interest lies wholly in the direction of increasing your commissionable advertising. David Ogilvy
business mergers said
I always said that mega-mergers were for megalomaniacs. David Ogilvy
business doe advertising
Advertising reflects the mores of society, but it does not influence them. David Ogilvy
business people enemy
Advertising people who ignore research are as dangerous as generals who ignore decodes of enemy signals. David Ogilvy
business insightful marketing
What really decides consumers to buy or not to buy is the content of your advertising, not its form. David Ogilvy
business marketing advertising
Every advertisement should be thought of as a contribution to the complex symbol which is the brand image. David Ogilvy
business believe marketing
Good copy can't be written with tongue in cheek, written just for a living. You've got to believe in the product. David Ogilvy
business lying writing
Never write an advertisement which you wouldn't want your family to read. You wouldn't tell lies to your own wife. Don't tell them to mine. David Ogilvy
business average people
On the average, five times as many people read the headline as read the body copy. When you have written your headline, you have spent eighty cents out of your dollar. David Ogilvy
business trying jargon
Our business is infested with idiots who try to impress by using pretentious jargon. David Ogilvy
business thinking honest
Good products can be sold by honest advertising. If you don't think the product is good, you have no business to be advertising it. David Ogilvy
business agency worry
If you ever have the good fortune to create a great advertising campaign, you will soon see another agency steal it. This is irritating, but don't let it worry you; nobody has ever built a brand by imitating somebody else's advertising. David Ogilvy
business writing thinking
I don't know the rules of grammar... If you're trying to persuade people to do something, or buy something, it seems to me you should use their language, the language they use every day, the language in which they think. We try to write in the vernacular. David Ogilvy
business design television
Much of the messy advertising you see on television today is the product of committees. Committees can criticize advertisements, but they should never be allowed to create them. David Ogilvy
business drawing attention
A good advertisement is one which sells the product without drawing attention to itself. David Ogilvy
business testing-yourself advertising
Never stop testing, and your advertising will never stop improving. David Ogilvy
business top-management service-culture
Hire people who are better than you are, then leave them to get on with it. Look for people who will aim for the remarkable, who will not settle for the routine. David Ogilvy
business organization important
What you say in advertising is more important than how you say it. David Ogilvy
business world next
The next horizon will be deep integration of the physical and interactive worlds. The future of online is offline. Cyriac Roeding
business needs singers
The business today is completely different and it's very producer driven, so that a songwriter needs to have producing chops, be a singer, songwriter, or find a singer to develop. Cynthia Weil
bus fourth job looking ourselves tough until
We didn't get off the bus until the fourth quarter. I don't know if we were looking ahead, or what but we've put ourselves in a tough position. We need to get the job done Friday. Kelly Clark
business catalog channel fairly game internet natural number successful
We got into the game fairly early. We had a successful catalog business already, so going to the Internet was a natural extension. It's been our fastest-growing channel of business for a number of years.
businesses detailed eye losers review starting tougher
We are starting a detailed review of all the businesses that have been losers with a much tougher eye than we have before.
businesses home manage spread three travel trying
We are spread too thin, trying to manage three businesses from our home in Oregon. It is very important to us that I find a way to travel less, so I can be home more with Karen and our three children.
bus few guys mentally might second simple tough weak
We are so weak mentally and physically. When it comes to the second half, we might as well just get on the bus because our guys don't show up. We're just not tough enough. I think a few of guys in there quit, which is very disappointing to me. And they won't be here, simple as that. Byron Scott
businesses community drive signs support thankful yards
We are so thankful for the community support we received, ... To drive around and see 'Save the 179th' signs in yards and businesses -- it's heartwarming. Phil Brown