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kottke.org posts about David Ogilvy

posted by Jason Kottke

David Ogilvy offers copywriting advice

Letters of Note ran a 1955 letter from advertising legend David Ogilvy that details his process for writing advertising copy.

I have never written an advertisement in the office. Too many interruptions. I do all my writing at home.