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Ogilvy on Advertising

David Ogilvy

The classic on writing advertising that sells, grounded in research rather than cleverness.

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About this book

David Ogilvy, founder of Ogilvy & Mather, explains how he wrote headlines, body copy, and campaigns, and why he tested and researched everything.

Decades later, its lessons about knowing the customer and stating the benefit plainly still apply to landing pages, pitches, and social posts.

How to use it with the book

Read it with Module 8 when writing the pitch, and with Module 5 when writing landing-page copy for an experiment.

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