David Ogilvy Knihy

Legendární kniha klasika světové reklamy je zasvěceným průvodcem oborem reklamy a reklamní tvorby. Ogilvy v ní nezapře svou "původní" profesi textaře a se svou typickou argumentační přesvědčivostí shrnuje své celoživotní zkušenosti s tím, jak dělat reklamu, která prodává. Bohatý obrazový doprovod přináší příklady úspěšných i nepovedených reklam.

Kniha má kapitoly, jak řídit reklamní agenturu, jak získávat klienty, jak si udržet klienty, jak být dobrým klientem, jak budovat velké kampaně, jak vytvářet působivé reklamy, jak ilustrovat reklamy a plagáty, jak dělat dobré televizní reklamy, jak dělat kamapaně na potravinářské výrobky, turistické cíle a volně pdodejná léčiva. Končí kapitolou, má se reklama zrušit?

The former, and pioneering, advertising executive recalls with gusto and humor his Scottish childhood and his pre-advertising adventures as a chef in Paris, a salesman in Scotland, a pollster in Hollywood, and a farmer in Pennsylvania

A unique personality . . ."Ogilvy, the creative force of modern advertising." --The New YorkTimes"Ogilvy's sharp, iconoclastic personality has illuminated theindustry like no other ad man's." --Adweek. .an acclaimed author.Praise for Confessions of an Advertising Man by David Ogilvy"A writing style that snaps, crackles, and pops on every page."--The Wall Street Journal."An entertaining and literate book that can serve as a valuableprimer on advertising for any businessman or investor."--Forbes."I remembered how my grandfather had failed as a farmer and becomea successful businessman. Why not follow in his footsteps? Why notstart an advertising agency? I was thirty-eight. . . .nocredentials, no clients, and only $6,000 in the bank."Whatever David Ogilvy may have lacked in money and credentials, hemore than made up for with intelligence, talent, and ingenuity. Hebecame the quintessential ad man, a revolutionary whose impact onhis profession still reverberates today. His brilliant campaignswent beyond successful advertising, giving rise to such pop cultureicons as the famous Hathaway shirt man with his trademark blackeyepatch. His client list runs the gamut from Rolls Royce to SearsRoebuck, Campbell's Soup to Merrill Lynch, IBM to the governmentsof Britain, France, and the United States.How did a young man who had known poverty as a child in England,worked as a cook in Paris, and once sold stoves to nuns in Scotlandclimb to the pinnacle of the fast-paced, fiercely competitive worldof advertising? Long before storming Madison Avenue, David Ogilvy'slife had already had its share of colorful experiences andadventure. Now, this updated edition of David Ogilvy'sautobiography presents his extraordinary life story and its manyfascinating twists and turns.Born in 1911, David Ogilvy spent his first years in Surrey (BeatrixPotter's uncle lived next door, and his niece was a frequentvisitor). His father was a classical scholar who had played rugbyfor Cambridge. "My father . . . did his best to make me as strongand brainy as himself. When I was six, he required that I shoulddrink a tumbler of raw blood every day. When that brought noresult, he tried beer. To strengthen my mental faculties, heordered that I should eat calves' brains three times a week. Blood,brains, and a noble experiment." Before marrying, his motherhad been a medical student.When World War I brought economic disaster to the family, they wereforced to move in with relatives in London. Scholarships toboarding school and Oxford followed, and then, fleeing academia,Ogilvy set out on the at times surprising, at times rocky road toworldwide recognition and success. His remarkable journey wouldlead the ambitious young man to America where, with George Gallup,he ran a polling service for the likes of Darryl Zanuck and DavidO. Selznick in Hollywood; to Pennsylvania, where he became enamoredwith the Amish farming community; and back to England to work forBritish Intelligence with Sir William Stephenson. Along the way,with the help of his brother, David Ogilvy secured a job withMather and Crowther, a London advertising agency. The rest ishistory.An innovative businessman, a great raconteur, a genuine legend inhis own lifetime, David Ogilvy is one of a kind. So is hisautobiography.

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Whether the reader is a newcomer starting from scratch on a shoestring budget, or an established business person looking to cash in on the mail-order boom, Julian Simon's definitive book provides A-to-Z coverage of how to plan, execute, and maintain a successful mail-order operation. Step-by-step, Simon shows how to strike it rich in mail order from selecting the right products, to promoting them effectively, to creating ads and copy that sell, and much more. In each information-packed page, the fifth edition reports on today's trends and developments in this fast-changing field, while continuing to offer the expert guidance that has stood the test of time. Readers will learn how to: Use computers, databases, and desktop publishing to simplify and enhance operations; Take advantage of the emerging opportunities in international direct marketing; Benefit from insider advice from the field's biggest success stories thanks to special chapters by David Ogilvy, John Caples, Victor Schwab, and Paul Bringe; Deal with postal increases, legal requirements, cash flow, competition, and a host of potential pitfalls; Make smart tactical decisions about customer service, mailing lists, trial offers, selling a business, and more.

A legend in advertising for more than 60 years, John Caples still serves as a guide to generations of creative marketing people. Now his classic work on how to create successful advertising has been updated by respected advertising consultant Fred Hahn. It retains all the clarity, candid analysis, time-tested experience and invaluable award-winning ideas from the original, while bringing it right up-to-the-minute on the many new changes in the field.