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OGILVY, DAVID

OGILVY, DAVID
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(1911-1999) British advertising executive and founder of the Ogilvy & Mather advertising agency. Known for his emphasis on creative copy and campaign themes, Ogilvy marketed items so as to create product identity with the consumers. For example, he advertised shirts from the C.F. Hathaway Company of Maine, USA, by featuring a distinguished looking gentleman in a Hathaway shirt wearing a black patch over one eye. This was accompanied by