The original ‘gentleman with brains’ turns 100 today – so to honour David Ogilvy no negative anon comments on any story on the Blog today
June 23 2011, 12:42 am | | 2 Comments
On this day, one hundred years ago, David Ogilvy was born in West Horsley, England.
He went on to become the most famous adman of his generation, described as “The King of Madison Avenue” and “The Father of Modern Advertising”.
But more than that, he was a gentleman. Yes, he was highly competitive, but he was also a gracious competitor. He counted fellow Mad Men Bill Bernbach, Leo Burnett and Raymond Rubicam as close friends. When he saw a great ad, he would track down the creators and call to congratulate them.
To mark his centenary and honour his role in our industry, Campaign Brief has decided that, for one day only – todday – we will publish no negative anonymous comments – on any story on our blog.
Happy Birthday David!
2 Comments
bliss – a whole day without glib little comments from bitter little people called ‘anon’.
David was awesome. Because of his good work for British Secret Service (early MI5) during WW2, the Americans set up the CIA.
The world has been a better place ever since!
I wonder if they sent him birthday wishes?