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by craig-faber 6652 days ago
A friend of mine introduced me to Ogilvy a few years ago. I still remember his basic strategy : -Have a good product. Say what's good about it. (Once it was successful, Ogilvy's firm used to turn down clients whose products they didn't think were salable.) And a couple ancillary points: -Sex doesn't sell, unless you're selling cosmetics. -Don't let graphics crowd out content.

Ogilvy's Ogilvy on Advertising is a good antidote to marketing stupidity. Even though he dealt entirely with print advertising, it's still relevant.