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The king of Madison Avenue : David Ogilvy and the making of modern advertising / Kenneth Roman.

Title
The king of Madison Avenue : David Ogilvy and the making of modern advertising / Kenneth Roman.
Author
Roman, Kenneth.
Publication
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.

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Description
xiv, 282 p., [8] p. of plates : ill.; 25 cm.
Summary
Famous for his colorful personality and formidable intellect, David Ogilvy transformed the advertising world. This work describes the creation of some of history's most famous advertising campaigns, and how Ogilvy's approach is still relevant for today's professionals.
Alternative Title
David Ogilvy and the making of modern advertising
Subject
  • Ogilvy, David, 1911-1999
  • Ogilvy & Mather
  • 1900-1999
  • Advertising executives > United States > Biography
  • Advertising agencies > United States > History > 20th century
  • Advertising > United States > History > 20th century
Genre/Form
  • collective biographies.
  • Biographies
  • History
  • Biographies.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-271) and index.
Contents
An eccentric Celtic mixture -- I failed every exam -- The making of a salesman -- Who was Mather? -- Lucre in America -- The farmer and the spy -- Big ideas -- The philosopher kings -- The true church -- The king in his castle -- Megamergers and megalomaniacs -- A disease called entertainment -- The burr of singularity.
ISBN
  • 9781403978950
  • 1403978956
LCCN
^^2008040118
OCLC
256763859
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library