David Ogilvy

David Mackenzie Ogilvy was a businessman and an advertising executive. For his brilliant skills in the field, he is often known as the ‘Father of Advertising’. His life is very interesting as well as inspirational because he established himself as the owner of one of the most famous and largest advertising agencies in the world. Not only is Ogilvy today one of the most famous names in advertising, but he was also one of the handfuls of thinkers who had shaped the advertising business in the post-World War II period. His book ‘Confessions of an Advertising Man’ still remains one of the most popular and famous books on the subject, and is a requirement in many advertising classes in the United States. He wrote several other books as well, which are considered must reads for people who want to step into the advertising world. Not only almost all his books became bestsellers, but they have also been translated to various languages and have reached over millions globally. He retired as Chairman of Ogilvy & Mather, a company built by him with the backing of two friends Mather and Crowther. He passed away in 1999.