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Archive for May 30th, 2009

David M. Ogilvy – Quoted

2009-05-30Where in the world am I today?: North Vancouver, BC, Canada

“The best ideas come as jokes. Make your thinking as funny as possible.”

–David M. Ogilvy Advertising Executive (1911 – 1999)

Addendum…

“Never underestimate the power of funny!”

–David ‘checkerhead’ Aiken

How wonderful that an advertising executive so clearly recognized the inherent greatness in funny! On my best days I’m at my funniest and it seems effortless. On those days when I’m just not feeling it the funny just isn’t there and neither is the greatness, but when the funny flows… But oh…when the funny flows… Those are the days I live for!

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