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#343 The Eternal Pursuit of Unhappiness: David Ogilvy

Mar 24, 2024 · 32m
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  • David Ogilvy believed that merely being very good at advertising was insufficient; excellence required obsessive pursuit of exceptional quality
  • His agency's culture demanded the highest standards in every detail, refusing mediocrity as the path to building influential creative work
  • Takeaway: Competitive advantage comes from setting impossibly high standards and maintaining discipline in execution across all work

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