Ogilvy, born in England of a Scottish father, founded the agency in 1948 with two staffers following spells as a chef, a door-to-door gas cooker salesman, and a farmer living with the Amish community in Pennsylvania. The agency now has 312 offices in 90 countries.

A master copywriter in his own right, his books, "Confessions of an Advertising Man" and "Ogilvy on Advertising" are treatises on advertising principles and considered as the Bible for aspiring advertisement executives.
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