The Ape, the Adman, and the Astronaut: Rediscovering the power of storytelling
Tham Khai Meng with Malcom PryceOgilvy & Mather
When David Ogilvy was the AGA Khan
Once upon a time a fresh-faced young man stood on a doorstep in Scotland and attempted the impossible. His name was David Ogilvy, a rookie door-to-door salesman for the AGA Heat Ltd. company. What made his task impossible was this: it was the height of the Great Depression, and he was selling in a land where the people were world-famous for being careful with their money. And the AGA cooker was the...