Olaf Trygve Dalseg (15 September 1898 – 12 April 1987) was a Norwegian marketing agent. He was born in

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. He worked for the magazine '' Hjemmet'' and newspaper ''

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'' and was also involved in film (directing the now-lost 1923 film '' Strandhugg paa Kavringen'') before starting a career in marketing and advertising. His own marketing agency was named Dalseg Promotion. He was also affiliated with Institute of Marketing (), and was an honorary member of

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who owned the Institute. He received an honorary medal from the Nordic association in 1956. Already in 1947 he was honored with the

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for his fundraising for Nasjonalhjelpen. He died in 1987.

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1898 births 1987 deaths People from Ringebu Norwegian marketing people {{Norway-business-bio-stub