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 ''

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'' and newspaper ''

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'' and was also involved in film (directing the now-lost 1923 film ''

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'') 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 Norwegian Association of Advertising Agencies 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