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'''American advertising executive and entrepreneur'''
 
'''American advertising executive and entrepreneur'''
  
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Berlin was adopted as a baby and grew up in a loving family in Germantown, Pennsylvania. Nevertheless, he felt different from others, even fantasizing that his birth parents were Martians.
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Berlin was [[adopted]] as a baby and grew up in a loving family in Germantown, [[Pennsylvania]]. Nevertheless, he felt different from others, even fantasizing that his birth parents were Martians.
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He started out as a copywriter for Ogilvy & Mather, but has gone on to found independent advertising agencies and also work for other, agencies, in an unusually varied career. In 2002 his Berlin, Cameron & Partners agency was bought by WPP Group as part of their new subsidiary, Red Cell, of which he will be a co-chief executive and chief creative officer. BCP's clients included Coca-Cola, General Motors, the National Basketball Association, Reebok, Ralston Purina, Black and Decker, the Prudential, the Washington Post, Nikon, and the NBC.
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He started out as a copywriter for Ogilvy & Mather, but went on to establish other independent advertising agencies and also to work for other agencies in an unusually varied career. In 2002 his Berlin, Cameron & Partners agency was bought by WPP Group as part of their new subsidiary, Red Cell, of which he went on to be a co-chief executive and chief creative officer. BCP's clients included Coca-Cola, General Motors, the National Basketball Association, Reebok, Ralston Purina, Black and Decker, the Prudential, the [[Washington]] Post, Nikon, and the NBC.
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
  
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Dottie, Enrico. "Roots of Ambition: Famous Businessmen Who Were Adopted." Available at: [http://www.parentsplace.com/fertility/adoptioncentral/articles/0,10335,252436_252916,00.html] . Originally published in USA Today, 5 September 1997  
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Dottie, Enrico. "Roots of Ambition: Famous Businessmen Who Were [[Adopted]]." Available at: [http://www.parentsplace.com/fertility/adoptioncentral/articles/0,10335,252436_252916,00.html] . Originally published in USA Today, 5 September 1997  
 
Fass, Alison. "Berlin's Career in Advertising Takes Another Turn." Available at: [http://adtimes.nstp.com.my/archive/2002/jan9.htm]
 
Fass, Alison. "Berlin's Career in Advertising Takes Another Turn." Available at: [http://adtimes.nstp.com.my/archive/2002/jan9.htm]
  

Revision as of 18:54, 30 April 2014

Biography

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American advertising executive and entrepreneur

Berlin was adopted as a baby and grew up in a loving family in Germantown, Pennsylvania. Nevertheless, he felt different from others, even fantasizing that his birth parents were Martians. He started out as a copywriter for Ogilvy & Mather, but went on to establish other independent advertising agencies and also to work for other agencies in an unusually varied career. In 2002 his Berlin, Cameron & Partners agency was bought by WPP Group as part of their new subsidiary, Red Cell, of which he went on to be a co-chief executive and chief creative officer. BCP's clients included Coca-Cola, General Motors, the National Basketball Association, Reebok, Ralston Purina, Black and Decker, the Prudential, the Washington Post, Nikon, and the NBC.

References

Dottie, Enrico. "Roots of Ambition: Famous Businessmen Who Were Adopted." Available at: [1] . Originally published in USA Today, 5 September 1997 Fass, Alison. "Berlin's Career in Advertising Takes Another Turn." Available at: [2]