Berlin, Andy
1950-
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 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.
References
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 1997Fass, Alison. "Berlin's Career in Advertising Takes Another Turn." Available at: http://adtimes.nstp.com.my/archive/2002/jan9.htm
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