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Adland's Entrepreneurs.(advertising agencies)

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| May 05, 2006 | Considine, Pippa | COPYRIGHT 2006 Haymarket Business Publications Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Advertising's top innovators built their empires by breaking the rules. But is adland the best place to make your fortune? Pippa Considine reports.

Sir Martin Sorrell, David Abbott, the Saatchis, Chris Ingram, Christine Walker, Charlie Dobres, Robert Saville. They might not match Sir Richard Branson's extreme style of non-stop business promotion, but plenty of faces in adland fit the 'entrepreneur' description.

The industry prides itself on employing people who make ideas happen, can-do types who have a clear vision and can get inside the business mindset of the clients they work with. But does adland have more than its fair share of entrepreneurs?

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