Another similar odd construct: WPP, Wire and Plastic Products. An ex-Saatchi advertising executive bought a 30% share for $600k in 1985 as apparently that was a

Another similar odd construct: WPP, Wire and Plastic Products. An ex-Saatchi advertising executive bought a 30% share for $600k in 1985 as apparently that was a good way to start a global company. Now the WPP Group has 150,000+ employees, all in advertising. If you thought Google bought up many companies, look at this list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WPP_plc#Principal_subsidiaries.2C_divisions.2C_and_investments http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WPP_plc#Principal_subsidiaries.... When I visited some months ago, the intranet's today's news was mostly a list of companies they acquired today.