Article: How Sir Martin cinched $4.5 bil deal for Dell biz.(News)(Martin Sorrell)

Byline: MATTHEW CREAMER AND RUPAL PAREKH

Since he hit the ad scene in the mid-1980s, Martin Sorrell has irked any number of managers at his agencies with his intense attention to their affairs. Now the micromanaging has paid off. Just ask Casey Jones, VP-global marketing at Dell, who said Mr. Sorrell's "commitment'' was a key reason the computer maker deposited its $4.5 billion account with WPP Group last week.

"The depth of his understanding and involvement in the operations ... worked to WPP's advantage,'' Mr. Jones said in an e-mail. "We asked for a commitment to innovate with us. Martin has the personal gravitas to assure that happens.''

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