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up in Huntington Woods and
pursued an advertising career in
New York City, wasn't looking for a sec-
ond career when it recently found him.
Old friends soon can see it played
out in a big way by watching Sex and
the City 2, which comes to local movie
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degree at Ferris State University, where
he majored in advertising and mirrored
in economics, and his master's degree
at the University of Illinois, where he
focused on journalism communications.
While working as an account man-
ager for Young & Rubicam in 1970,
Zimmerman was transferred to New
York. He went on to open his own
marketing consulting firm, which he
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