When Greg DesRoches, president of Cornerstone Advertising, set out to launch his own shop in 1981, Baltimore?s advertising landscape was much different than it is today.

Doner was the crown jewel of Baltimore?s advertising elite, and names such as Trahan, Burden & Charles and Eisner Communications ? two of the area?s best-known agencies ? were beginning to gain recognition in the business community. Enter Cornerstone.