GREENVILLE, S.C. [March 10, 2010] – Erwin-Penland (EP), one of the five largest advertising and marketing firms in the Southeast and a division of Interpublic Group’s Hill, Holliday, announces the hiring of Lauren Morgan and Elizabeth Carter to the agency’s Verizon Wireless team and Brent Duncan to the public relations group.

Morgan joins EP from Infinity Marketing in Greenville, S.C., where she served as a media assistant. Morgan graduated magna cum laude from Clemson University with a Bachelor of Science degree in parks, recreation and tourism management.

Carter comes to EP from Sauers Communication in Stone Mountain, Ga., where she worked as an account manager. At EP, Carter will assist the Verizon Wireless Shopper Marketing team. She is a graduate of Clemson University with a Bachelor of Science degree in graphic communications.

Duncan completed his public relations internship with Erwin-Penland in February, and continues his stay as a public relations account executive, assisting on the agency’s public relations accounts. A native of Spartanburg, S.C., Duncan graduated with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communications from the University of South Carolina.

About Erwin-PenlandBased in Greenville, S.C., Erwin-Penland (www.erwinpenland.com) is a full-service marketing firm that provides advertising, event marketing, interactive, public relations and strategic planning services to clients including: Verizon Wireless, Denny’s, Lockheed Martin, BI-LO Supermarkets and Advance America. The 250-person firm is part of Boston-based Hill, Holliday, Connors, Cosmopulos Inc., one of the nation’s largest ad agencies and a member of The Interpublic Group of Companies (NYSE: IPG).