GREENVILLE, S.C. (Aug. 13, 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, has hired Talah Nikjeh and Casey Skinner, and has promoted Chip Caddell to director of interactive technology.

Nikjeh comes to EP on the Verizon Wireless team from Reckitt Benckiser in Parsippany, N. J., where she worked as an assistant brand manager on products including Veet and Mucinex. At EP, she will help manage Verizon Wireless national consumer newsprint promotions. Nikjeh received her Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from the University of Florida and her International Masters degree in marketing from the University of South Carolina.

Skinner joins the Verizon Wireless consumer advertising team at EP after working as an account management intern at BBDO in Atlanta. She is a graduate of Furman University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication studies, and went on to receive her Masters degree in advertising from the University of Tennessee.

Caddell has been promoted from interactive technology supervisor after six years with EP. He will continue his work on all agency clients including Uniroyal, Upstate S.C. Alliance, Verizon Wireless and Advance America. Caddell is a graduate of Furman University with his Bachelor of Science degree in computer science.

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).