GREENVILLE, S.C. (Dec. 10, 2010) – Erwin-Penland (EP), a division of The Interpublic Group’s Hill, Holliday and one of the five largest advertising and marketing firms in the Southeast, has promoted Lanford Stone to account executive and hired Chris Turner as a senior graphic designer.

Stone has been promoted from junior account executive and will continue to serve on the Verizon Wireless team managing national grand openings, and serving as the lead contact for the South Central region. She celebrates two years at EP and received her Bachelor of Arts degree in public relations from the University of South Carolina.

Turner returns to EP as a senior graphic designer working primarily on the Denny’s team, where he leads other designers in the development of creative concepts and projects. He arrives back at EP after working as a senior graphic designer for Upward Unlimited, the world’s largest Christian-based sports program for children, located in Spartanburg. Turner holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in visual arts from Lander University.

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).