GREENVILLE, S.C. (Dec. 27, 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 Lyn Norton to senior designer and hired Sarah Cole as an ad processing coordinator.

Norton has been promoted from graphic designer and will now serve on the Verizon Wireless direct marketing team. She has been with the agency for three years and received her Bachelor of Arts degree in studio art from the University of South Carolina Upstate.

Cole joins the ad processing team at EP after serving as branch office administrator for investment firm Edward Jones in Anderson, S.C. She is a graduate of the “Teach for America” program and a University of Kentucky alum, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in English. 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).