Phoenix Advertising Agency Promotes Talent Within

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - (May 07, 2008) - The Lavidge Company, a leading advertising, marketing, interactive and public relations firm based in Scottsdale, today announced that they have added six new members and promoted another within its fast-growing Interactive department.

"It speaks to our past successes, talent and reputation in the community that we have risen from a department of five, to one of fifteen since Lavidge Interactive was founded in 2006," stated Stephen Heitz, director of interactive services. "In this emerging field, The Lavidge Company will continue to meet high levels of excellence with our new additions and innovative web solutions."

Allison Branton was promoted to interactive media supervisor from her prior position of senior print production coordinator.  While continuing to focus on clients LifeLock and Infocus, she will oversee all Interactive media clients and search engine marketing clients.  Branton graduated from University of Nevada Las Vegas with a BA in Broadcast Journalism. 

Shaun Schulman was hired as interactive art director for the Phoenix advertising agency, bringing a strong background in web design and maintenance to the team.  He previously worked for PetSmart as an interaction designer for two years. In his new position, Schulman will primarily work on LifeLock, while assisting on projects for other clients such as Massage Envy, The Phoenix Zoo and McDonalds.  Schulman graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Organizational Communication. 

Patrick Knodle has joined the Lavidge Interactive as project manager.  He will serve as a network consultant for high traffic web networks and as a project manager of web design.  Knodle hails from the University of Arizona, receiving a Bachelor of Science concentrating on web usability and systems analysis and remains a proud Wildcat alum. 

Kim Giroux came on board as a part-time intern in August of 2007 during her senior year at Arizona State University, while also keeping busy working at Bank of America as a sales and services specialist.  Since graduating, she has moved into a full time position with TLC as interactive media coordinator.  She works on several different accounts including Phoenix International Raceway, Cachet Homes, Meritage Active, The Phoenix Zoo and Infocus. 

Paul Baumgarthuber was hired as search marketing analyst for The Lavidge Company.  Baumgarthuber came to TLC from GoDaddy.com Inc. where he worked for almost two years as a domain aftermarket specialist.  He is an expert in search engine optimization and domain management.

Mallory Cook was hired as web content writer.  She comes to the Phoenix advertising agency from Philosophy, where she worked in marketing and sales in the e-commerce and dot com divisions.

"We are excited to bring such high-quality and diversified talent to our team," stated Ben Smith, director of interactive marketing. "Their talents will help Lavidge Interactive take its place among the industry leaders in Phoenix."

About The Lavidge Company

The Lavidge Company is a locally owned and operated full-service advertising, public relations, consulting and marketing communications agency.  Since 1982, The Lavidge Company has specialized in developing brand positioning for products and services.  Highlights of the agency's client base include Discount Tire, Bashas', Special Olympics Arizona, Massage Envy, Phoenix Suns, Meritage Active Adult Communities, Arizona Diamondbacks, Cachet Homes, Phoenix Mercury, Banner Healthcare, AMEC, and McDonald's. The Lavidge Company was recently voted as one of the top 25 "Best Places to Work" in Phoenix. The Lavidge Company offices are located at 6263 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 190, Scottsdale, AZ 85250.  More information on the agency may be found at www.lavidge.com.

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