About Laurie Wakefield

Laurie Wakefield

(formerly Laurie Sillay Lahr) is respected for her professionalism and strategic approach. She is known for unique artistic expression and creativity in the development of innovative and cost-effective communication programs that consistently deliver compelling messages and measurable results.

Laurie began planning her career early in her childhood as she watched the 1960s sitcom, Bewitched. Her favorite episodes were those when Darrin Stevens, Samantha’s husband, created and pitched ad campaigns to clients. She was inspired by the notion that she could have a career like Darrin’s, using her creativity and combining words and pictures to deliver messages.

She majored in advertising design at Florida State University and graduated from Portfolio Center before beginning her career, as an Advertising Art Director. As her career progressed, Laurie became interested in broader communication techniques including public relations. She moved from working for Ad Agencies to corporate Marketing Communications and PR roles. She eagerly incorporated web and internet communications into her campaigns and she continually seeks new ways to develop and improve communication and relationships with prospects, customers, investors and employees.

Laurie produces strategic communications programs and materials, which incorporate engaging copy and strong visuals. She focuses on reliable delivery of clear, credible and consistent messages that are interesting and relevant to their intended audience.
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Peggy Ballard

President
Encore Performance Marketing

“Laurie worked on my team at Scientific-Atlanta. I always appreciated her creativity and the visual illustrations and photography that she used to help us tell the company story.”

Kurt Myers

Project & Business Development, OnDemand WebSolutions, Inc.

“Laurie has worked with me at multiple companies. She is very knowledgeable and effective in all marketing and PR aspects and especially so in the media industry. Her work ethic and creativity are extremely strong.”

Steve Necessary

Vice President, Product Development Cox Communications

“Laurie led our Strategic Communications team at Concurrent. In addition to her PR and media relations skills, she was instrumental in helping us develop clear product demonstrations for complex technology which were incorporated into powerful customer presentations.”

Laila Sillay, MD

Women & Teens Gynecology

“Laurie guided key messaging and developed a distinctive graphic image for my practice. She ensured that these remained clear and consistent throughout all communication materials from the logo to the website and my new blog. I value her experience, creativity and instincts in all aspects of communications including social media, which is a great way to reach, educate and build relationships with women and teens today.”