Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> January 14, 2005

LAWRENCE GARFIELD – THE GARFIELD GROUP

LAWERENCE GARFIELD is the President and founder of The Garfield Group. In addition to running the agency, Larry's duties include coaching, persuading, thinking, worrying and helping clients keep pace with all the crazy twists and turns of today's Internet-paced world. A long-time missionary of technology marketing, Larry has more than 15 years of experience creating and managing integrated marketing communications programs for companies that include IBM, AT&T, Novell and Samsung. Before founding The Garfield Group in 1990, he was at Young & Rubicam, New York where his clients included Unisys, DuPont and Holiday Inn. Prior to his tenure at Y&R, Larry was with FCB/Philadelphia, where his clients included Sperry Corporation, Bell Atlantic and Black & Decker. Larry is a graduate of The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also the recipient of a Software Marketing Award and has been honored by the American Association of Advertising Agencies. When he's not rallying the troops to develop innovative approaches to clients' marketing needs, he and his wife, Jennifer, spend their time chasing after three young sons, Nathan, Sam and Bennett. Profile
TWST: Kindly give us a brief history and then overview of what you do.

Mr. Garfield: The Garfield Group was founded in 1990. My previous

experience came from working at large advertising