About

Limelight Department is a full-service creative marketing firm featuring stunning success with internet marketing and website development. We specialize in tracking consumer data to drive the most successful marketing campaigns possible. Combining traditional and cutting-edge strategies with eye catching creative gives our clients the brand appeal and marketing effectiveness that get top results.

Our expertise in marketing and advertising allow you to break away from your competitors and effectively target and brand your audience. With proper website development, search engine optimization, pay-per-click, print media design, copy writing, advertising planning and purchasing, you will see your business grow through an ever expanding flow of targeted, ready-to-buy traffic.

Limelight Department’s record of success is built on our team of marketing specialists, graphic designers and web developers with the skills to surpass any challenge. Our staff are current members of respected marketing and development groups including the American Marketing Association and the Microsoft Developers Network. We have won countless top honors including the Golden Web Award and American Association of Webmasters Gold Award. Increase your return on investment with Limelight Department–your final destination for advertising and marketing.

As a representative of our local business community we are proud members of the Eugene Chamber of Commerce and various local networking groups. We have a paperless office and are working to have a zero carbon footprint by 2012.

Meet the Crew

Shaylor Murray

CEO

Shaylor Murray founded Limelight Department in 2006 and brought the business headquarters from Bend to Eugene in 2008. Prior to that, Shaylor had worked in a promotional capacity for Portland-based music production companies; in technical capacity for AT+T, DirecTV, and Hewlett-Packard; and as Marketing Director for Central Oregon-based businesses. With a strong technical background in computer networking, programming, promotions, and marketing, Shaylor brings success to Limelight and its clients by providing a custom and unique approach to each project. Shaylor and the Limelight Team have defined and refined universal marketing principles and a proven, quantifiable approach to on and off-line marketing. He thanks the U.S. military for instilling an unrelenting work ethic, and his daughter, for inspiring him to achieve greatness personally and professionally.

Zack Poelwijk

Director of Client Services

Zack Poelwijk has been with Limelight Department since June 2009, and became Sales Director in February 2010. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2008 with a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing and a minor in music. Motivated by helping his clients achieve success, Zack has a strong, honest, and nose-to-the-grindstone work ethic. Zack’s passion since joining the company continues to elevate Limelight Department into the premier solution provider for businesses. Zack’s keys to success are to ‘Practice to perform,’ and to treat everyone with equal amounts of respect. Outside of work, Zack is an accomplished pianist who has played twice at the Mt. Hood Jazz Festival, and was the pianist for the University of Oregon Gospel Music Program from 2006 to 2010. Zack is also a mentor with Committed Partners for Youth and would love to share his stories of the joy of mentoring with you. Look for Zack at Duck football games and Blazer games!

Knox Garmany

Lead Programmer

Knox is a highly skilled programmer fluent in countless languages. The ones he uses most common are PHP, XML, AJAX, JAVA, Javascript, ASP, CSS & HTML. He has degrees in Computer Science, Commercial Art and Graphic Communications. His experience has a wide range as Knox has worked for many companies large and small. He has worked for Fortune 500 industry leaders, mid-size national corporations and local start-ups and small businesses. Knox has very a energetic 12 year old daughter who he loves dearly. He enjoys very eclectic music, is easy going and has a great sense of humor. Knox is also a musician and plays a variety of instruments including guitar, mandolin, banjo, bass guitar and percussion as well as producing electronic music. He has shared the stage with many well-known artists. He also enjoys painting and fishing and gaming.

Alex Watson

Account Executive

Alex enjoys working with clients and helping them gain greater profitability. Her focus is to build real relationships with clients and make sure they are well taken care of. She wants to help ensure that they are getting the best quality service possible. When she is not busy helping clients, Alex likes to do anything involving singing or volunteering. She has participated in the UO Women’s Choir and is currently volunteering at a high school group in Eugene.

Makenzie Marineau

Social Media Manager

Makenzie held an internship in the Marketing department here at Limelight last in 2009, and we were so impressed with her creativity and enthusiasm that she is now our own Social Media Manager. Makenzie has also done social media work in the nonprofit and media sectors. She is a student studying New Media Communications who will be graduating in the next year. She currently writes for the school newspaper and is a regular contributor to regional magazines. As an actively involved young professional who blogs, plays club sports, and volunteers, Makenzie stays busy. She’s a fan of everything involving new media, communications, travel and the great outdoors.