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I’ve Found My Calling (In-House Intern)

Hello everyone and thank you for stopping by to read my post! My name is Kourtney Thompson and I am a current second semester senior at here at TU. As of right now, I am working as the university’s very…

More Than Just an Internship

Although I’ve only been interning at Chatterblast for about a month and a half I have gained so much experience thus far. I have not only gained an extensive amount of knowledge of the industry and agency life but I have gained skills that I didn’t know I needed or wanted until I came to ChatterBlast.

How A Marketing Agency Really Works

LightStream Group is a marketing agency concentrated in bank and credit union, healthcare, and higher education advertising. The organization has two locations, one in Lansdale PA and another in Telford PA, both suburbs of Philadelphia. They currently have just over…

4 Things I Learned At Group Two

Hey everyone! I’m Lenny Benfante, a senior Advertising major on the Art Direction Track, and I’ve been a Social Media Intern at Group Two Advertising since August.

Experience at Temple University’s Marketing Department

Hello, curious reader! My name is Colin Giering, a student and independent filmmaker. I am a sophomore at Temple University with an intent to graduate with a degree in Advertising. This past 2018 fall semester I had the privilege of working with Temple University's Marketing Department specifically, within the video department.

Trying out Temple Football

When many people think of fall, they think of apple cider, pumpkin picking, changing leaves, and of course, weekends dedicated to college football. With football season in full swing, I have had the opportunity to intern with Temple football and…

Play hard, Network harder

I found my internship at a rooftop party hosted by Larry Fitzgerald in Phoenix, Arizona. The route to my internship was very unconventional, but a story worth telling.

Future Media Concepts: A Glimpse Into MY Future

This semester, I have been working as a Marketing Intern for the company Future Media Concepts. For the past few weeks, I have been learning so much about the marketing industry and gaining plenty of useful experience. Although I am…

Are You #TempleMade?

    Today, May 6th, at 9PM, “Branded”, a film by Cameron S. Mithcell, will be premiering at The Pearl on Broad Street. The film looks inside the Temple Made campaign through the eyes of students, faculty, alumni, and the marketing…

Graduation is Around the Corner!

The day we all thought would never come is almost upon us…. GRADUATION! Even though this is what we have been looking forward to for the past 4+ years, now that its finally approaching, some of us might not feel…

Philadelphia Advertising Industry Adjusts to the Times

Contrary to popular belief, Philadelphia Business Journal says that Philly’s Advertising Industry is hiring! Agencies like LevLane, Machinery and O3 both say they are looking to hire young, new talent in the upcoming year. But the qualities they are looking…

Doing Good in Philly

Year after year, businesses turn to public relations for brand revitalization and to enhance and optimize their exposure. Skai Blue Media, a full-service public relations agency, specializes in doing just that.  With a large experience base, Skai Blue Media represents…

Intern, Intern, Intern

In Advertising, students know that our internships are just as important as our education. Internships open us up to so many more opportunities than just going to class and reading our textbooks. Luckily, the Temple Advertising curriculum requires three credits…

PHL: A Great City to Work in

Rewind back to the month of May, when I was applying for internships. At that time, I pictured myself dashing around Philadelphia in a blazer and heels, running errands for my boss–four coffees in a Starbucks caddy along for the…

PHL: Modern Renaissance City

As a Temple Student and thus a Philadelphia resident I seem to often forget that tons of people visit Philadelphia as a vacation spot each and every day. That was until I came across PHL Partners, a “toolkit” to show…

“Design is creativity with strategy.”

Students at Temple see thousands of advertisements on campus each day.  Some are hung on bulletin boards; others are passed out on Liacouras Walk. But the ads and event posters hanging in the Louis J. Esposito Dining Center and the…

Philly AD Club’s Job Genius Bars, A Must Go!

Do you need an internship? Do you want a job? Or, do you want to do some exploring?  Attend Philly AD Club’s Job Genius Bars, an event that gives college students a chance to participate in interactive sessions, hear job…

I’ll Take the Small Agency Roll Please

This past week I completed my first week of my second internship at Maiden Media. Three words: I Love It! It’s a small shop tucked away in the chic-ness of Olde City but once you step inside you quickly realize there…

Neighborhood Film Company

I can’t say it much better than they do: “Neighborhood Film Company (NFCo) is a professional production company that uses the process of filmmaking to fight cycles of poverty. By partnering with Project H.O.M.E. (PH) – a non-profit committed to ending homelessness in Philadelphia –…

Challenges

As we’re nearing the end of the semester, the HS Advertising Workshop is starting to get a little more challenging. The students are as great as ever, but one of the biggest challenges that we have experienced is keeping the…

Let’s Party… Best of Philly 2011

Every year, Philadelphia Magazine unleashes their Best of Philly issue, offering up their take on the best services, styles, and stores that this diverse city has to offer. The award is relatively prestigious. I say “relatively” because there were 253…

Hittin’ Homers with WOGL

Last friday was opening day for the Phillies, and luckily for me I got to work a promotions event for WOGL.  I was super excited because I had never actually done any promo events yet.  I usually would just make…

98.1 WOGL: Greatest Hits of the 60s, 70s, & 80s

In January I started an internship at CBS Radio’s 98.1 WOGL.  This radio station reaches an older demographic (25-54) and plays the gratest hits of the 60s, 70s, and 80s. One might ask… Ashley, why do you think you would…

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Activia Campaign by Young & Rubicam

Okay, so Activia has a new campaign that just launched, developed by Young & Rubicam. They are an agency based out of Prague, Czech Republic. I’m sure that they were going for a concept that they wanted to really spark…

Valentines Day Arrows

Shot Through the Heart

With only five days away you better think of something good quickly! Over at Design Sponge, they have conjured up a cute and kitschy arrow to shoot at your love. (not literally) So follow gather these materials, follows these instructions,…

The Modern Telephone Concept

Not only is the video especially inspiring, due to the content and also the ambient soundtrack, but the concept is ingenious. If produced, this phone will be a huge step forward in application development and in design. We are talking…

I've Got the Best Job in Philly

These people didn’t seem to be doing anything in particular so I guess their intentions were to show off their shirts. I wasn’t inclined to really ask questions. As far as I know the Sugar House Casino isn’t open yet……

What's Happening in Philly?

PHILLY FUN: Body Worlds 2 & The Brain at The Franklin Institute till April 18th Picasso and the Avant-Garde in Paris at the Philadelphia Museum of Art from February 24th till April 25th; STUDENTS ONLY $19 Flower Show 2/28-3/7  at…