Internships

Big East Career Fair 3/15

    This school year, Temple University joined the Big East Conference. One of the perks of being part of the conference is the Big East Career Fair. Since we are a part of it this year, that means you…

Searching for a Summer Internship?

Summer is slowly approaching, which means summer internships are quickly becoming filled. If you are interested in an internship over the Summer then you should check out the SMC Internship Fair. All are welcome to the fair, which will be…

Bigger News Feed, Bigger Ads.

Today Facebook announced its newest plan to redesign its news feed feature. CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s idea is to create a news feed that acts as a personalized newspaper. The idea is that users will be able to persue streams consisting…

Learning the Value of Diverse Skills

I began my internship at PA CareerLink in December 2012. I went in once a week for orientation and getting used to the workplace before I officially began in January. Before acquiring the position, I went in for an interview…

The Dark Side of Unpaid Internships

Time and time again I have heard horror stories about interns being overworked and underpaid at their internships. In fields like advertising and marketing, participating in unpaid internships is virtually a necessity, both to get experience, and to get your…

New Livestrong Logo Unveiled

The Livestrong Foundation has recently released their new logo in an attempt to emerge from Lance’s previous doping scandal in order to focus on the true meaning of the foundation. The foundation has legally changed the name from Livestrong to…

AT&T Shuts Down T-Mobile in New Ad

  This is competitive advertising in its most straightforward state. AT&T put out these ads last week in newspapers blatantly attacking T-Mobile for their dropped calls and slower speeds. This was a bold move for AT&T to use such an…

Philly Addy Awards

  The 2013 Addy Awards are this Thursday, March 7, 2013! This is a Philly Ad Club event organized to award creatives and professionals in Philadelphia Advertising who have shown exceptional work this year. This is a great opportunity to…

The Value of Mentors

A common word of advice from guest speakers that I have met through classes, Temple Ad Club, and Philly Ad Club, is that you should find a mentor to guide your throughout your career. It’s important to find someone who…

Grey Poupon Does it Again…

Last night during the Oscars, Kraft Foods brand aired the newest spin on the iconic “Pardon Me” commercial for Grey Poupon. The new spot, titled “Lost Footage,” plays off the same style, storyline, and characters of the original ad. The newest…

Tweet Tweet Hack Hack

This week has been quite an adventure for twitter fans, followers, tweeters, and oh right…hackers! Twitter account hacks have been a problem in the past, but this week, new hackers have taken control of major, public watched accounts in a…

One of the Guys

  If you’ve been around campus, you’ve had to have seen this picture in an ad, for the web series “One of the Guys”, that is all over buildings, elevators, you name it. Turns out it has a pretty great…

My Experience at 102.9 WMGK (so far)

Tomorrow marks exactly one month since the start of my internship at 102.9 WMGK FM, a radio station owned by Greater Media here in Philadelphia.  I have been an avid listener of 102.9 for years, so needless to say, when…

The importance of being a jack of all trades

I am a senior advertising student at Temple interning at Skai Blue Media. My track in school is art direction and my internship is for graphic design. Skai Blue is a small PR firm located in Center City. There are…

Diet Coke Names New Creative Director

Coca-Cola has found a new Creative Director for its Diet Coke line in 2013; Marc Jacobs, the world renowned fashion designer will wear a new hat as CD. He will be following in the footsteps of Jean Paul Gaultier who was the…

The Power of the Consumer

Over the past decade, media has shifted quite a bit from its original medium such as magazines and television to online outlets. This shift has caused a tremendous change in the way that we seek out our entertainment. Just a…

TAC: Guest Speaker

Join Temple Ad Club this week for our first guest speaker of the semester! On Monday, February 18th, Jason Grandelli will be speaking at TAC’s general body meeting. Jason is a mobile developer from Urban Outfitters and will be speaking…

Harlem Shake Keeps Going

Whether you love it or hate it, the new viral video trend that’s sweeping the world is the Harlem Shake. Groups of people from all over are remaking their own amateur versions hoping to get views and make the best…

TedxTempleU

            Last semester Temple alum, Devon Moyer offered some advice in her article TED: Ideas Worth Spreading as she neared her graduation date to listen to TED talks on the way to class or whenever…

Google vs. Facebook

  Facebook has created a new way to search that could quite possibly dethrone the king of search engines, Google Search. Facebook Graph Search goes beyond Facebook and onto the web where it searches for specific answers instead of various…

Career Week Starts this Friday 2/15!

  The Career Center is being kind enough to provide us with another stacked Career Week! There are so many seminars, networking opportunities, and workshops available this week that you won’t want to miss out on all the great resources.…

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…

Grammy Awards: Beauty and Fashion Ad Geeks Unite!

Red carpet pre-award show events have become almost more anticipated then the actual award shows they’re representing! These events just happen to be some of the biggest opportunities for beauty and fashion advertisers to grab the attention of fans looking…

JT, Bringing More Than Sexy Back

Award Show Season is a time for popcorn, opinions and new, noteworthy ads. Just last week, Adage announced Justin Timberlake’s deal with Bud Light Platinum relatively close to the release of his new song, “Suit and Tie.” The first bit…

Taco Bell: Brand Bowl Winner 2013

Lovers of all things advertising tuned in for our biggest event of the year–the Brand Bowl (sometimes known as the Super Bowl). This years’ Brand Bowl was a little lacking in my opinion. To be honest, some of the commentary…

Get Involved Get Ahead

  A common piece of advice for a college student is get involved. Employers like to see extra curricular involvement on your resume to add to your work and educational experiences. However, getting involved can help you in more ways…

Feeling Lonely this Winter?

Join Temple Ad Club on Monday’s from 4:30-5:30 in the Student Center to get involved in a fun and rewarding student organization. Students in TAC are creative and social individuals looking for people like you. They meet professionals, take trips,…

Here at Love Park

My job has focused on creating print promotional material primary for Love Park, where the department is located and also digital media, updating their facebook account and working on their new website. I really never associated the city of Philadelphia…

Never thought i’d be weeding at work

I spend just about all my time at my internship on the computer designing signs for companies to use all over. We do simple ones that may just be for an event telling where the bathrooms are to the big…

A Final Goodbye To Internships

Wrapping up my final few weeks at Propulsion Media Labs was a bit bittersweet. Along my journey through the semester at Propulsion I was able to make some great contacts with people in the advertising world, as well networking with…

Christmas Card Craziness!

Last week, was rather slow at work, but I worked on one of my favorite projects thus far. I’m a pretty big fan of Christmas time. I love sitting around and watching Christmas specials. Its one of the best parts…

Celebración y Adiós

This past week my internship at AL DIA came to an end after a three month long adventure into the real world. AL DIA was my first internship I have ever taken and it was definitely a great fit for my first experience.…

The Road Ahead

This semester I have been interning at Philadelphia Style Magazine. I have absolutely enjoyed my time there. When I began at Temple as an advertising major I knew I wanted to be in the art direction track for many reasons.…

Christmas in Philly

This year Christmas Village, which has been a part of Philadelphia Christmas for years, has been moved from City Hall to across the street to Love Park, where I am currently completing my internship for my advertising major. This has…