Life on the WayBack
Hey there! Well I have been interning with Rao Group Inc. (RGI) for a few weeks now. RGI is a company that owns restaurant franchises. I have been working with their staff on how to get new restaurants recognized and…
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Anderson Cooper Tells All
On Thursday October 18th I had the amazing opportunity to join the Temple Community at a Q&A with the talented journalist Anderson Cooper. After being honored at the 2012 Excellence in the Media banquet, Anderson Cooper made his way to…
So Many Changes
My name is Stefania Marsico and I am currently interning at LevLane advertising in the account management department. I have been at LevLane for two months now and have already learned so much. In the account management department I have…
How Advertising became Event Planning: The Abridged version.
Three years ago I decided to major in Advertising, here at Temple. One year ago I joined a new organization on Campus called Media Meltdown Productions-designed for students in SMC. 6 months ago I turned my life upside down. Currently:…
Quaker City Mercantile Agency Tour
TEMPLE AD CLUB PRESENTS: Quaker City Mercantile Agency TourMonday October 15, 2012 4:00 pm – 5:00pm Quaker City Mercantile is a hybrid of 19th century mercantilism and 21st century brand artistry. They create brands from the ground up and bring…
Temple Goes Behind The Wire
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. Epsilon and Media Meltdown Productions present Temple Goes Behind The Wire: with Brian Anthony Wilson (from the hit HBO series The Wire) Tuesday, October 9, 2012 @ 6:30PM Student Center Underground
Controversial Advertisements
As an advertising student at Temple University we all all required to take Morality, Law, and Advertising. To be completely honest I wasn’t sure what to expect from the class and all together wasn’t that thrilled to be taking it…
CRW Graphics
CRW Graphics is a commercial printing and digital printing company in Pennsauken, New Jersey and I had the pleasure of visiting them and getting an incredibly informative tour about how their facilities work. CRW offers a full range of services…
What Is A Food Cooperative?
Hello! My name is Hillary and I’m currently interning at the Swarthmore Food Cooperative. When I tell my family, friends, and peers I work for a Co-op, I get the same puzzled look. A look that wants to ask, “What’s…
Anderson Cooper to be honored at 2012 Lew Klein Awards
Following the ceremony, the anchor of CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360° and host and executive producer of Anderson Live also will participate in a separate Q&A session with Temple students to offer an insider’s perspective on broadcasting and journalism in Tomlinson Theater. Cooper will…
Advertising Week in NYC!
Each year, NYC hosts a huge event that gathers all of the advertising and marketing industry’s leaders which features over 200 special events and ‘thought leadership seminars’. Why am I telling you this? Because you should consider going! The event…
IABC Philly: Generating Media Coverage That Matters
TIME: 5:30 – 7:30 PM LOCATION: Philadelphia Marriott West October 24, 2012 5:30 – 7:30 PM Philadelphia Marriott West Hotel, Conshohocken, PA Cost: $35 Members; $45 Non-Members; $15 Students Tony DeFazio is the president of DeFazio Communications, LLC, a Conshohocken, PA-based public…
Annual ‘Winning Brands’ Breakfast Seminar
TIME: 8:30-10am COST: Members $30; Students $10; Non-Members $45 LOCATION: Independence Visitor Center On Thursday, November 8, 2012, the Philly Ad Club will be holding the third annual “Winning Brands” Breakfast Seminar. “Winning Brands” are the leading brands within their industry, with a…
Art Directors Club of Philadelphia Monthly Social At Neiman
The Art Directors Club of Philadelphia proudly organizes monthly socials at some of the top agencies in Philadelphia and I had the pleasure of visiting Neiman located at 1619 Walnut Street in the heart of Center City. As I rode…
Pharma Phun
Hello, my name is Kelly McGarry. I am a junior at Temple University, majoring in advertising with a minor in leadership (kind of like public relations). I have gotten the opportunity to intern at an advertising agency in the…
Why You Need To Get LinkedIn
We’ve all heard the importance of keeping our social media platforms well kept and free of any information that could potentially hurt our chances of getting a job or keeping our security settings on lock down so we can’t be…
How to Leverage Social Media to Get the Job or Internship You Want
How to Leverage Social Media to Get the Job or Internship That You Want TIME: 6:15-8:15 p.m. LOCATION: Temple University Join us for a FREE Philly Ad Club Students Panel Discussion on Thursday, Oct. 4th Did you know that social media expertise…
Philly Ad Club Karaoke Cool Down
Karaoke Cool Down TIME: 5:30pm-10:30pm COST: $20 members, $30 non-members, $35 at door LOCATION: World Cafe Live Join us on Tuesday, September 25th for the Philly Ad Club Idol Karaoke event! Where: World Cafe Live (3025 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104) Time: 5:30pm-1030pm…
Become A Nomad
Get Inspired
As an art direction student in Temple’s advertising program I’ve often been consumed with moments where creative ideas seem completely out of the realm of existence. However, with a little help of our World Wide Web I wanted to share…
Life’s Too Short For The Wrong Job
We’ve all had it, the classic advertising assignment of finding a campaign that we think works well. After spending an hour or so searching for a unique solution I found a campaign that I think is inspiring to us all…
My First MBFW
It’s fashion week in New York!! My company Zang Toi had finally presented his beautiful, romantic Spring 2013 collection at The Stage, Lincoln Center on Sunday night. It was a superb experience for me to be one of the crews…
2012 DesignPhiladelphia Festival
Mark your calendar, DesignPhiladelphia is near! This year it will be the 8th annual DesignPhiladelphia Festival from Wednesday, October 10th through Sunday, October 14th 2012. The Festival in partnership with The University of the Arts, will bring together the region’s…
How Twitter Can Help You Start Your Career
In todays market finding a job can become a daunting task if you don’t know how to leverage yourself and use the tools around you. All our teachers stress the importance of keeping your social media sites clean because employers…
First Friday at AIGA Philly: Heads of State
This past First Friday AIGA Philly presented Heads of State “10 Years of Rectangles.” The space was small, and the crowd was large, but the exhibit was still one that I’m glad to have seen. Everything from R.E.M. album covers…
Temple University Study Abroad Week
September 10 – 14th Do you love Temple University but have always wondered what it would be like to study overseas? September 10-14th is your chance to ask all your questions and hear from study abroad alumni who’ve lived…
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House Of Toi Angel
It is such a happy experience to intern with the noted fashion designer Mr. Zang Toi who based in New York City. Let me introduce Zang Toi briefly to everyone. He is the first Asian designer discovered by Anna Wintour…
My time as a TEEN VOGUEtte
Being part of such a huge publishing company, Conde Nast, has been the most amazing experience of my entire life. Not only was it everything that I ever expected, it was more. I came in as a marketing intern, and…
First day at TEEN VOGUE
It was May 29, 2012 when I walked into the doors of the Conde Nast building with dozens of other interns from various magazines. It didn’t feel like real life to me. I went to the front desk where I…
Interning at the March of Dimes
For the past few months I have spent my days interning at the March of Dimes King of Prussia office. As this was my first internship, I was unsure of what to expect. This entire experience from start to finish…
John Varvatos Internship Update
Hello again, Tom McCann here. With my internship at John Varvatos wrapped up, I’m feeling prideful when I think of all I’ve learned. It is hard to stress how important I feel office experience is. Sure, we all see a…
St. Luke’s Pride
Over the past month and a half I have been interning at St. Luke’s University Health network. In the beginning I was anxious for this internship and wasn’t too sure what to expect. I was moving back home, which I…
Start of Something Good…
With a little under two weeks remaining in my internship with Cintas Corporation, I can safely say that I have grown both personally and professionally. I have to admit I haven’t fully mastered the art of blogging just yet, so…
West York Loft Project Makes Me Feel Pretty Important
Hello fellow advertising students, it’s Emily Walsh, Advertising Art Direction student in her senior year. If you’re curious, read my first blog post for a fall background on my internship at Matthews Interior Design. For this blog post, I would…
My Summer at the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce
Over the summer I interned at my local chamber of commerce–The Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce. At first I was extremely nervous…I have a lot of experience in advertising design and this internship consisted of barely any advertising design. However,…
A Meeting with Nicole Cashman
As you may remember, I have spent the summer interning with Cashman & Associates, the public relations firm in Northern Liberties and owned by Nicole Cashman. Throughout the course of my internship, I have been fortunate enough to mix and…
Philadelphia Magazine “Lady in Red”
From my experience working in the art department of the Philadelphia Magazine I’ve realized that I’ve gained a great knowledge of what it takes to be in a fast paced magazine company. There are different cycles within each month for…
Learning to Grow Thick Skin…
On June 11th when I began working as a sales intern for Cintas Corporation I had a general idea of what my roles and responsibilities would include. What I didn’t realize at that time was how much these daily duties…
Making the Client/Customer Happy: A Very Good Skill
My internship with Hamilton Jewelers of Insignia is not centered around advertising, however I am taking away great skills that will only improve me as a worker. When talking to customers on phones all day long, problems do arise. There…