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…
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The Experiences of Temple Advertising Students
Internships
Intern Promotions DO Exist!
After about two months of being at my internship, I was promoted (without pay) to an editor of one of my company’s websites. I-g Creative is a marketing and online publishing company with about five different websites on different topics…
Finding a Mentor
It’s no secret that the business world is primarily dominated by men. This fact is especially evident when you look at the number of women in executive positions compared to men. While statistics vary, the ratio is around 1:10. What…
Laughing While Learning with the Braithwaite Crew
I began interning at Braithwaite Communications at the end of August. Braithwaite is a Branding, PR and Marketing firm located at 1500 Walnut St. I took on a confidential crisis project on my first day and from then on I knew that I wouldn’t…
Philadelphia Magazine Party with Carson Kressley
This semester, I interned with I-g Creative. In the beginning of the internship, one of the most exciting thing I got to do was go to a magazine party with Carson Kressley…. well not with him, but he was there!…
Amazing Accomplishments Already Made, but the Journey is Far From Over
We have just passed through week 4 of actually working in the classroom with students at Kensington CAPA, excluding the weeks off for Columbus Day and the hurricane. Obviously we have hit a few road bumps and obstacles, another being…
Philadelphia Flyers Internship
When I first got hired as a intern with the Philadelphia Flyers, I expected an experience to be very different than the one I am having because of the current lockout state. I was hired as a game night promotions…
I heart Chemicals.
The word Chemical can be scary, unless you have done your research. I spent the entire summer researching chemicals at my internship. I became consumed with chemicals. Researching chemicals that I could not pronounce, I found myself conducting more research…
Thing that can go wrong… just might go wrong on live TV
I am the Programming Intern for Sprout, a 24 hour preschool channel based out of the Comcast Building in Philadelphia. I spend three days a week at Sprout, and at least one of these days is spent as the Production…
Life Long Lessons That Build Resumes as well as Character
I’m Mallory Sullivan, an Account Management Ad major and my first taste of an agency upstaged all my expectations and truly blew me out of the water. My experience as a media intern at Lev Lane Advertising has reinforced that…
Temple Made: Behind The Scenes
Self Made. Philly Made. Temple Made. Wednesday, November 28th, 2012 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Hillel at Temple University (1441 Norris Street) You’ve heard the slogan, but ever wonder where it came from? Curious about the creative minds behind Temple’s…
Tyler School of Art’s Restaurant Identity Exhibition
From October 31 through November 21, 2012 Tyler School of Art’s Juniors will be displaying their Restaurant Identity Projects in the Tyler School of Art Atrium. This project showcases the designs of first year designers at Tyler as they develop…
Target’s Deals Duet
Black Friday is right around the corner which means lines wrapped around the building, security trying to prevent people from trampling each other, and yes those oh so sweet holiday discounts. As the days draw nearer I couldn’t help but…
Small in Size, Big in Creativity – i-g creative
This past semester I have been interning at i-g creative, a small company in Northern Liberties thats work encompasses the entire creative realm. There’s advertising, marketing, photography, event planning, graphic design, online publishing, public relations and…I think I’ve gotten my…
DIY: Professional Skill Building
I have learned a lot about the advertising/communications industry as an advertising student at Temple University. I’ve gained many useful skills for (hopefully) helping me achieve a successful career as a professional in communications, mostly through classwork and homework. I…
The Most Interesting Voicemail In The World
Everyone knows the Most Interesting Man in the World but not many know of his parrot “who has learned to mimic his every vocal nuance” on his voicemail. Yup, you heard correct Dos Equis has a new mural advertising for…
The “Gangnam Style” Sensation
Last month South Korean rapper Psy’s Gangnam Style set a Guinness World Record for most likes on youtube in just three months with over two hundred million times. The viral sensation has taken off in the United States as well…
Sell, Sell, and ReSale some more…
Since my internship is unique, in the sense that it doubles as my job, I often end up playing two roles: one of a Sales Associate, and the other as Director of Advertising and Marketing. Up to this point, my…
The AD industry: Stress, but Great Rewards
Throughout my whole experience as an account service intern at Tag Strategies, the internship has taught me how valuable it is to apply the knowledge you learned from the classroom into the real world. It has also taught me that…
Party Like It’s 1929
For the past couple of months I’ve been an intern at a Philadelphia food tour company called (oddly enough) City Food Tours. The company sells tours around different neighborhoods in Philadelphia that involve not only sight seeing and history lessons…
A pleasant surprise
I have been continuing my first internship here at Finch Brands for a few months now . Finch Brands, for those who aren’t familiar with it, is a Philadelphia based boutique branding agency located in Old City near 3rd and…
Discoveries & Some Helpful Tips – Interning at Tag
It is more than halfway through my account service internship at Tag Strategies and it has been an eye-opening experience for me. I was excited on the first day yet nervous not knowing what I was getting myself into. Since…
Coming Out Party At: I-g Creative
This past semester, I have been interning at I-g Creative. I-g Creative is “an entertainment marketing and online publishing agency specializing in the creation and management of online networks and communities.” I received this offer in the summertime and I…
Sandy & Social Media
Unfortunately this past week the East Coast experienced the wrath of the super storm Sandy. Leaving millions of people without power and thousands without homes, the social media frenzy began growing in size alongside the hurricane. It was no surprise…
Marketing PHL, Discovering PHL
Before I started my senior year here at Temple, I came to the sad realization that I didn’t know nearly enough about the city I’ve been living in for three years. What is NoLibs? Where is NoLibs? Can I even…
The Social Media Sidekick
Hello! My name in Lauren Resnick, I’m a senior at Temple University studying what we’re all hear to read about, Advertising! I am currently the Marketing Intern over at Focus Pointe Global in Center City. FPG is a national marketing…
Internin’ at the Ranch (Red Tettemer)
Hello! I’m Jillian Zimmer and I’m a senior here at Temple studying Advertising, Art Direction. I’ve been an intern at Red Tettemer + Partners for almost 2 months now, and my experience has been nothing short of awesome. It’s almost…
TED: Ideas Worth Spreading
As my December graduation draws nearer I find myself being bombarded with advice to get the upper hand on entering the world of advertising. I am sure you have heard it is extremely important to keep up with news in…
Release Your Inner Bond
We’ve all been there, sitting in our advertising classes trying to think of some unique way to promote brand awareness or sell the product. They key is to do something people will remember and appreciate. This is not news to…
Several Brands Drop Armstrong Including Nike
As an advertising student here at Temple University, the concept of celebrity endorsements its often taught in the 1000 level classes. We learn that brands create a voice and often times will use an iconic celebrity to support their brand…
Who Loves Ya? Interning at LevLane Advertising
As a copywriting student, I am privileged to be in the Traffic and Production department at LevLane Advertising Agency. The internship is extremely hands-on, and gradually introduces me to the up-keep of the creative department . From the maintenance behind…
The Future of Advertising
Where creative meets compromise and potential meets promise- “Teaching High School Advertising” is like no other course at Temple. It’s a place where minds, specialized in different subjects, come together and contribute to success on both a personal level and a collective one. Being…
Making a Magazine: Not Your Average Internship
Since last fall, I’ve been a Graphic design intern at The Village of Arts and Humanities on 10th and Germantown Avenue (wander four blocks Northeast of Annenberg- when you see the mosaic gardens and murals, you’re in the right place).…
The Bright Side of Banking
In the last five years the banking industry has given itself a less than stellar image among the general public, myself being one of those who had lost faith. That being said I would have never seen myself working for…
Welcome to the Real World
Hi! My name is Tia and I am currently an intern at Harmelin Media. At Harmelin I am part of the Account Management team where I have been learning the tricks to the trade for the past two months. Because…
Site Visit: Chemical Heritage Foundation
As part of my events internship with GEP: Philly I have a number of tasks that I may complete. One of my tasks is creating and attending site and vendor visits with venues and companies in the Philadelphia area. Today,…
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…
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:…
