The Experiences of Temple Advertising Students
Thus far my Internship with “Community Bikes and Boards” has been a fulfilling and enjoyable experience to say the least. I have learned a good deal about what quality advertising can result in as well as how to create a…
My last day at Weston Fitness was about a week ago, and since then I’ve had time to really evaluate my experiences I had there as an intern. Overall I enjoyed my experiences, I am happy to have been given…
Working with Temple Dining Services often means I am privy to some great behind the scenes decisions and news that other students may not hear about for years. For instance, I have been asked to provide a student’s perspective on…
The Palumbo Academy students filed into the auditorium filled with new acquired knowledge about advertising. The Temple University students followed behind them, anxious for the events that were about to occur. It was the big day, the day we presented…
Over the course of the semester, we were focused on building new corporate wellness partners with companies in Philadelphia. This means that we provide discounted memberships along with other various benefits if a company signs up at least 15 employees…
Now that the semester is coming to an end and the stress is slowing dwindling, I’ve had the time to reflect on the past semester. For me, this semester passed by as a blur of activity. As a senior, I…
As my final days as a Sales Intern at PHL-17 are coming to an end, I’ve been getting together all of the projects I have worked on. I have had to opportunity to learn so many different things during my…
As the semester winded down, there was more work to be done at the National Museum of American Jewish History. As the museum prepared for the holidays, the main focus was on creating fliers for NMAJH’s events and posting holiday items on…
As my internship is coming to an end The Philadelphia Wings season is getting ready to kick off its 2012 season. This past Sunday (12/11) was the Wings Exhibition game located in Trenton, NJ. Myself and some of the other…
So I got the change to learn a little more about doing things for trade these past few weeks. My boss at Silencia has had a few people approach her and ask for help. They are just starting up and…
Its hard to believe my time at Phillymag is over. It seems like just yesterday I was applying for the position. Although the past few months have gone by rather quickly, I have learned some valuable lessons and worked on…
Overall my experience with “Community Bikes and Boards” has been a very good one. It is much more of an experience then I expected it would be. Not only did I learn about how to produce quality advertising and run…
On my first day going into Weston Fitness I was not really sure what to expect, which I assume is the norm for most students doing their first internship. I wasn’t really sure if my time here would be spent…
As an intern and future employee at ListenLogic, a social media research company, I am confident to say that I have experienced first hand, what it’s like to work at a start-up. Here are a few things that I’ve picked…
Within the last ten years you have all heard that social media is an exciting, new and rapidly growing trend that has unimaginable potential for advertisers and various businesses. Many of those businesses do not yet understand it…
Something I have learned at Weston Fitness was not about advertising and marketing, but was about the idea of Corporate Wellness. Interning at a gym, I quickly learned that health and wellness is at the forefront above anything else. A…
Continued from Teenagers Don’t Care: Part I. As we taught them, so we learned from them. The first challenging thing was advertising the Advertising Workshop. We had them bring their friends, advertise the Workshop for us. We had them suggest…
At least that’s what I thought. I was one after all a short time ago. Being only 23, the days of my own apathy are not a forgotten ghost of a memory. I remember being apathetic and I remember being…
Teaching has never been an option for me. For starters, I have always been told that I am the worst teacher in the world. The simple task of teaching someone how to do something I do every day was always…
Each year, the Advertising Department awards a Top Art Direction Award and an award for Excellence in Art Direction. The two students that were awarded these prestigious awards on behalf of the faculty at last spring’s TADA Awards (Temple Advertising…
From an advertising standpoint, sports are always walking a fine line. They attract a large and diverse audience–one that may only have that sport in common, like with the Olympics. They are usually highly traditional, with a complex web of…
As I applied to PHL-17 for my internship I did not know what to expect. I had just taken the course Marketing Media Products at Temple University and was just starting to understand the world of adverting sales. I was…
Hi everyone! This semester I have been working at Two Paperdolls which is a Letterpress Design House in Wayne. Two Paperdolls was started about ten years ago by my boss Vanessa Kreckel. Her dream was to continue designing while incorporating…
So the semester is almost over and so is my internship. I definitely gained experience and learned about crucial aspects of the industry like deadlines and dealing with clients. I also got the chance to work with all types of…
“The most wonderful time of the year” is also a very stressful time of year for Two Paperdolls. Two Paperdolls specializes in letterpress printing of custom invitations, identity branding, mitzvah, and day of event extras. Normally, the majority of the…
This past semester, I received a crash course in the sports and entertainment industry through my internship with Comcast-Spectacor at the Wells Fargo Center. I interned with the Group Sales/Event Services department where I had an array of tasks,…
The National Museum of American Jewish History is located in Philadelphia’s Independent Hall (within Center City). The museum prides itself in celebrating American Jewish culture, providing resources for the American Jewish community and educating other members of the Philadelphia community about…
Starting an internship at NBC was an exciting issue for me. As the supervisors introduced themselves to over 40 interns for the fall semester, everyone was excited to work in their separate department. I have interned for marketing positions and…
Hi my name is Travis Benner and I am currently a junior advertising major with a focus in copywriting and account management. I have been meaning to blog for a while, but haven’t had much time to sit down and…
My internship has opened my eyes to just how relevant digital has become in the advertising field right now. I am currently working on an account for Jack’s Rental Search, an application on Facebook that allows college students nationwide to…
I have just a week left on my internship at NBC 10. At first, I did not know what to do or how the media industry work on a large organization environment, but since…
Often when I explain to my distant relatives what it is I do at the internship they’ve got wind that I received, they reply with a short story about how their cousin so-and-so got his degree in Anthropology as well.…
This past Thanksgiving, I was able to relive my childhood while participating in a grassroots marketing campaign. Disney on Ice is one of the Wells Fargo Center’s annual family shows, and I was able to attend the Thanksgiving Day Parade…
The countdown continues…3 more days until the big pitch Monday December 5. The high school students have worked so hard the last couple of months. It all comes down to Monday when their hardwork is revealed to the media, Philly…
The last three months have flown by and only two weeks remain of my internship at Red Tettemer. I decided to pursue an internship here a long time ago. I took a job in advertising sales, an un-paid (and unorganized)…
Being a circulation intern at Philadelphia Magazine has taught me a lot about myself, the advertising world, and other people. For awhile I was very skeptical about the internship that I had. It wasn’t exactly what I…
Hello, my name is Brittany Welliver and I am currently the Marketing Intern at Corporate Synergies Group. It’s not a fancy-shmancy advertising agency, but it’s the experience that counts, people! Anyways, recently I was presented with the project of creating a social…
It was just 110 days ago when I got a call from Craig Kaplan, the owner of MilkBoy Communications, to come in for an interview. I knew this was going to be a different experience from the rest when he…
Hello Everyone, My name is Mike and I am in the account management track at Temple University. I am currently interning with the Philadelphia Wings Marketing Department at the Wells Fargo Center. Since I grew up in South Philadelphia, as…
I always wanted to somehow teach younger students that were not in college, but I did not want to become a teacher. When the opportunity came to be part of the Temple High School Advertising Workshop, I was quick to…
