The Experiences of Temple Advertising Students
My internship is very unique in the sense that I am the first person to create the job title of Director of Advertising/Marketing within this company. When I first started working with Gina’s Closet I was aware that they had somewhat of a Facebook page, and a small following. As…
Located in the heart of the Swarthmore Borough, the Swarthmore Co-op prides itself on its reputation as a community center. As a member owned market, we are always trying to engage members, the Borough, and surrounding neighborhoods. Therefore, for Swarthmore’s First Fridays (similar to Philly’s First Fridays), we always try…
When I began interning at Braithwaite Communications I was doing a lot of work for various Account Executives. I came to work looking forward to doing a new project and learning something new and relevant to my future career. Being under the wing of various PR professionals gave me a…
As I finished up my last day at my Weston Fitness Marketing/Advertising Internship on Friday, I found myself thinking back to what I have learned over the past semester. I have learned so much! From creating posters and guest passes to walking up and down Walnut Street handing those guest…
As my internship at 93.3 WMMR is coming to an end, I can say with confidence that I am leaving with a sense of optimism. Radio is not going anywhere anytime soon. MMR has certainly had its share of hardships with the evolution of the internet, but business is still…
I’ve learned a few valuable lessons in my internships, and I hope these three things will be helpful to anyone beginning an internship in advertising. Ask questions In the beginning of an internship it is often intimidating to ask questions. You might be afraid of annoying your boss or sounding…
Over the past sixteen years of schooling, maybe once our a thousand times I’ve sat in class and thought; “do I really need to know this in ‘real life’?” For instance in fourth grade when you were learning decimals and percents and thought “percentages are pointless.” These days I still…
Hey, everyone! My name is Andrea Cicio and I’ve spent this semester interning at Braithwaite Communications, a Marketing, Branding and Public Relations firm on 15th and Walnut Streets (in Center City). When conducting my search for fall semester internships, Braithwaite struck my interest because of their unique combination of…
How much would you be willing to sell your last name for? Jason Sadler, is willing to let his go for $34,500 to the headphone supplier JLab Audio as long as they stay the current top bidder. Some of you may remember him from IWearYourShirt.com but now he has taken…
As the holiday season gets into full gear it may be getting harder and harder to finance all of the gifts you want to give to all your friends. Stella Artois has a creative and easy solution. Let me introduce you to Carole, who personally travels to your friends house…
In today’s society being highly qualified for a job is good but being highly qualified AND having good relationships with people in the business is better. You’ve probably heard it a thousand times, “It’s all about who you know” but let me be the 1,001 person to tell you it’s…
Sometimes, countless hours are spent working on one project only to realize it needs to be something completely different. It happens in the professional world all the time and in order to survive, you’ve got to be open-minded, quick-witted, and flexible. To quickly recap, I’ve been interning at The Village…
