This is my third week at 1210am talk radio as a sales intern and it has been a very exciting adventure.  It started off slow because I didn’t have a computer so I spent most days just filing but after I was gifted with a computer I was put to work.  I do research for potential clients such as Philadelphia Community College, Yuengling Brewery, and many car dealerships. Also I get to go out on sales calls with fellow sales associates in my office, so I get a first hand experience with dealing directly with clients.  Out on these sales calls…

The first week is in the books and already I have learned a great deal working at NBC Philadelphia. I was accepted as an intern in the marketing sector of NBC, where my primary duty is to put together sample marketing packages for potential clients. The sample packages that I put together have the possibility of being used for the real clients if my manager feels that the material is what they are looking for. I have worked on two packages in the first 2 days on the job and already they have used part of my sample packages. To…

Miles High Productions is a fairly new entertainment/music online marketing firm located in Los Angeles. My primary duty as a remote intern is to market various musicians  by promoting their material on online social media networking websites. At the beginning of every week, the marketing manager messages me a list of responsibilities and timeframes for when they want the tasks to be completed. I create and maintain various musician’s profiles and accounts on websites such as; Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, YouTube, BuzzNet, ReverbNation, and many other music networking websites. I am responsible for replying to comments, adding friends and followers, updating event information, and taking…

Hey, my name is Adam Libon and I work for Red Bull Records. As stated in my last post, Red Bull Records is a small indie label based in L.A. So far, this experience has taught me a lot about the music industry today. I mean it isn’t at all what it was like thirty years ago. Now the executives only care about money and how much they make off a certain artist. Red Bull Records is different. They care about their artists and they want to make sure they succeed so that the label itself can succeed. I’ve always…

Three weeks ago I began my internship at March of Dimes, the non-profit organization that is fighting to prevent preterm births.  As the nerves started to kick in, I gathered information from other friends who have had internships in the past.  Most of their experiences had me all shook up saying things such as, “The most work I did, going to get coffee every hour,” or “I hope you love excel.”  Needless to say, I did not know what to expect.  And so I walked in on my first day of work with an open mind and an anxious attitude.…

I’ve been with At Media for almost 3 weeks now. It’s in Old City-a great location. The company was created by a young engaged couple in 2006. Though it is a very small agency, they do great work. They are more web based but they do all kinds of advertising and promotion. I started with myhofs.com (stands for My Hall of Fame), a sports social networking site that is a cross between twitter and facebook. I did some SEM with that and then moved onto writing case studies for At Media’s website of past clients. I worked on a few…

“Hi. My Name is Jacki and I’m with the March of Dimes.” You’ll recognize that as my introduction to this blog, but that’s not all it is. That was the sentence I repeated at least a dozen times today at my internship, to a dozen different sets of ears. I’ve been interning at the March of Dimes for a few weeks, and I’ve completed a pretty wide range of tasks in that time. Before today, though, I’d only had to use the phone once at the office. One of the disadvantages of the popularity of e-mail and social media, I’ve…

It has been almost a week and a half for me here at MayoSeitz Media and I am already starting to feel like part of the company. I had a generous welcoming from everyone at the office, which helped with my nerves from the start. My first day at MayoSeitz was a complete whirlwind; tons of information and new faces and names to try to take in! First thing was a tour of the office, where I met almost all of the employees and soon after forgot almost all of their names. In my nervous, joke-making manner, I asked if…

Hello! My name is Adam Libon and I intern with Red Bull Records. Red Bull Records is a small indie label based in Los Angeles, CA. I am one of about forty “Campus Reps” and I’m the only person in the Philadelphia area working for them. What I do is advertising and promote the four bands on the label and the label itself. When I tell people about the bands and the label they usually never heard of them but they sound intrigued. There are some positive aspects that I have discovered while working for Red Bull. One of them…

Today I’m going to talk about a few handy tips and tricks for you to know and try out if you’re working at a publicity firm, or any firm at all. First off, DO NOT give out someone’s contact info unless you know who you’re talking to. This may seem intuitive but in the heat of the moment when the pressure’s on, you might slip up like I did and give out one of your very special clients’ phone numbers to a complete stranger just because he asked for it. The best thing is to not sweat it, but just…

Part of the fun of working for/with/around musicians is having a soundtrack to your work schedule. As a musician, an internship with a jazz publicity agency in Bala Cynwyd was the perfect fit. Daily the air is filled with intricate notes and colors from as many instruments as you can name, and the search for great tunes and artists works as a hobby shared enthusiastically between employees, interns, and the founder, Don, alike. The company works with a wide variety of jazz musicans, labels, and independent artist to connect them with radio and TV stations for interviews and performances, music…

Because this internship was not within my specified major for art direction, I had to set some goals for myself. Before leaving, I designed three new logos for the company and created a business card template, all just for fun and to inspire future interns, also leaving the ability to edit and perfect and expound upon the original pieces. I also managed to submit a three-song EP of my own “jazz” music that I recorded at home. I wanted to make sure that any intern following me, whether a creative individual or not, could see the potential for dynamic supplemental…