The Experiences of Temple Advertising Students
I am currently a marketin intern at Summerwood Corporation in Conshohocken, PA. It is a corporation that manages and operates over 70 fast food restaurants (Taco Bell, KFC, Long John Silver’s, Pizza Hut Express, and A&W) in PA, NJ, and DE. Although my major is Advertising, I have found this…
February 17, 2011 Earlier this week at OK! Magazine, I got the pleasure of interviewing Lo Bosworth of MTV’s The Hills. Yes, I am a total MTV junkie and grew up on Laguna Beach so this was major for me. It was so nerve-racking coming up with the perfect questions…
March 8, 2011 One of the MAJOR perks to being here is all the cool people I get to meet and talk to . This morning I got to interview Melissa Joan Hart and talk to her about her campaign with Kellogs to try and get kids worldwide to start…
One of my main jobs as an intern at Summerwood Corporation was to research the competitors’ current menu pricing. This involved traveling to the various stores in PA, DE, and NJ that are part of Summerwood. In order to make wise pricing decisions (increase or decrease), the corporation had to…
I think the most rewarding thing I gained from SA VA was the affirmation that I can be successful as a designer. The fashion industry is something that is extremely difficult to get into without proper connections, and even someone who is talented can be overlooked in the over-saturated market.…
Having problems getting the biggest advertising bang for your buck? Your client working with a small budget with big expectations? Let social media help you out. Social media has proved in the recent years to be a great tool for advertising. Though at times difficult to moderate, it gives even…
While interning at SA VA, a small fashion company based in Philadelphia, I met many current and previous interns. I saw them not only as lunch buddies and elevator pals but as opportunity to network. Through working so closely with the fashion interns I gained a better understanding of the…
We see and hear more “slang” and “street talk” used in advertising than ever before. How do you know when to use slang and when to adhere to the established rules of English, including grammar and spelling? Start by realizing that there there are several kinds of slang. Playful vocabulary…
Things at the National Museum of American Jewish History Museum have been busy lately. We have hosted several events, some at the museum and others off site. We had a reception for the Hussian School of Art, located behind the museum in The Bourse behind the museum, for some art…
Since SA VA is a small Fashion company,I had the opportunity to work closely with the CEO. For me that was the most rewarding aspect of my internship.It was a first hand experience not a lot of people get at their internship.The CEO communicated her ideas directly to me and…
Michael Phelps listened to Lil’ Wayne before races during his record-setting 2008 Olympics. Coaches will show clips of Rudy and Hoosiers and NFL Hall of Famer John Randle liked to get slapped in the face as hard as possible by an equipment manager. There are many ways to hype yourself…
Seeing all these blog posts that start “So my time here at ____ is coming to an end and it’s been great…” makes me really want to write about something else. But I’m a hypocrite, and my time here at 160over90 is coming to an end, and it has been…
