I have gained so much knowledge about how to go about selling with the Temple News. This experience is everything I thought it be would be, and more.  This experience helped me to put my pride to the side, get the job done, step out on faith, and go for the sell. My boss Zachary inspires me in so many different ways, because he speaks with such confidence, and knowledge of the business. It inspires me the most, because he started out as just an intern like me, and he grew within the Temple News. Zachary does a wonderful job,…

I had the pleasure of coming on to Temple News as an intern. I really enjoy what I do as a part of helping Temple News. My job is to find different clients who will be beneficial for temple students. My first client is Got Laundry. Got Laundry is a great service, that I think will be very helpful for students. Got Laundry is a dry cleaning service that picks up,  washes, folds and returns your clothes. It also has great package deals for students that are very affordable . I had the opportunity of setting up my first meeting with the company to help execute…

Before you get all on edge from the title, the reality of interning at an advertising agency is good – I even came back for a second semester! I am an account management intern at LevLane Advertising, and tend to work on research projects here. From the moment I came in for my interview last October to almost a year later, I have had so many expectations squashed…by even better realities. Here are a few of the things I have learned from interning at LevLane: Expectation: Interns are only good for making coffee and running errands. Reality: The first day of…

If you read my previous post about interning at Digitas Health I mentioned that I worked on a mock pitch that was presented to senior executives in NYC. During the last month of the internship the Philadelphia and NYC interns were put into groups and given the assignment which was for a fake type 2 diabetes medication. My group consisted of 4 other interns from 3 of the NYC offices. I was the media planner and the others were the creative, project manager, account planner and researcher. I thought this project would have been a breeze since I have done…

This summer I had the pleasure to be a media intern at Digitas Health in Philadelphia. Digitas Health is under the Publicis Groupe which is worldwide with over 1,000 agencies. Digitas Health is a full service advertising agency that specializes in healthcare. I have always wanted to intern at a full service advertising agency but I never imagined I would work in healthcare. During the 8 weeks I spent at Digitas Health I attended intern trainings, media trainings, SMEs (subject matter experts) events, assisted in media plans, managed media campaigns, attended vendor meetings, had lunch with the CEO in NYC…

When I first got my internship with Freedom Credit Union, I had no idea what to expect. I had never worked in an office before at all, and certainly never for a financial institution. So I wasn’t sure what to do when my boss’s boss, the VP of the company, told me to apply for an open position – Membership Development Representative. I had been out with the person currently in that position during my internship before. We visited a few employee orientations that were in our SEGs (select employee groups). I enjoyed talking to people and informing them on…

This summer I interned for two Philadelphia radio stations: Wired 96.5 (Philly’s Party Station) and 92.5 XTU (Philly’s Country Station). During my internship I worked in two different departments. On Wednesdays and other various days of the week I was an intern for both stations’ promotions department and on Tuesdays I interned in the studio on Buster’s show on Wired 96.5 in the afternoon. As kids we’re warned by countless family members never to talk to strangers but this summer I disregarded everything that rule has ever taught me. The first thing we were told during the interview process for this…

As the first month of my internship passed, I found myself working in numerous departments. I was often assigned to work in the direct response department. The DR department works with ads that feature a call-to-action. I found it interesting how these ads successes are determined by lead generation, or the amount of people calling the 1800 number or visiting a website. For one project, I helped in figuring out why a client’s leads were decreasing from the previous year. I made sure the correct 1800 numbers were running on the correct spots in the right markets. This is the…

I’m a firm believer that attitude and positivity can affect your work and the quality of it. Before interning at BOCO this summer, I was aware of the more relaxed vibe of a creative agency, but I was never really sure how much it was implemented. After interning at BOCO, I’ve learned that the relaxed vibe of an agency truly does help the workflow of the employees, and overall raises the morale of the group. The dress for the company is casual and all employees are welcomed to express themselves and their personality. There is no discrimination or any rules…

I am interning at BOCO Digital Media this summer. BOCO focuses primarily pharmaceuticals, and though I have learned a lot particularly about that field, I also have discovered from interning here exactly what I want to do with my degree when I graduate. One day at my internship, my coworker shared with me a video that made me instantly realize how I want to utilize all the skills I’ve learned. Knowing that I am an avid dog lover, he showed me a video that he saw on Facebook about a campaign that certain Ikea locations were participating in. The campaign…

A lot of summer happened this summer, and I survived, only just barely.  My friends went home, I made new friends, they also went home,  I moved into a new house,  I watched the Lego Movie like five times,  I bought Death Grips tickets, Death Grips broke up, and I cried a lot.  I loved, I lost, I interned. I went into this summer with a singular goal: Get an internship so I don’t have to take 17 credits the next two semesters in a row to graduate on time.  Internship searching while prepping for finals is one of the…

This summer, I did an internship with Harmelin media, a buying and planning agency on city line avenue. It was great interning with a large company, where I was given the opportunity to work in multiple departments. When I applied for my internship, I was asked by Harmelin’s internship coordinator to work in the sports marketing and traffic departments. Without any knowledge of what occurs in a traffic department, I told the internship coordinator it was fine. While I was nervous for what kind of work I’d be doing on my first day, the people that I worked with were…

My name is Josh Zimmerman and I’m an intern at D4 advertising agency in Manayunk PA.  I’m an aspiring copywriter, renowned film buff, and a proud Temple Owl.  Hoot!  Hoot! *Inspired by the Coen Brothers film The Big Lebowski 1. Work Attire “You don’t go out looking for a job dressed like that? On a weekday?” Turn on an episode of Mad Men and you’ll likely notice the fashionable 1950’s work attire worn by the employees of the fictional agency Sterling Cooper.  Although Jon Hamm may appear dashing, wearing a skinny tie, smoking a hand rolled cigarette, all the while expertly…