The Experiences of Temple Advertising Students
Since February, I have been an intern at Crossmedia in Philadelphia. As a Temple Advertising student, I am in the copy track, but I also have an interest in media planning. So, when this opportunity presented itself, I was excited to gain the experience. Given the experiences that I have…
When I first started working at Temple Small Business Development Center as a Creative Consultant, I had just transferred from a major in Graphic Design into Advertising and I wasn’t sure if this switch was going to work in my favor or not. Fortunately, it has helped me and gave…
A few months ago I had the opportunity to join an agency called Super Friendly as a design apprentice. As an advertising major at Temple, I focused mostly into the account management track, which gave me very little practice on art direction which is what I am mostly doing at Super…
The day had finally come. I was asked to do some writing for Brian Communications. Needless to say, I was beyond excited and now had an opportunity to show them my skills. Or so I thought… I was given the assignment of writing up a short bio on the company that…
Through my internship at Geico, the insurance company, I learned a lot about the business model. Geico was established in 1936 by Leo and Lillian Goodwin. Geico was built on humility and honest work. With beginnings in the Great Depression, Geico is now one of the most successful companies in the…
At JDMK Consulting we have a ton of fun at the office! My boss John definitely knows how to create a fun atmosphere at work. He knows how to create a fun work environment that rewards employees and keeps it fun so we continue to work hard. We use this…
I joke, because often times people would get the name of the company mixed up when looking us up. Trust me, it’s an easy mistype. But I digress. This semester, I began the second round of my internship at Brian Communications. The full service agency based out of Conshohocken, PA…
In my personal experiences, college students do not like doing group work. I personally do not mind it, but it seems like college students are so busy these days. The fact of the matter is getting experience working as a team in college is the best possible warm up for the…
Visit Philadelphia is not an agency. They are the client-side of the advertising world and, because of that, most of their creative is outsourced to Red Tettemer. That means that while I have so far gotten a great deal of experience on both the business and strategy aspects of the…
Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of social media. Where cats memes are as common as the cold, and copy must be condensed into 140 characters or less. Yes, the socialsphere is vast and confusing. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Snapchat, Tumblr, Yik Yak; the list goes on. When…
Whether you are happy about it or not, technology is becoming more and more common in our everyday lives. It’s no surprise that the communications industries have attempted to lead the way in this transition. At Allied Integrated Marketing, where I’m currently serving as an intern, we combine advertising with…
I was on my way home from NYC when I received an out of the blue email and then, a phone call offering me a chance to interview with Visit Philadelphia for a spring internship. I reached out to Visit Philly back in the summer around June, asking if the organization…
