I think most of us in advertising can agree that we have to do a lot of challenging work. But I bet most of have also realized that some, if not a lot, of the work we do is pretty fun. After all, we’re in a field of communication- conveying a message to an audience is our purpose, and sometimes it’s a message of FUN we’re working to sell. For example, the company I’ve been interning for, The Drink Nation, is dedicated to showing you the “best drinks and bars in your location,” (the company’s tagline)- clearly this is a…

As the semester is coming to an end, and my time at Focus Point Global is coming to a close, I’m confident in moving on to new opportunities and taking with me everything that the company has taught me. As my Grassroots Recruiting Task required working mostly outside the facility, in order to effectively work as a recruiter, I had to be in touch with different groups of people. This was the first and very important task that I had to undertake because it helped me connect too well with the outside world. I have to say that this internship…

This semester I held two internships, at the Philadelphia Zoo and Harcum College, that blessed me with the chance to see different facets of the event planning field. Though I am an aspiring wedding planner, it is crucial for me to experience all types of planning. I think it’s important because not only do I need to make sure wedding planning is what I want to do specifically but when I do get into my career, I want to use all that experience in whatever type of planning I do. I think this is relevant to all majors. For example,…

My internship was totally different than your typical internship. I worked for Sukkatash, a one man show who mostly focused in film to promote customers, along with working with HyLo boutiques as their creative director. This one man is Lendl Tellington, a really good friend of mine. He’s been my friend since he was my TA at UArts when I was 16. Last semester he sat me down and told me he wanted me to be his intern. Of course I said yes. I could fill my internship requirement, and work with my mentor. Usually when you have an internship,…

  Hi, my name is Matt Lynam. I am a senior in the advertising program on the management track.  For this past semester I have been interning at a large, privately owned, international paper distribution company called LindenMeyr.  At my internship I assisted the sales team throughout the sales process. As I said, I assisted the sales team with finding new leads.  I would do this by seeking out local businesses and printing/ publishing companies to see if they were happy with their current paper providers.  If not I would arrange a meeting with a sales associate because I was…

Hey guys, I wanted to post and share about my closing experience of my very first internship! After a semester as an advertising sales intern at Philadelphia magazine, I have to say the most exciting part about the opportunity was being able to work the events. It gave me a different type of experience than your average office day. Yes tension and stress levels were always high on site the day of the event, but it was also exciting to see everyone’s hard work come together in a form that allowed us to physically see and enjoy the results.   With…

With my last day at Philadelphia Magazine officially over, I am realizing how much I really learned from this experience. I am a junior in both research and account management tracks and this was my first internship. I feel that I learned so much just being in the office and seeing the way the business works. I am not only going to miss working at 1818 Market, but also working with everyone at Philadelphia Magazine. Working surrounded by all these professionals really gave me motivation to have a job there some day. Everyone is so focused and dedicated to there…

My name is Juna Kika. I’m a junior at Temple University studying Advertising! I am currently the Marketing Intern over at Focus Pointe Global in Center City. Focus Pointe Global is a national marketing research company that offers internship programs established with the purpose to expose students to the real working environment.  By bringing in new consumers our studies can be filled for our clients and in this way we can boost our database. My position is called the Grassroots Recruiting Task, in which I get to work outside the facility. My job is to build the database and recruit…

As the old saying goes, all good things must come to an end. It’s time for me to leave the party…Philly’s “party station” that is. Over the last three months, I have interned at Wired 96.5 for Casey Reed, producer of the mid-day show. This has been the most rewarding experience of my life to date. I had no idea what I was actually signing myself up for when I accepted this internship, but the thought of working in a radio station seemed like a fun way to gain some experience as well as knocking out a few college credits…