Career Advice – AdLib https://templeadlib.com The Experiences of Temple Advertising Students Wed, 20 Jul 2022 22:22:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://kleinsites-media.s3.amazonaws.com/sites/32/2022/11/26141900/cropped-TempleT_Box_Red-32x32.png Career Advice – AdLib https://templeadlib.com 32 32 Taking a Ride on the Agency Side https://templeadlib.com/taking-a-ride-on-the-agency-side/ https://templeadlib.com/taking-a-ride-on-the-agency-side/#respond Wed, 20 Jul 2022 22:22:25 +0000 https://templeadlib.com/?p=23116 My name is Scarlett, and I am a senior advertising major with a concentration in media planning at the Klein College of Media and Communication. This summer, I was the Media Intern at Harmelin Media, located in Bala Cynwyd. With the ever-changing pandemic climate, the work environment at the agency has shifted from being fully remote to working in the office once a week.

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/taking-a-ride-on-the-agency-side/feed/ 0 Sometimes All It Takes Is A Simple Question https://templeadlib.com/sometimes-all-it-takes-is-a-simple-question/ https://templeadlib.com/sometimes-all-it-takes-is-a-simple-question/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2022 16:28:19 +0000 https://templeadlib.com/?p=22655 Hi! I am happy you landed on my blog post, and I hope the experiences I am about to share will entice you to look further into the growing agency looking to make an impact in the healthcare marketing space and elevate healthcare challenger brands to overcome more powerful competitors, market limitations, and internal obstacles to achieve their full potential. My name is Cierra Copeland…

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/sometimes-all-it-takes-is-a-simple-question/feed/ 1 When a window closes, a door opens https://templeadlib.com/when-a-window-closes-a-door-opens/ https://templeadlib.com/when-a-window-closes-a-door-opens/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2020 15:16:27 +0000 https://templeadlib.com/?p=20991 Isn’t it funny how sometimes life gives you unexpected opportunities? The pandemic started and threw all of our plans away, but sometimes a door closes so a window can open. In March of 2020 I got an offer for an exciting, paid, summer internship in an agency in Philadelphia, but by May it fell through because of COVID and I saw myself in an agonizing situation. I had just finished the Spring…

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/when-a-window-closes-a-door-opens/feed/ 3 Remote Internship at a Startup https://templeadlib.com/remote-internship-at-a-startup/ https://templeadlib.com/remote-internship-at-a-startup/#respond Mon, 02 Dec 2019 06:46:26 +0000 https://templeadlib.com/?p=20257 My name is Ashley DellaRatta and I am a junior Advertising major on the Account Management track. During the fall 2019 semester, I had a remote digital marketing internship with Spari Travel, a startup business based in New York City. As advertising students, many of us consider most internships to be with large advertising agencies or big companies with in-house work. For my first internship…

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/remote-internship-at-a-startup/feed/ 0 Knowing ‘No’ https://templeadlib.com/knowing-no/ https://templeadlib.com/knowing-no/#comments Sat, 26 Oct 2019 18:59:29 +0000 https://templeadlib.com/?p=20164 At the start of my current internship, I was a complete amateur. I doubted myself, my abilities, and the idea of corporate marketing as a whole. How could I lead a business unit when I didn’t fully understand the company’s business model, let alone marketing? My name is Alexandria, and I’m a senior ad major with a dual-track in account management and media planning. Currently, I serve as a…

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/knowing-no/feed/ 3 3 Pieces of Advice That No One Gives Interns https://templeadlib.com/3-pieces-of-advice-that-no-one-gives-interns/ https://templeadlib.com/3-pieces-of-advice-that-no-one-gives-interns/#comments Tue, 30 Jul 2019 17:30:04 +0000 https://smcsites.com/adlib/?p=20008 Hi everyone, my name is Vi La and I’m a Strategy intern at Geometry Global, an Ogilvy agency with expertise in retail. Having had internships at Digitas Health, Tierney, and now Geometry Global, I have read and listened to (and even written myself) a lot of advice for students as they step into the real world. As I reflect on my journey at Geometry, I would love to share with you 3 tips to become…

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/3-pieces-of-advice-that-no-one-gives-interns/feed/ 3 No More Baby In A Business Suit https://templeadlib.com/no-more-baby-in-a-business-suit/ https://templeadlib.com/no-more-baby-in-a-business-suit/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2019 17:27:07 +0000 https://smcsites.com/adlib/?p=19461 Hi! I’m Aubrie, a senior in Advertising and currently, a Brand Strategist Intern at Finch Brands. This experience has taught me a lot, but most importantly, it gave me confidence I need about my field. Because if were being honest, I felt like a baby in a business suit the first time I walked into the office. But I soon learned that I really do have the skills and education that it takes to be a…

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/no-more-baby-in-a-business-suit/feed/ 4 How A Marketing Agency Really Works https://templeadlib.com/how-a-marketing-agency-really-works/ https://templeadlib.com/how-a-marketing-agency-really-works/#respond Tue, 11 Dec 2018 04:32:29 +0000 https://smcsites.com/adlib/?p=19245 LightStream Group is a marketing agency concentrated in bank and credit union, healthcare, and higher education advertising. The organization has two locations, one in Lansdale PA and another in Telford PA, both suburbs of Philadelphia. They currently have just over 30 employees and one intern. They have had a handful of interns in the 10 years since their establishment, all of which acquired…

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/how-a-marketing-agency-really-works/feed/ 0 Change Your Internship Trajectory https://templeadlib.com/change-your-internship-trajectory/ https://templeadlib.com/change-your-internship-trajectory/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2018 19:59:58 +0000 https://smcsites.com/adlib/?p=19205 Life feels so surreal at the moment. Taylor Grissom, the senior Advertising major in the Copywriting concentration just completed her third, (and possibly final) internship. Every internship I’ve obtained has been in the entertainment marketing field, and this semester I had the pleasure of being the Publicity & Promotions Intern at Allied Global Marketing. I want to share 2 major tips I’ve…

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/change-your-internship-trajectory/feed/ 1 A Fish Out of Water: From AM to ANA https://templeadlib.com/a-fish-out-of-water-from-am-to-ana/ https://templeadlib.com/a-fish-out-of-water-from-am-to-ana/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2018 16:08:35 +0000 https://smcsites.com/adlib/?p=19149 Hi everyone! My name is Alison Elmire and I am a senior Advertising student with a double concentration in Account Management and Brand Strategy and Research. Currently, I am an Analytics Intern at Seer Interactive, a digital marketing agency that specializes in Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Pay-per-click Advertising (PPC), and Analytics. Starting a new internship is always intimidating…

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/a-fish-out-of-water-from-am-to-ana/feed/ 1 4 Reasons to Intern at a Start-up https://templeadlib.com/4-reasons-to-intern-at-a-start-up/ https://templeadlib.com/4-reasons-to-intern-at-a-start-up/#respond Wed, 04 Apr 2018 02:33:58 +0000 https://smcsites.com/adlib/?p=18248 Start-up companies are extremely unique places to start your career as an intern. Here are 4 reasons why you should intern at a start-up, along with insights from my personal experiences interning at Vigorousity LLC. Vigorousity LLC is a company in the process of creating a highly complex reward based economy using a new form of social media. I entered my internship with the predisposed idea…

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/4-reasons-to-intern-at-a-start-up/feed/ 0 The Right Fit https://templeadlib.com/the-right-fit/ https://templeadlib.com/the-right-fit/#respond Mon, 14 Dec 2015 18:26:56 +0000 https://smcsites.com/adlib/?p=17000 Entering any industry can be intimidating, especially when you’re just starting out as an intern because we really don’t know what to expect. We’ve all heard the horror stories of being placed at a desk by the trash or having to do nothing but coffee runs. Or the polar opposite of stories, where some lucky intern lands a job at the place of their internship. Either way, the pressure to find a…

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/the-right-fit/feed/ 0 Don’t Hold Yourself Back https://templeadlib.com/dont-hold-yourself-back/ https://templeadlib.com/dont-hold-yourself-back/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2015 16:30:19 +0000 https://smcsites.com/adlib/?p=16822 While on my third internship in a row, I have definitely learned a variety of information that I wouldn’t necessarily learn in class. The number one thing I learned that took some time for me to realize is the fact that just because I’m the intern or the youngest one there, doesn’t mean my opinion doesn’t matter. First starting an internship is nerve racking. You are thrown into a new situation…

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/dont-hold-yourself-back/feed/ 4 Unconvential Takeaways from the Pitch https://templeadlib.com/unconvential-takeaways-from-the-pitch/ https://templeadlib.com/unconvential-takeaways-from-the-pitch/#respond Wed, 29 Apr 2015 19:09:44 +0000 https://smcsites.com/adlib/?p=16257 Where has the time gone this semester?! I swear yesterday was the first day of my internship and now it is coming to an end. I learned a great deal this semester interning for the marketing department at GEICO. My main role this semester as an intern was really working on the dealership referral program. Here are the top three things that I learned at this specific intern task more than anywhere…

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/unconvential-takeaways-from-the-pitch/feed/ 0 Branding Yourself on LinkedIn https://templeadlib.com/branding-yourself-on-linkedin/ https://templeadlib.com/branding-yourself-on-linkedin/#respond Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:38:04 +0000 https://smc.temple.edu/adlib/?p=14100 Throughout many of my classes, the majority of the teachers have been strong in pushing the professional use of social media. Facebook and Twitter are easy for us to use because they cross with our personal social lives. We know how to use them because we are on them all the time any way. One tool that I think slips a lot of our minds is LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network.

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/branding-yourself-on-linkedin/feed/ 0 Never say No https://templeadlib.com/never-say-no/ https://templeadlib.com/never-say-no/#respond Thu, 21 Jun 2012 19:09:16 +0000 https://www.templeadlib.com/?p=12636 This summer I am working at Lorel Marketing Group in King of Prussia. Lorel is a full service marketing agency that has a main focus in commerce and the healthcare industry. I am working in the interactive department that focuses on social media as well as web and app design. I started out updating the Facebook and Twitter for two of their clients, and even wrote a blog for Lorel. Currently…

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