Internships are a great way to gain experience within the field of marketing; they act as sort of a stepping stone between classes and the real world. At the time of writing, I just finished my first year of college and am currently a summer intern at Vision Advertising, specializing in social media and graphic […]
Navigating through a college career is both challenging and exciting. Taking a variety of classes in your field of interest can help you determine whether the path you’re on is the right one. Many colleges also offer or require students to complete an internship during their years at school. Internships are valuable in SO many […]
When you are a student, it feels like you are taking a million classes all at once sometimes. Between studying, homework, and listening to lectures, the material you learn can start to feel mundane. You might think to yourself that you’re never going to have to use these skills anytime soon: but you can. I […]
The closer you get to the end of college, the more your plan crystalizes: start a business, launch a career, or move on to higher education. All of these things can benefit from one thing you’re probably missing: marketing skills. During my time with Vision Advertising during my internship, I was given the opportunity to […]
Internships are the best way to gain experience and reach goals while meeting people who are in the same career field as you. How can someone achieve those goals and make important connections during an online internship? I’d like to share my experiences and thoughts while being a Social Media intern at Vision Advertising and […]
Last month, we ran our second Facebook Live marketing workshop, this time dealing with running an internship program. Now that video stands as a webinar to help you get started with building a plan that both your business and interns can get behind. We’ve been running our program for years: learn in this video what […]
Gaining the necessary real-world experience that is needed for most careers can be incredibly challenging. Most companies require 3-5 years of job experience which can keep many college-age men and women from even attempting to apply to certain positions. If you are a college student or a recent graduate, a word of advice would be […]
This post was written by Erica Ferretti, an intern and employee at Vision Advertising. When interning at a smaller company I had real responsibilities, I learned about the ins-and-outs to keep a company moving forward, flexed different creative muscles and built great future career contacts. That’s everything you want out of an internship to help […]
Having an internship program at your company is hard work. Correction: having a real internship program at your company is hard work. Having a bad one can often be illegal. So why put in all the time and energy into an internship program? It shouldn’t be for the free work: a well-run internship breaks even […]
Ever look at your marketing budget, realize it’s a little (or a lot) smaller than you want it to be, and decide that you need some cheap labor to get it done? You wouldn’t be alone there. Many people share that same thought process and look toward interns as a seemingly ideal way to get […]