Hey everyone!

IT’S TIME FOR THE LAST AD CLUB MEETING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR! Isn’t that exciting and awesome and kind of terrifying all at the same time?…

—NEXT MEETING—
Our LAST MEETING of the year will be tomorrow (April 20th) at 7 PM in CARROLL 283 - this room is on the second floor of the J-School.

We will be having ELECTIONS and a super special duo for our last speakers of the year: CEO Michael Hubbard and Social Media Strategist Morgan Siem of Media Two Interactive will be gracing our halls with their presence! For some background research of your own, check out: http://www.mediatwo.net/ And Media Two was recently named the #8 top advertising agency in the Triangle. That’s saying something considering they’re a small shop that specializes in interactive!

For those of you particularly interested in interactive/social media, I would highly recommend that you check out Media Two’s blog and their twitterfeeds. I’m not linking to those in this email, though, you lazy bums. You can get it from their landing page….

Anyway! Make sure you come to this last meeting and have your say in the elections, as well use this opportunity to meet one of the most awesomest CEOs I have ever known! This meeting will be super informal and fun. And to top it all off: Morgan is a UNC J-school grad!

COME ON OUT! And be there early! I’m aiming to get us some pizza for our very last meeting…:)

—NYU’s ITP—
Considering portfolio school? Consider yourself a little to tech-y or wanting something a little more interactive? Check on NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program. Their program’s a breeding ground for tech advances - most recently Dodgeball, the precursor to Foursquare, which developed from a student’s master thesis there.

Check it out here: http://itp.nyu.edu/itp/

—OGILVY COOL STUFF—
“Fresh off Ogilvy’s 10th floor, check out the Search for the World’s Greatest Salesperson.

The winner receives:

- a three month fellowship at Ogilvy & Mather
- $30,000
- and a trip to Cannes, France.”
http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=118208968193853&ref=mf

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Yeah, not much to this email. I’ll probably send out one last weekly update next week with some sweet parting words or….something. But seriously: everyone come out for elections and our spectacular last guests for the 2009-2010 school year. And seriously: there’s probably going to be pizza. First come, first serve. So SERIOUSLY!: get your butt out to this great meeting and have your say in the elections.

And here is a happy use of social media to do good in the world: http://mashable.com/2010/04/17/social-good-micro-lending/http://mashable.com/2010/04/17/social-good-micro-lending/ I absolutely love Free Rice, personally. And this is a great, happy…very random link to end the email on.

SEE YOU ALL TOMORROW! If I don’t see you there personally I will be sad :/ At the very least, come see off the 2009-2010 Ad Club Exec Board as we make way for the stellar 2010-2011 Exec Board!

Thanks everyone!

Hey everyone!

Gonna get right to the chase…after that game…march madness just turned into march sadness…

—MEETING THIS WEEK—
MEETING THIS WEEK: CANCELED

We were supposed to have a meeting this week. April was going to be a presidents/CEO-meeting-extraordinaire…thing…sort of like February/March was portfolio-visitors-extraordinaire month..but unfortunately, our guest who was supposed to attend on Wednesday has had an emergency come up.

On the bright side, we still have a CEO of an agency coming by later this month! But our last meeting for the semester is up in the air right now depending on the CEO’s schedule. I’ll let everyone know ASAP

As for elections: they will take place at the end of our last meeting. The elected Exec Board will then be expected to stay afterwards to discuss roles for next year and begin preparing for the exciting upcoming year!

Expect the next meeting to be either next week (the week of the 11th) or the week after (the week of the 18th). Everyone’s gonna need that week before exams to prepare

—HEELPRINT APPLICATIONS—
If you don’t know about it…well, UNC has its very own student-run agency now and it will be going into its second year of existence next semester.

If you were involved or want to get involved, however, you need to realize that it’s going to be a lot more exclusive and a lot smaller next year!

“Since the year is winding down, the Exec Board has been talking about changes for next year. We are going to make everyone reapply, and will probably only be taking about 20 staffers. I’ve attached the application and a promotional flier for you to look over. If you have any questions, please let me know! I hope a lot of you will reapply for Heelprint. I think that with a smaller team Heelprint will be easier to manage and you guys can get a feel for how a real agency works. ”

Make sure you apply ASAP! Send applications to heelprintcomm@gmail.com

—DTH MARKETING GROUP—
Apply for the Daily Tar Heel Marketing Group!

The Daily Tar Heel is recruiting six undergraduates who are interested in advertising, marketing and event planning for the 2010-2011 school year.

The DTH Marketing Team consists of 9 undergraduate students, whose main goal is to increase the readership of the online and print versions of the DTH in unique and innovative ways. The team conducts focus groups, develops advertising campaigns for DTH sponsored events and analyzes campus-wide surveys, in order to better serve the newspaper.

Strategic and creative minds are welcomed.

You can download the pdf version from the attachment or pick one up at the DTH office. Applications are due no later than Friday, April 9, 2010 to the DTH office.

—BRANDING YOURSELF—
BRANDING YOURSELF: HOW TO FIND YOUR RELEVANT DIFFERENTIATION TO STAND OUT IN THE CROWD:

Joe Pantigoso, a marketing communications specialist and former managing director at Landor Associates, a leading brand strategy and design consultancy, will speak on the value of strategic branding for individuals looking to get hired in a crowded market place with increasingly fewer jobs.

* Tuesday, April 6
* 4:00 - 5:00 pm
* 239B Hanes Hall
(Sponsored by the Ad Club! Woot woot…)

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Sorry about canceling the meeting this week! Hopefully you’ll all understand. And once I hear from the CEO…everyone can set aside that date for our LAST MEETING OF THE AD CLUB FOR 2009-2010! It’s gonna be awesomely wonderful.

But as all of you start gearing up for summer internships/jobs/searching for the aforementioned things…make sure you check out this article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/03/business/03intern.html?sudsredirect=true

Make sure you know what’s going on. Be informed as you enter the internship/job world!

See you all soon!

Hey everyone!

Hope you had a wonderful weekend! For the geeks on the listserv -  well, lets just say a certain President of the Ad Club got to spend her weekend in Boston for PAX East 2010…be jealous if you have any idea of what that is. For the rest of you, though: basically I just geeked out this entire weekend and played video games for hours. Then got sick from being around said geeks for the entire weekend. But it was worth it!

Regardless, hope it was great for everyone and I hope the chance of rain didn’t scare you off from enjoying this beautiful day!

—NEXT MEETING—
Our next meeting is tentatively scheduled for April 7th. More information will come next week - just try to set some time aside around 7 PM on the 7th!

—AWESOME BRANDING PROGRAM—
Joe Pantigoso, a marketing communications specialist and former managing director at Landor Associates, a leading brand strategy and design consultancy, will speak on the value of strategic branding for individuals looking to get hired in a crowded market place with increasingly fewer jobs.

Tuesday, April 6
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
239B Hanes Hall

P.S. We’re sponsoring this event with UCS! Go check it out!

—INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY—
Ummm. If you haven’t heard of University Directories by now then you aren’t on the JOMC careers listserv or don’t pay attention to all the messages they send out seeking interns or you live under a rock. Once again, they’re looking for more interns:

“If you are interested in applying for a position, please email your resume to me at cthompson@vilcom.com and I will get in touch with you to schedule an interview. I will be conducting interviews in the next couple of weeks so please follow up with me as soon as possible. Feel free to give me a call at or 800-743-5556 x6121 if you have questions about our internship program.

Here is a brief job description:

University Directories, a leader in collegiate marketing, offers a paid summer sales internship to college students who are self-motivated, energetic, organized, and have a desire to succeed.  As a sales representative, you will sell and market advertising and communication services in one of our nationwide college markets.  The internship begins with an intense expense-paid training on the campus of the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill.   Following training you will embark on a summer-long internship back in your college or home market, where you will develop and improve the needed skills to succeed in today’s business world.  Throughout the summer you will work with local business owners to target their advertising to the college community and provide them with a well-rounded marketing strategy.  This internship requires full-time availability Monday through Friday, 8:30am-6:00pm.  The experience and skills you gain during the internship will make you stand out from the rest in today’s overcrowded job market.  University Directories has eleven Career Partners who hire students directly from our internship program.  They include:

• ADP     • CBS Collegiate Sports Properties • Edward Jones   • Enterprise • Federated Insurance • GlobalEnglish   • Insight Global, Inc.  • New Orleans Hornets   • Unum   • Valpak • Wolseley

For more information or to apply for this sales position online, visit our website at

www.universitydirectories.com.”

—RUNNING FOR AD CLUB EXEC BOARD—
Interested in playing a bigger role in Ad Club next year? Send me an email! Lets chat it up! We’ll have elections during one of the April meetings (we’ll be having two meetings next month) - hopefully on April 7th. The positions are:

President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary

In general, the brief run-down is as follows:

President: manage listserv, coordinate meetings, delegate tasks to exec board, represent the Ad Club with the AAF-RDU and at other events on/off campus, help coordinate the annual AWNY trip, help coordinate the annual Symposium
Vice President: assist President in all afore-mentioned tasks, represent President when they are unable to attend meetings, serve as a contact point for new members, help coordinate AWNY trip/Symposium
Treasurer: manage funds for the club, keep track of receipts and expenses, send off dues to the AAF, help coordinate AWNY trip/Symposium
Secretary: take notes of meetings, (next year:) manage social media, help coordinate AWNY trip/Symposium

This year we planned to split AWNY/Symposium help between Treasurer and Secretary so perhaps that’s how it can work next year.

If you have any questions at all, please email me and I can meet up in person to talk with you about the roles for next year. I’m sure I’m missing some stuff off the top of my head….but there’s just a general gist of what the Exec Board does and how you can be involved.

Time commitment-wise, the President will devote the most time as I generally spend about 5 hours a week for Ad Club stuff….more when it’s a meeting week and the most during AWNY/Symposium. The other positions are a lot more lax, though, so don’t be afraid to toss your hat into the ring!

And on the bright side: as one last contribution to the UNC-Ad Club under my presidency, I will be working on a gigantic book at the end of this year to help future Exec Boards with managing the club. I’ll be working closely with previous president Ben Fisher as well as advisors Professor Hester and Professor Sweeney to set a solid foundation for future years. So if you’re a little worried and think you might want to run for an office but you’re not sure how AWNY set-up goes or how to manage the listserv: don’t worry! I’ll be personally able to help you next year and this book will be a great compendium on how to do stuff, when to do stuff, etc.

So…if you’re interested in running, give me the following information:

Position I’m interested in:
Why I’m interested in running:
What my pitch will be on Election Night:
(aka..what’s your unique value proposition? ;D What can you bring to the table that others might not have to offer?)

And then ask any questions or let me know if you’d like to meet in person to discuss it all. For the record: DO NOT BE AFRAID TO SPEAK UP! Even if you’re just the slightest bit interested, let me know and we can talk about what role might be best for you! And we LOVE under-class-men. So seriously. Send message and lets talk!

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That’s all for this week! I hope you all have a lovely week and…well, now I’m off to go sleep soon. I’ve taken my Sudafed for the evening so..uh…hopefully this email makes sense. If not, well, I totally blame those little red pills.

For my random link of the week: http://www.buzzfeed.com/mattw/single-ladies-motown-version-arl

It’s totally stuck in my head. And I totally like it better than the original.

Have a great week everyone!

Just a last call: the 6th Annual UNC-Ad Club Symposium is this Friday.
http://6thadvertisingsymposium.eventbrite.com/

21 hours left to get your ticket. At this late in the game, people will be asked to pay their $5 on Friday morning.

7 tickets remaining!

Hey everyone!

Hope you’re having a fantastic week! Good luck figuring out what to wear for Tuesday-Friday, though. This time of year..North Carolina just kind of gets super mood-swingy when it comes to weather…

—6TH ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM—
Finally..the panelists are revealed!

This year’s keynote speaker will be Jim Russell, Director of Digital Strategy for McKinney (http://mckinney.com/#/company/leadership/item,40/)

The panels this year are Design and Strategy. For Design we have:
Liz Paradise, McKinney
Meg Sewell, McKinney
Babatola Oguntoyinbo, Sonecast
Gregory Paige, Crispin Porter + Bogusky

For Strategy we have:
Karen Albritton, Capstrat
Walt Barron, McKinney
Brad Bennett, Wildfire
Craig Jackson, Craig Jackson and Partners

Bios for the panelists will be sent to those who have signed up for the symposium.

(P.S. ISN’T THAT LIST OF PANELISTS AWESOME?! For those who opt-in for the Symposium - we will be emailing you soon - you get to have LUNCH with these people!)

There are still seats available. Sign up at: http://6thadvertisingsymposium.eventbrite.com/

The $5 drop-off times are either:
Tuesday (03/23) from 3:15-3:30, Carroll Lobby
Wednesday (03/24) from 2-2:30, Carroll Lobby

If these times don’t work, just email me and we can figure something out. If you don’t pay by during one of theses times or don’t figure out a time to meet up with me, we will ask that you pay $10 Friday morning.

Again, if you didn’t see the schedule for this year’s spectacular (and spectacularly exclusive) Symposium…it looks like this:

Introduction/Breakfast (9:00-9:30)
Keynote (9:30-10:15)
Design/Creatives Panel (10:30-11:15)
Strategy/Account Management Panel (11:30-12:15)
Conclusion (12:15-12:30)
Lunch with the panelists on Franklin Street

Info for participating students (like what to wear, how to get a note to your professors, etc) will be sent out by Wednesday.

—4A’s WORKSHOP—
“The J-school is hosting a workshop sponsored by the American Advertising Agencies Association (4A’s) on Wednesday, April 7, in the Freedom Forum Conference Center in Carroll Hall.

The 4A’s has offered to hold a networking reception for students with attendees (representatives from 10 or so N.C. advertising agencies) following the workshop, from 4 - 5 p.m.”

This reception will ONLY happen if the Ad Club will commit to having at least 10 students attend. Email me by tomorrow (Tuesday) at 5 P.M. with the subject: “4A’s Reception” if you are interested and will commit to attending this event. If nine people email me, they’ll offer this networking time for us!

—AAF-RDU: EYES ON—
Learn about the new measurement system for out of home media!

In an effort to report similar ratings to Nielsen and Arbitron, this accurate form of measurement actually gives you how many “eyes” are on your bulletins, posters, junior posters, transit shelters, and other street furniture throughout the United States.

Want more?
Join us for lunch to learn about this emerging program.

Start time: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 11:00 AM
End time: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 12:30 PM
Location: Fairway Outdoor
RSVP: http://www.aaf-rdu.org/events/view.aspx?id=437df59c-f393-411c-ae97-9a05adc109b7

—STEVE HOFSTETTER—
“American Advertising Federation College Chapter-

I represent Steve Hofstetter, a standup comedian based in New York City, who will be headlining Chapel Hill’s Bean and Barrel (50100 Governor’s Dr.) for a special Wednesday, 8PM show on April 14th. Hofstetter has been on CBS’ Late Late Show, E!’s True Hollywood Story, VH1’s Countdown, and ESPN’s Quite Frankly, and is best known as the original writer for collegehumor.com.

Our sponsors have been gracious enough to make up to 20 discount tickets available to American Advertising Federation College Chapter. I hope you and your group (and any guests they’d like to bring) can make the show.

Normally the tickets are $17, but if you use the promocode studentfive, they’re just $5!

http://www.picksteve.com
PromoCode: StudentFIVE

P.S. If you want a taste of Steve’s act, here’s him on Craig Ferguson!
http://www.youtube.com/v/1ZjxLdHjKm8&hl=en&fs=1 ”

—CAPSTRAT NETWORKING NIGHT—
Capstrat’s 4th annual networking night will take place April 14th. Check out the flyer for more information!

—FRANKLIN&COLUMBIA—
Check out previous Ad Club president Jenna Tenace’s new jewelry business at: www.franklinandcolumbia.com

15% off this week if you mention the code “FBOOK”

—AVIDXCHANGE—
AvidXchange is an eight year young, highly entrepreneurial software company experiencing tremendous growth.  We are a leading provider of electronic AP management tools for companies that want to streamline their invoice and/or accounts payable process over multiple locations, divisions, and business groups.  Our web based invoice management system provides financial managers with the ability to receive 100% of their vendor invoices electronically along with visibility to pending invoices, vendor spend analysis reporting, paperless routing approval for invoices, and enforceable controls.

Contact Brian Mitchell (bmitchell@avidxchange.com) if interested. “Recent graduates with 1-2 years experience would be a great fit, and some technical experience would be a big plus.  We want someone who wants to grow with us as we grow - so this is a permanent role with our firm.”

—LAST BUT NOT LEAST—
Interested in having a larger role in the UNC-Ad Club for 2010-2011? Well…have you considered running for one of the Executive Board positions?

Descriptions for the roles will be sent out next week but during an April meeting we’ll be having elections for next year’s President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer.

Start thinking it over if you’re interested. And feel free to drop me a line if you want to talk about it and the sort of responsibilities involved (after descriptions are sent out). If you weren’t that involved this year - don’t worry! Maybe next year will be your time to shine.

More info to come next week! (Promise)

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Long email is long. To reward you for getting through this long email…here’s a silly (but pretty amusing) link: http://www.buzzfeed.com/knowyourmeme/one-letter-off-movie-posters-kqr
(My favorite is #5)

SEE YOU ALL ON FRIDAY!

HEY EVERYONE!

Welcome back from Spring Break 2010! Hope you all had an absolutely wonderful time…but now…classes ahoy! On the bright side, we’re all halfway through. For some of us…it is official and the senioritis countdown has begun…

—NEXT MEETING—
Ashley Harville, recruiter for the Miami Ad School, will be on campus WEDNESDAY the 17th at 7 PM in CARROLL 143. She has offered to swing by on behalf of the Ad Club to talk about the awesomeness of the Miami Ad School!

This isn’t an official meeting - we won’t have any more meetings this month (March) since our next big thing is the Symposium on the 26th. But if you’re interested in the Miami Ad School (www.miamiadschool.com) make sure to come by and meet Ashley!

I won’t be able to attend (day-long class field-trip! GOING TO A BOBCATS GAME!) but I hope a few people will be able to show up and support our guest.

—6th ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM—
The 6th Annual UNC-Ad Club Symposium is coming up on Friday, March 26th. Find out more information and get your own ticket here:

http://6thadvertisingsymposium.eventbrite.com/

This year we will be charging people $5 per ticket to have a secured seat at the Symposium. The designated on-campus drop-off times/dates for the $5 will be sometime the week of the Symposium. We’re making the Symposium a much more exclusive, quality event this year for the students out there sincerely passionate about the industry.

Panelists will be revealed in the Weekly Update next week. We have an excellent key note and a great variety of local advertisers who are more than happy to share their wisdom.

Make sure you get your ticket asap if you’re interested in: great panelists, internship/job advice, networking with peers, breakfast foods, food in general, getting to informally dine with a professional, and…most importantly…attend one of the finest events offered by the UNC-Ad Club!

—AAF-RDU STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP—
Go to aaf.rdu-org for information on AAF Raleigh-Durham’s 2010 Advertising Scholarship, offered to college students in the Triangle who have declared an advertising- or communications-related major. A UNC-CH student (or several) has won the scholarship every year - lets keep this tradition going!

“If any student has questions or interest in applying, s/he can get additional information as well as the application form at aaf-rdu.org, or contact Frank Manson at fmanson@nc.rr.com.”

The deadline for applications is April 2nd.

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Hope you all have a lovely week! And on the bright side..if you ARE being affected by senioritis right now…the Onion offers a great alternative to graduation: http://www.theonion.com/content/news/new_college_graduates_to_be?utm_source=onion_rss_daily

See you around!

Hey everyone!

It’s almost spring break. Exciting!

—6th ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM—
The news you’ve all been waiting for! The 6th Annual UNC-Ad Club Symposium is coming up on Friday, March 26th. Find out more information and how to get your own ticket here:

http://6thadvertisingsymposium.eventbrite.com/

Tickets will go “on sale” tomorrow at noon. This year we will be charging people $5 per ticket to have a secured seat at the Symposium. The designated on-campus drop-off times/dates for the $5 will be sometime the week after spring break. We’re making the Symposium a much more exclusive, quality event this year for the students out there
sincerely passionate about the industry.

Panelists will be revealed after spring break but trust me, this year is going to be great! We have an excellent key note and a great variety of local advertisers who are more than happy to share their wisdom.

More info will come later but make sure you get your ticket asap if you’re interested in: great panelists, internship/job advice, networking with peers, breakfast foods, food in general, getting to informally dine with a professional, and…most importantly…attend one of the finest events offered by the UNC-Ad Club!

—AAF-RDU STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP—
Attached is a flyer about the AAF Raleigh-Durham’s 2010 Advertising Scholarship, offered to college students in the Triangle who have declared an advertising- or communications-related major. A UNC-CH student (or several) has won the scholarship every year - lets keep this tradition going! Last year, the Ad Club’s very own Matthew Koester won the grand prize. Yours truly was just a runner-up to such greatness.

“If any student has questions or interest in applying, s/he can get additional information as well as the application form at aaf-rdu.org, or contact Frank Manson at fmanson@nc.rr.com.”

The deadline for applications is April 2nd.

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There’s a lot of other stuff going on but first and foremost: ENJOY YOUR SPRING BREAK! When it comes. After this crazy, crazy week.

If you have any questions regarding the Ad Club or the Symposium, please either get in touch with Vice President Billy Fuccillo (fuccillo@email.unc.edu) or give me until Friday to respond. I will be undergoing surgery tomorrow and will (hopefully) be on some crazy awesome painkillers for the rest of the week. Therefore, if I do respond
before Friday, my apologies for whatever absurdities appear in the email…

Anyway. Have a great week everyone and a safe spring break!

Hey everyone!

Guess what! Not including today…it’s only ELEVEN DAYS UNTIL SPRING BREAK!

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!

It’s LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AWAY!

I hope that info brightens everyone’s Monday a little bit. Of course, your Monday should be brightened by the Weekly Update itself. But I figured that such an equally happy reminder couldn’t hurt….

—LAST MEETING—
Attached you will find the absolutely WONDERFUL notes provided by the Ad Club’s own Matthew Koester on how to find an internship! (Senior Panel Handout.pdf) As promised, here are the email addresses for each of the panelists:

Matthew Koester: mkoester@unc.edu
David Enarson: denarson@email.unc.edu
Julia Stanton: sta@email.unc.edu
Tiffany Blosser: tnblosse@email.unc.edu
Mackenzie Gibbs: lmgibbs@email.unc.edu

Another huge thanks to our panelists and an equally huge thanks to everyone that showed up and changed rooms at the last minute! Hooray for the J-School constantly double-booking rooms but a bigger hooray for our ingenuity as a club and stealing a different/more awesome room

—MARKETING CLUB—
If you missed the meeting, you also missed the opportunity to meet Zack Svoboda, President of the BSBA Marketing Club!

Unsure over whether marketing is your thing? Make SURE you check out their club!
http://specials.kenan-flagler.unc.edu/BSBA/marketing/Pages/home.aspx

There are a lot of great jobs and internship opportunities listed on their site and it’s a great way to be informed about marketing club events. Also! Check out their Twitter account here: /twitter.com/KFmarketing

If you want on their listserv (it’s best to cover all of your bases, y’know!) then just email Zack Svoboda at Zack_Svoboda@kenan-flagler.unc.edu

Remember: the Ad Club, the PRSSA, and the Marketing Club are here to serve you all and help you better understand what you might want to pursue professionally after college. If you’re unsure, make sure to check ‘em all out! Consider it the background/market research you do before launching yourself as a brand in a specific industry after you graduate How corny but awesome is that?

—INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY—
A former Ad Clubber has reached out on behalf of 22squared, an advertising agency in Atlanta. “We have several unpaid internships available to those that qualify and can receive course credit in exchange for completing the two-month program. The program description, requirements and various disciplines are attached, and you can also find
the information on our blog: blog.22squared.com.”

The deadline to apply is Friday, March 5th. This sounds like an absolutely fantastic opportunity so make sure you check out the attachment and apply! (22squared 2010 Internship Program.pdf)

—ONE SHOW EXHIBIT—
“We wanted to let you all know that we’re bringing the 2009-2010 One Show exhibit to McKinney on 3/18. This is the best of the best advertising in the world and I would think the ad students at UNC would be very interested. On top of that, the Miami Ad School will be doing a presentation on their program right after the One Show exhibit. Doors open at 4:30. Miami Ad School program starts at 6 PM.” See the attachment for more info! (One Show/Miami Ad School.doc)

—FOR YOU CREATIVES!—
“Created a hot spot lately? Enter Studio’s Top Spot Festival and get recognized!
http://www.studiofilmfest.com/festivals/studios-top-spot-festival

We’re looking for :30 and :60 spots that combine technical and creative achievement with the art of the sell. Winners will receive outstanding recognition via editorial coverage on StudioDaily.com, Dailyfilm.tv, press releases, email announcements, Web promotions and more. All category winners will receive certificates and electronic winner buttons. Enter your spots in Studio’s Top Spot Festival today.

To be eligible, your spot must have been created between January 1, 2009, and March 19, 2010. We will accept entries that have not yet debuted on TV, cinema or online.

Join the festival today by uploading your spot at Dailyfilm.tv for a $39 judging fee. Entries will be judged in various categories on creativity, technique, and selling power.”

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That’s all for this week! The next meeting will be announced next Monday. More info on the Symposium and officer elections will also be sent out then.

Personally, my new favorite thing of the week? http://klout.com/ If you’re addicted to Twitter (like I have recently become addicted to and, much like my Farmville/Zynga addiction, I am unashamed)…make sure to check it out and find out about your presence on Twitter! It’s pretty insightful…although my ranking compared to some celebrities make sme feel a little depressed…

Anyway. Have a great week, everyone, and get pumped about spring break! It’s just around the corner. Promise.

—NEXT MEETING—
Our next meeting will be FEBRUARY 16th at 7:30 PM in CARROLL 33. The focus? YOU GUYS! Well, sort of.

Our meeting will be a panel featuring graduating seniors with INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE! These lovely students will be taking time out of their super busy schedules to come by and explain:
1. How they got their internship(s)
2. Share the experiences they’ve had
3. Make recommendations for YOU GUYS on how to get internships of your own
4. Tell us about their plans after graduation!

This is a great opportunity for everyone to network and get to know other Ad Clubbers, particularly those who will be going off into the scary thing called the “real world” soon!

Check out the attachment to see who our esteemed speakers will be and their bios! (Internship Panel.doc)

—TICKETS FOR ADDYS—
Interested in going to the ADDYs this year? (http://www.addys-rdu.org/) It turns out that the login isn’t working online. If you’re interested in going, get in touch with Heidi Hennink-Kaminski (h2kamins@email.unc.edu) by TUESDAY (02/16) NOON. You’ll need to turn in the $20 to her by the end of the week.

—NYC HOUSING—
Check out the BLURB.doc and the PDF flyer attached for information from Soña Gonzales about setting up student housing in New York. She attended the last meeting and is more than happy to help any student trying to find a place to stay in NYC!

—KAPLAN PRACTICE TEST—
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Have a great week everyone and I’ll see you tomorrow at our internship forum panel! Some food for thought: keep in mind that the Symposium will be coming up in March and pretty soon we’ll start seeking officers for next year. More info later!

Internship Panel Bios!

Julia Stanton
I’ve done creative at an ad agency in brazil and project management in brownstein group philadelphia! About my best carolina experience was living abroad for sure!

Tiffany Blosser
My first internship was with UNC Press last summer. I was a subsidiary rights and contracts intern, which was responsible for selling the rights to a book to other publishers for translation, using excerpts in another publishing, etc. Basically I did a lot of admin work, faxed invoices, mailed contracts and books, emailed authors, and filed A LOT! It was unpaid, and I worked 2-3 days a week for the whole summer. My second internship was with Jennings & Co., a smaller local ad agency. They worked primarily with clients in the health care industry (like UNC Cancer) but also had clients like Catalent and Volvo. As an intern I do everything from helping the COO bring in new business through direct mailings, to working with the PR team write press releases, to assisting the account exec pull market and competitor information for clients. My third and most current internship is with an online email service provider, eWay Direct. This internship I acquired through the ad club when someone from the company came to speak to the ad club. eWay does everything from email marketing, website management, social media and much more and some of their clients are ELF makeup, Avon, and Make-A-Wish. I mainly blog 2-3 times a week on digital and marketing trends, as well as track their website and work with the SEO manager to create links for their websites. These experiences have concreted the fact that I want to be in an ad agency, that I want to work on the account side but also it has opened up a new passion, social media and online marketing, which I hope to grow more with.

My first semester at Carolina was hell. I had panic attacks almost on a regular basis. I almost didn’t come back for the spring semester, but I’m glad I did. :0) It wasn’t until my senior year that I really got involved in the J-school and started heavily pursuing advertising, even in this short time, it’s worked out for me pretty well so far.

Mackenzie Gibbs
Currently, I am a Senior Advertising Account Executive at The Daily Tar Heel, responsible for the advertising of student organizations and departments on campus. This past summer, I worked as an Account Management Intern at BooneOakley, a full-service advertising agency in Charlotte. At BooneOakley, I worked with the Bloom Grocery Store and Visit Charlotte accounts, as well as prepared desk research for the New Business Director. During spring semester of my junior year, I interned at Howard, Merrell & Partners in Raleigh and was on the BASF Plant Science account. After graduating in May, I hope to apply what I learned as an intern and work as an Account Manager in an advertising agency, hopefully in a bigger city. Fun Fact: I transferred to Carolina after my freshman year and was randomly assigned to live with 3 other transfers who have become some of my best friends, and I still live with them (and 2 others) today…with little drama.

Matthew Koester
Matthew Koester (rhymes with “Digester,” which would be a horrible thing to call him), is a senior multimedia major in the J-school. Before last year, he was like many of you: intelligent, wonderfully scented, yet unsure of what to do with his life. Thanks to incredible foresight, though, he knew he wanted a job, which is why he sought out any internships or other opportunities that aligned with his general interests and offered either free food or regularly scheduled bathroom breaks. A taste of Matthew’s résumé reveals a feast of succulent abilities covered with a shimmering glaze of real-world experience…okay, bad metaphor. To the point: Matthew has experience ranging from being the photo editor for Kaleidoscope Magazine, UNC’s student-run campus life and fashion publication, to interning as a graphic designer for the Performance Institute, a management consulting company in D.C., to working on the advertising staff of Heelprint Communications, UNC’s student-run advertising and PR agency. If it’s on his résumé, you can bet he’s done it. A fun fact about Matthew’s time at Carolina: he has developed a habit of privately pretending to be a robot, accompanying his movements with various mechanical sound effects when others aren’t around.

David Enarson
I’m a senior journalism advertising major with a minor in entrepreneurship. My interests and activities include internet marketing, sports photography, ideas and going to the beach. When I was younger I started a company called Varibyte (www.varibyte.com), and I developed Palm handheld software and sold it via the internet. I have interned at Hanes Brands; Contactology, an e-mail marketing software provider; and August Jackson, an experiential events and corporate communications firm. I’ll start with a full time position at August Jackson’s Chicago office after graduating in May.