Category Archives: Issues in Advertising

Hidden Message in Ad for Children at Risk

Written by . Posted on May 6, 2013. Filed under Advertising, Interactive, Issues in Advertising, Photography + Illustration, Print. Tagged , , , , , , , , , . No comments.
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A friend of mine posted a video on their Facebook about an ad that really caught my eye because of the deep thought and idea execution of the designers behind it. The ANAR Foundation is a Spanish child-advocacy organization that…

PETA Uses Temple Student’s Winning Ad

Written by . Posted on May 6, 2013. Filed under Advertising, Consumers, Issues in Advertising, Life @ Temple, Print. Tagged , , , , , . No comments.
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PETA released a shocking new mobile billboard last week to remind attendees at the 2013 Kentucky Derby that for the horses, racing is a matter of life or death. The ad was placed up and down the streets…

Prerequisites for Success

Written by . Posted on May 5, 2013. Filed under Internships, Issues in Advertising, Uncategorized. Tagged , , , , . No comments.
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Back during the cold, long days of last winter, I was on a mission to acquire an internship for this semester (that is winding down, ever so quickly!) I stumbled across Skai Blue Media, a PR firm in Midtown Village,…

Branding Yourself on LinkedIn

Written by . Posted on April 25, 2013. Filed under Advertising, Career Scoop, Interactive, Internships, Issues in Advertising, Social Media, Uncategorized. Tagged , , , , , . No comments.
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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…

The Free Journal Project

Written by . Posted on April 25, 2013. Filed under Advertising, Career Scoop, Events, Interactive, Issues in Advertising, Life @ Temple, Photography + Illustration, Print, Social Media, Temple University Events. Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . No comments.
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I recently came across an amazing project developed by Kelly Clawson, a fellow advertising student here at Temple and President of the Temple Ad Club. The Free Journal Project is a socially based art project founded in providing free…

Dove ‘Real Beauty’ Campaign

Written by . Posted on April 16, 2013. Filed under Advertising, Consumers, Issues in Advertising, Photography + Illustration. Tagged , . 1 Comment.
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Dove, famously known for using real women displaying confidence in their own skin, is continuing to reinvent female-based marketing with its new Real Beauty Sketches Campaign. Dove has hired artists to create two sketches of women. One sketch, the woman…

crowdSPRING: Quick Money & Portfolio Pieces

Written by . Posted on April 8, 2013. Filed under Advertising, Career Scoop, Consumers, Interactive, Issues in Advertising, Photography + Illustration, Print, Social Media, TV. Tagged , . No comments.
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As college students we tend to have thin portfolios and light wallets, so we need to look outside of the classroom. Sure, part time work can help, and internships are key to our success, but there are a few small…

To This Day Project

Written by . Posted on April 3, 2013. Filed under Advertising, Interactive, Issues in Advertising, Photography + Illustration, Social Media, TV. Tagged , , , , . No comments.
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I came across To This Day while I was browsing new posts on Osocio, the non-profit and social cause advertising blog I posted about earlier this semester. This project stood out particularly strong to be because of the power behind…

Gozaik: The Twitter Resume

Written by . Posted on April 3, 2013. Filed under Advertising, Career Scoop, Issues in Advertising, Social Media. Tagged , , , , , . No comments.
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A friend of mine actually tweeted about this great new company today called Gozaik, a social job application only that is saying goodbye to 8.5 x 11 paper resumes and hello to job-landing digital, mosaic-style multimedia resumes. Gozaik’s services…

Absolut Support

Written by . Posted on March 26, 2013. Filed under Advertising, Consumers, Issues in Advertising, Photography + Illustration, Print, Social Media. Tagged . No comments.
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Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and many other media outlets this week are showing strong numbers of supporters in marriage equality this week as the Supreme Court is making a decision on the topic this week. Many supporters have been posting pictures,…