Week 3:
This week's planned day trip was to Bath and Stonehenge. We took a coach bus to Stonehenge first. We didn't stay here long, just long enough for everyone to take their pictures! Next we went to Bath. While we were there we got to take a tour of the Roman Baths, as well as explore the city on our own. I took a city tour and found out where Jane Austin lived, a lot of history about how Bath used to be the 'posh' place for people to travel in England. Bath is out in the English countryside so everything was at a much slower pace unlike fast-paced London. After the tour we did some shopping before heading back to London. It is crazy to see how different the cities are from each other even they are only a few hours apart. Bath and Stonehenge are a complete 180 from London.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Week 3:
This week at work I was able to start putting pieces of the magazine together as far as helping with what photos should be used for what pages, and some of the wording for our top gear section. I have also been busy keeping up with the online networks. Since the magazine is a weekly magazine, every wednesday I usually spend to entire day updating the sites so that the new material is on there and the previous weeks is archived. I have also increased their fan base by at least 500. My goal is to double the number of fans they had when I started my internship. There was also a presentation that was given on how to increase marketing online and how to benefit from it!
This week at work I was able to start putting pieces of the magazine together as far as helping with what photos should be used for what pages, and some of the wording for our top gear section. I have also been busy keeping up with the online networks. Since the magazine is a weekly magazine, every wednesday I usually spend to entire day updating the sites so that the new material is on there and the previous weeks is archived. I have also increased their fan base by at least 500. My goal is to double the number of fans they had when I started my internship. There was also a presentation that was given on how to increase marketing online and how to benefit from it!
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Along with my internship, the University of Dreams also sets up activities around London for all of us to do, so we can get a chance to experience all of the city. This week they set up a tour of Shakespeare's globe theatre, followed by ticketes to one of his plays, As you like it, that was currently playing at the theatre. I found it extremely interesting because the theatre was built almost identical to the original, thatched roof and all. The day we went on our tour it was supposed to be raining, which in London is obviously very typical. Our tickets for the play were standing tickets so not only did we stand for the three and a half hour play, but if it would have rained we would have gotten extemely wet! (The theatre is completely open, except for the small roof that covers the stage.) Luckily the rain held off until later that night, and the play was excellent! If anyone has not read As you like it, I definately recommend checking it out!
During my second week at my internship, I was still working on their social networking sites making sure they stayed updated. But I also started working on certain parts of the magazine. For example, there is a section called top gear in the magazine and each week we feature five different products (new gadgets, clothing, etc...) that have recently come out onto the market. We are sent samples of them and we write a review on them for the magazine. This week I was actually in charge of researching, contacting, and writing the reviews for the products. Since I am working for a magazine who's readers are mainly males, I had to find products that would appeal to that demographic. I was able to get samples of: a Sony Rolly, TomTom sat navigator, the Mongoose cricket bat, a pair of 'trousers', a few tee-shirts and a jacket. So far I have written reviews on both the TomTom and Sony Rolly. The reviews were also a little tricky because I had to write in a way that would appeal to men, which was obviously a little difficult for me! I know I summed up my week in only a few sentences but it took me nearly all week to get in contact with people and get them to send samples of their products over to me! My reviews should be in one of the upcoming issues and when they are I'll put them here on my blog!
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
My first week as an intern at Dennis Publishing:
When I first arrived at my internship on day 1, I was extremely nervous but my immediate supervisor, Eoin, was extemely friendly and introduced me to the rest of my co-workers. The first few days were spent learning the ropes at Dennis and how I would contribute to my team. Since Dennis is starting to focus more on digital magazines rather than print, one of my main tasks is to increase readership through different social networks, the main ones being facebook, myspace and twitter. Some of the magazines, such as Monkey Magazine, is generally focused on the younger generations between 20-35, so being able to market and compete in these social networks is key. Also when I looked at their different accounts on these networks, I could tell they had not been updated for quite a while. So for the first week I spent the majority of my time updating their accounts and working on marketing the magazine through these social networking sites.
When I first arrived at my internship on day 1, I was extremely nervous but my immediate supervisor, Eoin, was extemely friendly and introduced me to the rest of my co-workers. The first few days were spent learning the ropes at Dennis and how I would contribute to my team. Since Dennis is starting to focus more on digital magazines rather than print, one of my main tasks is to increase readership through different social networks, the main ones being facebook, myspace and twitter. Some of the magazines, such as Monkey Magazine, is generally focused on the younger generations between 20-35, so being able to market and compete in these social networks is key. Also when I looked at their different accounts on these networks, I could tell they had not been updated for quite a while. So for the first week I spent the majority of my time updating their accounts and working on marketing the magazine through these social networking sites.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Intro and University of Dreams!
Hi everyone!! My name is Danielle and I am currently doing a marketing internship for Dennis Publishing over in London, England! Before I start talking about my internship, I just wanted to tell you all a little bit about myself and how I found this amazing internship!
I'll be starting my fifth year this fall at UWEC and I am majoring in Business Administration with a minor in International Business. A few years ago I studied abroad in Winchester, England and ever since then I knew I wanted to come back and when I found out that I could do an international internship for my minor, I jumped at the chance to do my internship back in England. That's where the University of Dreams came in.
I was really struggling trying to find a internship in London on my own so when I heard about the University of Dreams I decided to check it out. At first glance it may not interest you but I definitely recommend looking into the University of Dreams, ESPECIALLY if you want to do an international internship. There is one big lump sum that may seem like a lot at first but when you take into consideration that they take care of all your housing and basic living expenses, it is definitely worth it! For example, my housing, work visa (approx. $1000), food and transportation around London is all paid for by the UofD. (just for travel in London, it would have cost me more than $200 a month if I would have paid for it myself!) But most importantly, they offer 99% internship placement, and their internships are good, quality internships with very reputable companies. They offer internships in almost every field from finance to fashion to marketing. I now see what everyone means when they say how great internships are for learning purposes. I have been interning at Dennis for a week now and I have already learned so much but I'll save that for my next blog!
UofD also gives its students a chance to go around and explore their internship cities (or in my case, country!) in the form of weekend activities. Here in London we have a bus tour, day trips to Stonehenge, Bath, Brighton, dinner cruise down the Thames, and a weekend trip to Paris, all which are already paid for in the lump sum I talked about earlier.
So as you can tell I have nothing but great things to say about the UofD because without them there is a very good chance I would not be where I am right now!
So I'll end the blog by saying if anyone has any questions about the University of Dreams or London, feel free to email me or comment on my blog! I'll be checking it daily and blogging at least two times a week!
See ya next time! :)
I'll be starting my fifth year this fall at UWEC and I am majoring in Business Administration with a minor in International Business. A few years ago I studied abroad in Winchester, England and ever since then I knew I wanted to come back and when I found out that I could do an international internship for my minor, I jumped at the chance to do my internship back in England. That's where the University of Dreams came in.
I was really struggling trying to find a internship in London on my own so when I heard about the University of Dreams I decided to check it out. At first glance it may not interest you but I definitely recommend looking into the University of Dreams, ESPECIALLY if you want to do an international internship. There is one big lump sum that may seem like a lot at first but when you take into consideration that they take care of all your housing and basic living expenses, it is definitely worth it! For example, my housing, work visa (approx. $1000), food and transportation around London is all paid for by the UofD. (just for travel in London, it would have cost me more than $200 a month if I would have paid for it myself!) But most importantly, they offer 99% internship placement, and their internships are good, quality internships with very reputable companies. They offer internships in almost every field from finance to fashion to marketing. I now see what everyone means when they say how great internships are for learning purposes. I have been interning at Dennis for a week now and I have already learned so much but I'll save that for my next blog!
UofD also gives its students a chance to go around and explore their internship cities (or in my case, country!) in the form of weekend activities. Here in London we have a bus tour, day trips to Stonehenge, Bath, Brighton, dinner cruise down the Thames, and a weekend trip to Paris, all which are already paid for in the lump sum I talked about earlier.
So as you can tell I have nothing but great things to say about the UofD because without them there is a very good chance I would not be where I am right now!
So I'll end the blog by saying if anyone has any questions about the University of Dreams or London, feel free to email me or comment on my blog! I'll be checking it daily and blogging at least two times a week!
See ya next time! :)
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