From Marketing Student to Young Professional

As I was growing up, I never really understood most technology.  Sure I used sites like AIM and Myspace and eventually moved over to Facebook, but I never considered it's potential in a professional environment. When I try to explain to family members how I am using Social networks today, they are blown away. In both of my internships I am working with social media.  With one, I am managing a brand's social networking sites to promote events and engagement with its member base.  With my other position, I am seeking out more clientele or organizations which we can follow, which may in turn increase others' knowledge about our brand. When people think about the role of marketing in Social Media, often times, images of ads and sponsored posts come to mind.  I would argue that while running ads is important, it is almost "small potatoes" when compared with the task of building and maintaining a brand on social media and encouraging engagement within it's marke

Hey guys, I am starting this blog to discuss and document my experiences, both educational and otherwise as I move from student to young professional. At the moment, I am a Marketing student at Eastern Michigan University and am about to enter my senior year.  I have taken the summer semester off so that I can focus on my two internships: One of which involves working with EMU's chapter of the Student Veterans of America (SVA).  I am helping to manage their social media accounts and I assist them with any marketing matters (advertising events, creating t shirts, etc.). The second is with an organization called Ann Arbor Spark.  Their focus involves providing resources to tech startups in the area.  With them I have been assigned to a startup who creates job boards for different Economy Development Organizations (EDOs) and is called True Job.  I find my position within the SVA to be very interesting as I have a large amount of autonomy and I can really see my work showing