If you happen to be wandering around the halls of Doe-Anderson these days, you’re bound to notice a lot of new faces. Our latest group of interns started at the agency this week, and they’re eager to learn all about the hectic, challenging, and (sometimes) crazy world of advertising.
Our interactive intern Brandon Stephens has a unique outlook on the industry–“Advertising is like a well prepared Photoshop document. Every layer should have a name. It will not export easily to the web. It is best to keep it simple.” Other fun facts about Brandon: He’s currently a senior at Ball State University and is a self-professed Mac nut. He says, “If it’s shiny and has an Apple on it, I will probably buy it.”
Favorite summertime treat: Hawaiian Shaved Ice (although he doesn’t know what happened to all of them)
Colin Schroeder joins Doe-Anderson as an Account Services intern and attends Ohio Northern University, but is originally from Wisconsin. In addition to majoring in International Business and Economics, Colin is an excellent soccer player, as he plays for his college’s team. There’s a good chance you’ll see him jotting down notes in a notebook he always carries with him—he’s planning on writing a movie at some point, so if you’ve got any good ideas, send them his way.
Favorite summertime treat: BBQ spare ribs with a tall glass of cold milk
This summer, we have two Account Services interns from Western Kentucky University—Zach Redman and Chris Nation. Zach is a senior at WKU, majoring in Marketing. When asked what advertising means to him, he says, “It’s an expression of creativity. It is thinking outside the box to strategically place, price and promote a product successfully. The end result is one of appealing value to a target audience.”
And you may have seen Zach on the small screen– a member of the local comedic inflatable costume group, The ZOOperstars!, Zach competed on the popular NBC show “America’s Got Talent.”
Favorite summertime treat: McDonald’s vanilla ice cream
Chris Nation views advertising/marketing/public relations as “the ultimate image package.” Along those same lines, he feels that “PR professionals are the new parents for today’s ideas and products.” What exactly does he mean by that? “You have a product (your baby), you let us parent it (we’re your parents) and eventually we nurture it, see it grow, offer our advice, at times see it fall and at times see it succeed, but in the end we are proud of what we have accomplished– it’s parenting. I just hope I’ll be a good daddy!”
When Chris isn’t “parenting,” he’s working towards his Masters degree in Corporate Communications at WKU, focusing on media relations and public relations. He’s also an avid rock climber and considers himself an “outdoor enthusiast.”
Favorite summertime treat: Like Brandon, Chris enjoys Hawaiian Shaved Ice
And last, but certainly not least, meet Natalie Cunningham. She majored in Public Relations and minored in Youth and Non-Profit Leadership and Theater at Murray State University. You can often find her in the middle of several projects and is passionate about creating new things—her latest project is turning old shutters into a bedroom screen.
Natalie feels that “without advertising, marketing and PR, the economy would collapse. It is the stuff that makes the world go round. We let you know about it, we keep you excited about it, and we’re there when things go wrong with it.” Well put!
Favorite summertime treat: A tie between strawberry pizza and watermelon
