It’s no secret that the past few months have been difficult for all of us. We’re facing distanced learning and feelings of disconnection while trying to maintain some sense of normalcy. Though, sometimes it’s the challenges and setbacks that reveal the good around us. It allows us to step up for one another and offer … Continue reading Welcome Back!
The spring semester, and now summer, has looked far different from what any of us expected. We went from running full force toward internships, careers and long awaited goals… And instead hit a wall. We went to class at our parents’ kitchen tables, conducted meetings through a screen, and said “goodbye for now” to the … Continue reading Ad Club Rebrand
Internship. The scary word that college students hear over and over. How do you get them? How do you stand out? What even is it? On Tuesday, Oct. 22, UNT Ad Club had the opportunity to get the inside scoop on internships, straight from the pros. With an intern panel of five current Mayborn Advertising … Continue reading Intern Panel
On Tuesday Oct. 8, Ad Club had the opportunity to host UNT Alum, Cameron Gawley, CEO and Co-founder of Buzzshift, a DFW Advertising Agency. He presented some recent shifts that have, and are, occurring in the world of advertising, while offering great advice on how to tackle them. The challenges we tackle and the tools … Continue reading Cameron Gawley From Buzzshift
Last Friday, the UNT Ad Club visited Slingshot in Downtown Dallas. Slingshot was tucked into a dim, cozy building with three sister companies. Slingshot owns Speakeasy, a marketing agency, Swimming Duck, a creative advertising agency, and Varnish, an in-house production company. It's a member of AMIN Worldwide and prides itself on its fiercely independent culture. … Continue reading Agency Visit: Slingshot
Many young advertising professionals interested in making a living as creatives have the same general barrier to their dream profession—the dreaded portfolio. For some people, making their portfolio comes as easily as making the pieces themselves, but for others… well, Ad Club is here to help! Ad Club President Mazhar Jilani introduced our third meeting, … Continue reading Portfolio Advice: Meeting Recap
On the 27th of October, the UNT Ad Club went to visit The Marketing Arm's Dallas office. The Marketing Arm is in the Harwood Center off of Bryan Street. Our ad clubbers were greeted by Allie Duncan, the agency communications coordinator. She took them into a meeting room, where they listened to Corey Lark, the … Continue reading Agency Visit: The Marketing Arm
For our second meeting of the semester, we decided to introduce the Ad Team (GRAVITAS), and what it was all about. We began by introducing the current officers: Brian Anthone – President Kelley Smith – VP, Strategy/ Planning Daniel Valdez – VP, Media Our own president, Mazhar, then began to give a rundown as to … Continue reading Introducing Gravitas: Meeting Recap
The UNT Ad Club visited Saatchi & Saatchi of Dallas on October 13, a balmy Friday morning. The building was picturesque--all glistening glass. As the the group got inside they were greeted by the agency’s CEO, Al Reed. Reed wanted to talk about the history of Saatchi & Saatchi. He claimed that the agency was … Continue reading Agency Visit: Saatchi & Saatchi LA’s Dallas Office
Back in September, Ad Club started off the academic year with an information meeting in Terrill Hall, room 121, at 7 P.M. The officers introduced themselves and our organization. Following the introduction was an over-view of SWOOP, study abroad opportunities, Ad Team, MAIP, and AAF membership. Introducing our 2017-2018 Officers Mazhar Jilani, President. Mazhar is … Continue reading Kicking off the Fall: Meeting Recap
