Hi everyone! This week has been busy. I am definitely counting down until October Break, haha! I am in Boiler Communications, a student-run public relations firm. My group and I just met with our client and were discussing ways to publicize his organization and events. Our client is Nameless Creek Youth Camp (located in Greenfield, IN). We are in the process of planning a Tailgate Event which is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, November 7th. We will have a 3-on-3 sand volleyball tournament, food, games, cornhole, and many other activities. We are hoping to attract Purdue students, high school students, local residents, and many other groups. Anyway, I volunteered to create a Facebook and/or Twitter page which I am really excited about. I have my own Twitter account that I created last Spring, but I never completely understood the point of it. For the organization, I think it will work a whole lot better for gaining publicity and that sort of thing, so I am anxious to get it started. The Facebook account will be fun as well. Our client just mentioned how helpful technology can be. Passing out flyers and putting ads in newspapers still helps, but creating a Facebook event and updating with 'Tweets' will definitely help get the word out about our event. Stay tuned for more info about the event!
I have also been reading about Google AdSense. My fiance is creating a website and was talking to me about AdSense and how it works. It's pretty interesting because basically, AdSense chooses ads to display on your site and it will generate revenue on a per-click basis. I'm excited to see how it will work out. The trick is creating a website that will be unique and appealing to internet users so that the site will see a lot of traffic. It sounds like a great way to make some extra cash! It seems like Google has just thought of everything. Like what we discussed in class on Monday about how you can acccess documents through Google docs...pretty cool!
Well, that's all for today. :)
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Club meetings & guest speakers offer great insight!
Today was a busy day despite having only one class. Lots of studying to do and a few club meetings as well. The club meetings I had were for Event Planning and Association of Women in Communication. Both of which had guest speakers today. We had a wedding planner come, and she offered some valuable insight into the event planning world, wedding and corporate. She talked a lot about Twitter and how it has become a very effective tool for her business. I set up a Twitter account last Spring but have not yet become a consistent user. A lot of people do not quite understand the point of it and opt instead to continue their use of Facebook and MySpace. The wedding planner, Ali Philips, said that it has been useful for her business because she can network and update people on event planning news, conferences, and advice. In such a busy and fast-moving society, I can see how it helps to use tools such as Facebook and Twitter to connect fast and easy with other people. At my other meeting, we had speaker Bill Page. He also offered some great tips and advice. He talked about Twitter and Facebook and stressed the importance of keeping up to date with up and coming social networking sites. Mr. Page also said it is important to know how to use programs such as Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and other visual communications tools. The public relations/advertising/graphic design industry has integrated itself and it is important to gain knowledge in all of these areas in order to be successful.
In every aspect of my life and education, I am encouraged to get involved and learn about technology. I am truly beginning to realize how much of an impact it has in the communications industry and in everyday life.
Another interesting tidbit I picked up today was that I needed to learn how to play golf and to stay current with sports. So much of business today is done outside of the office and the golf course is definitely a common place. Sports is a great topic that almost everyone keeps up with, and it is an easy way to establish common ground with people.
That's all for today! :]
In every aspect of my life and education, I am encouraged to get involved and learn about technology. I am truly beginning to realize how much of an impact it has in the communications industry and in everyday life.
Another interesting tidbit I picked up today was that I needed to learn how to play golf and to stay current with sports. So much of business today is done outside of the office and the golf course is definitely a common place. Sports is a great topic that almost everyone keeps up with, and it is an easy way to establish common ground with people.
That's all for today! :]
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
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