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Can anyone recommend some good University marketing courses?

Martin Corcoran — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:44:33 GMT

I'm looking to enrol on a marketing course at University and wondered if anyone could recommend some good courses and universities to look at?

I'd also like to hear from anyone who is on a course or has completed one and now works in the industry to find out if you think going to university to study marketing is worth it? Some seem to think I'd be better off working my way up through the ranks of an agency from an entry level job with my A'Level grades.

Cheers - Martin

How to built up a media portfolio?

Rinaldi Djohor — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:30:23 GMT

Advertising students have ads in their portfolio, multimedia design students stuff like websites. But how do you built up a portfolio if you want to work in media planning and buying?

Favourite magazines of 11-14 year old UK boys

Gareth Platt — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:26:10 GMT

Hi,

I've just started a project on the reading preferences of British teenage boys, and am looking to find out what mags 11-14 year olds read.

Does anyone have any stats on this, and if so, could you send them to me? Alternatively, if you know of any good sites to visit, I'd be really grateful if you could reply with the link.

Would really appreciate any help you can provide here, thanks in advance for your assistance.

Gareth Platt

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Best and worst of PR stunts

Tom Carter — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:31:15 GMT

Hi, doing a Uni project on what makes a good PR stunt and wanted to get some response from people online, any specific ideas of individual stunts you think have been either brilliant or just terrible??

Cheers for the help

The film industry and corporate identity

Sarah Edkins — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:43:47 GMT

I'm looking for a question for my dissertation and the film industry seemed like the logical place to start seeing as I worked for Paramount Pictures over the summer. I am on an advertising and marketing comms degree and need some ideas to link the film industry with my studies. Any ideas will be greatly appreciated!

Interning at a Creative Agency

Bryony Byrne — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:07:16 GMT

Hi guys,

I just thought some of you might be interested in reading my blog. I am doing a month's work experience at a creative agency and I talk about what's involved and what it's like interning in this industry. Check it out:

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Hope you find it interesting.

Bryony

Marketing Budgets during a recession

Jackie Horwood — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:23:06 GMT

Hi, I am currently undertaking my Dissertation for my BA Hons Degree in Business Management. The topic for my research is Marketing during a recession, can budgets survive. What I am trying to research is - during a recession we hear that many companies cut their marketing spend and budgets, but if marketing works and improves profits, surely companies should increase their spend and maintain their budgets. Does anyone have any thoughts on this, has your company cut their marketing budgets or spend and if so what was the reasons given.

Suggestion related to marketing in recession topic

Danny Dan — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:18:33 GMT

Hi everyone,

I am student of MBA marketing.My research was on how companies respond in marketing during recession.In this way i was finding the corelation between Marketing budgets and the sales of UK based companies but unfortunately dont find enough data apart from top UK advertisers data.Now i need some ideas and suggestion that will help me to change the focus of the research in a way that i dont need to completely change the whole research as i have only a month left.

Any help in this regard will be highly appreciated

Thanks

Does the music make the ad or does the ad make the music?

Alison Bishop — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:07:58 GMT

Apple iPod ads always used trendy, cool music in there TV ads but does the product enhance the songs status or does the uber cool music make the product sell?

I am a student from Glasgow about to start my final years dissertation about this and and feedback, thought or opinions on the subject would be appreciated :)

Ali

Aspiring Copywriter

Alison Bishop — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:12:01 GMT

I am a student in Glasgow and like the bet of us Im keen to build some experience and work for my folio.

Im interested in pursueing a job Artworker and my brainwave was to find another student, on the same boat as me but wants to be a copywriter.

If this is a dumb idea then stop me but I thought if the like-minded person comes along we could do a few projects together as an ametuer creative team....

Im in Glasgow, Cumbernauld to be exact, but with the magic of the internet I recon location wouldn't be too big an issue.

Anyone interested?

Are you a fresh Marketing Graduate who can speak Italian? - I have a position vacant in Rome

Emma Bosanquet — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:26:02 GMT

If you are passionate about marketing and can speak Italian, I am working on a Managment Trainee position based in Rome. If you would like to be considered for the position, please send your CV to me at emma.bosanquet@hudson.com

You would need to send your CV by Monday 17th August as we are now coming to the end of the recruitment process. I will then contact you to give you more information.

I look forward to hearing from you

Kind regards

Emma

Banned!

Francis MacGillivray — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:28:16 GMT

Would anyone happen to know how many ads get banned every year in the UK? And also how many complaints are reported about UK ads every year? Many thanks!

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Rqst from the Netherlands: help me with my study (online questionnaire)

Tultje — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:02:10 GMT

Hi there,

I'm a Business Communication student from the Netherlands searching for anyone who would like to help me out with my study by evaluating 20 car advertisements from different magazines. It's quite difficult to find respondents. Please help me with my online questionnaire by ticking on this URL:

http://enquete.let.ru.nl/nq.cfm?q=7c...5-6a9df8df6615

It would help me so much! (I still need 40 people. )
TNX!!

Tultje

research about car ads

Tultje — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:02:46 GMT

Hi everybody,

I'm a Business Communication student from the Netherlands currently doing a study for my Masterthesis about the appreciation of certain car ads of Dutch and English people. It's a quite cool study, but I still need more respondents. Any help is welcome. You can help me by filling in my online questionnaire. It's about your evaluation of 20 car ads.

You can enter the questionnaire to tick this URL:

http://enquete.let.ru.nl/nq.cfm?q=76fb2a64-e388-e9b3-58fb-60be54583957

Thank you for your help!!!

Tultje24

Research

Chelsea — Wed, 27 May 2009 13:37:30 GMT

Im doing an investigation for my university course on advertising on children and was wondering whether anyone could help identifying the effects of advertising on children? Do you think adverts are harmful? and to what extent do you think pester power affects the purchasing decisions of parents?

Thanks, any help would be much appreciated

First Marketing Job: A phone operator cum personal assistant!

Hersh Bhardwaj — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 21:04:20 GMT

HI,

I would like to ask all marketers here about what their first marketing job was like? Its getting harder to start a marketing career. Increasing number of Marketing Asst jobs which are advertised for starters, allow no more than a glorified PAs position.

What do you guys think?

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I'm starting a new AdScooter service in London. Good timing or Bad???

Jim Bob — Tue, 05 May 2009 14:43:32 GMT

Having recently come to the end of my stay at University, I plan to start an AdScooter service based in London.

I'm really curious to hear your feed back as to the timing and perceived demand or otherwise, regarding moblie outdoor advertising.

Is this a cost effective advertising option that specifically targets groups of consumers, or is it ineffectual at getting the message across compared to premium ad options??

Let me know your thoughts.

No time for advertising?

Caroline Reyes — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 13:43:37 GMT

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pet portraits

sunita saloni — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 05:34:34 GMT

Taking a photograph of your pet is almost as difficult as getting your toddler to sit still, take his finger out of his nose, and smile for the camera. Just as babies tend to do, your pet will usually run playfully towards you as you hold the camera, often landing with its face on the lens. And painting your pet is even more difficult, unless you are a very fast sketch artist and can catch a pose to use as an outline for your painting.

There is an easier way to make a pet portrait. It makes use of a digital camera and ends up a work of art on canvas, to be framed and hung on your wall. First, set your camera on 'sport' or 'action' if it's a simple one, or "burst", a setting that takes a series of photographs in a burst while the subject - this case, your pet - is in motion. Take a lot of photographs in one session and with the same background and you'll be sure to end up with at least a few great shots.

Then you can upload your best shot, the one that really captured your pet's character, to the website and they'll print your photograph onto canvas and ship it to you either framed or unframed.

The result is a pet photo that becomes a beautiful pet portrait - and you made it!

pet portraits

What would you say are the key differences in writing for the intranet / internet?

Michelle Parker — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:56:50 GMT

I have done a fair bit of editorial work for an intranet site, but not so much for the internet.

I have a few ideas, but I was just wondering if anyone could highlight some key differences in writing for the intranet and internet.

All suggestions gratefully received!

Creatives Review - the good, the bad and the ugly

Lindsay Turner — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:28:19 GMT

Me and my partner are about to graduate from our ad course in a few weeks and we've been having a few crits around London...but we wanted to find out how other recent grads had found the experience of placements (we've heard some horror stories and want to get some REAL experience beyond making tea!)

Where are the best agencies to be creative and to get involved...without getting ripped off?

Cheers, Lindsay & Liam