When I was in Portland last summer for Portland Ad. Federation‘s COLAB internship-crazy-awesomeness, I started noticing these Oregon-shaped stickers with a green heart within. For the next few months, I took a picture each time I came across one of these stickers and subsequently wrote a post or two about my discoveries. Fast forward through [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘PAF Colab’
November 23, 2008
the things you learn when videotaping yourself…
When you start watching yourself on tape – wow. This summer during COLAB, I recorded a number of video blogs, and through these, I’ve realized a few things about myself – and of everyone really- the way we THINK we present ourselves, and the way we actually appear are frequently different… When conducting an interview, who is [...]
August 25, 2008
advertising: it’s the journey, not the destination
Ok, so that’s not completely true. HOWEVER… The destination of course is important, but in my opinion, the process and strategy is what constitutes a quality campaign. With this said, I have to say I am quite happy with team Kiwi’s process & brand strategy for our Sameunderneath campaign: (just a tasting, there is a [...]
August 22, 2008
so what’s next?
That seems to be the million dollar question for every COLAB intern post-COLAB. For me, unfortunately (or possibly fortunately) I still have a year left at the UO and with that, it’s going to be a jammed packed year. Luckily, I’ve been able arrange my classes and use my study abroad so that I can [...]
August 18, 2008
final COLAB eval.
I still can’t believe COLAB is over!! Overall, great first year! As this was the first year, I am extremely impressed with the program as a whole – congrats to the CoLab board for bringing such a great idea to life! With that said, and with a few days to let it all sink in, [...]
August 12, 2008
words of widsom from James Rice
This past Friday was the interns last official Friday work session – this week we used the space of Coates Kokes! Coates Kokes was wonderful – accommodating, friendly, hospitable, etc. From the time I was there, I got a good feeling about the company, culture, values, culture, collaboration, ambiance, etc. Of course I’d have to [...]
