I haven't had internet at my apartment for the past couple weeks. So, I haven't been updating my blog. HOWEVER, I have been journaling. Whenever I've had an idea for a new blog post, I've written it down in a section of one of my notebooks. I have quite a few ideas now, a TON of ideas actually. I'm really excited about them, and I can't wait to get them all on my blog!
I'm also working on designing www.jessicaceline.com, my new website. It will eventually include a link to this blog, an e-portfolio of some of my artwork, my video resume, and, finally, my actual resume. Essentially, it will be where all things Jess Johnson on the internet come to meet. I think it's important to organize all the information I want to share with future employers in one place on the internet so that they can very clearly and easily get an idea of who I am and what I'm all about.
Today in Creativity, we watched an advertisement for a campaign for clean water. It got me so excited because ads like those are exactly why I wanted to major in advertising. I want to make ads for charitable organizations. I realize "there's no money in that" (I've been told this over and over), but I don't care. It's always what I've wanted to do.
I spent my freshman year of college enrolled at the University of Dayton. As an entrepreneurship major, I was required to come up with an idea for a business I would like to start in the future. I immediately decided that I would start an advertising agency that specialized in advertising for non-profit charitable organizations. Back then, I knew virtually nothing about advertising. I did not realize that such things existed.
The fact that there are already agencies doing what I wanted to be the first to do does not discourage me; in fact, in encourages me. It shows me that charitable organizations have carved for themselves a niche within the advertising world. More importantly, it proves to me that it is possible to have a career based on advertising for non-profits.
Anyway, I still don't have internet at my apartment. I'm stealing my boyfriend's and Starbucks' for now! Hopefully I will remember to make the call to Time Warner tomorrow. Life without internet has been rough. Oh! There's another blog post idea: "Life without the internet." Imagine that... no Facebook, no Google, no YouTube... Wow. Well, I'll save this all for another blog post.
Good night : )
WOAH- HOLD THE PHONE!!!
I just spent some time Googling "advertising agency AND non-profit" and found out that "the nation's first and only nonprofit advertising and marketing firm,"* Serve Marketing, is located in Milwaukee, WI. That's my hometown! I can't believe I've never heard of this before! I am definitely going to have to research this agency a little more, and perhaps apply for an internship there! How perfect would that be? Advertising, non-profit, and close to my family? Nice. I'm not so sure it's the nation's first or only nonprofit ad and marketing firm, but it's worth looking into.
I can't wait to do more research on non-profit ad agencies, but it's late. Time for bed.
Good night for real this time. It was a good day.
*Source
Ha. Of course, I continued to research. Went to Serve Marketing's website and checked out their background and some of their work. They're all-volunteer! Wow! Quite the organization. They've cranked out some really impressive campaigns. In fact, they're responsible for enough great ads to deserve their own post! So, look for a post about Serve Marketing and its work in the near future. Very exciting stuff. But I'm so tired I'm forgetting how to spell.
BYE.
