A Lesson Learned
By Bennie Sham, Internship Program Lead (@beesham) Since Kanye West’s unfortunate behavior at this past weekend’s VMAs, everyone has thrown their two cents into the ring. Celebrities are lashing out at his rude interruption to Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech for Best Female Video. Even the President thought it was very inappropriate, stating that Kanye was […]
No Pay? No Problem
By Bennie Sham, Internship Program Lead (@beesham) In our current economic situation, many are finding it difficult to get a paying job. It’s a very competitive time right now, especially between recent grads and recently laid-off workers. The Boston Globe reported earlier today that recent grads are, once again, applying to internships to gain more […]
Intern Blog: What’s Your Web View?
By: Suzanne McGee, Account Director (@mcgeepr) Before the explosion of social media, your potential employer had several ways to learn about you: the interview, resume and work references. It was a relatively simple way to get information about your past performance to determine how you would fit in the new environment. But, with the advent […]
What’s Your Web View?
By Suzanne McGee, Internship Program Director(@mcgeepr)Before the explosion of social media, your potential employer had several ways to learn about you: the interview, resume and work references. It was a relatively simple way to get information about your past performance to determine how you would fit in the new environment. But, with the advent of […]
Summer Wrap-up
By: Meghan O’Hara, Account Executive (@meghan_ohara) It is hard to believe that another class of interns have already completed their time at Fusion. We are always impressed with the amount of responsibilities that they are able to take on during their short time with the agency. To read up on what our interns have been […]
Summer Wrap-up
By Meghan O’Hara, Internship Program Coordinator (@meghan_ohara) It is hard to believe that another class of interns have already completed their time at Fusion. We are always impressed with the amount of responsibilities that they are able to take on during their short time with the agency. While they begin their internship with training sessions, […]
It's More Like Court Ordered Custody Than an Affair
By: Suzanne McGee, Account Director (@mcgeepr) Andrew Fowler’s recent post about press releases caught my eye. “PR’s love affair with press releases,” outlines his concerns about the massive number of press releases posted and distributed every year. Fair enough to call out numbers and question the need, but he leaves out a couple of factors. […]
Giving Our Interns the Mic
By Bennie Sham, Account Executive, (@beesham) With the summer ending, our interns have headed home to get ready for their last year of college. We’ll miss these talented collegians but you can read about their experiences over on Fusion’s intern blog (http://fusioninterns.blogspot.com). Our interns share their experiences, client projects and lessons learned. Going forward, we’ll […]
How Is Your Internship Search Going?
By Suzanne McGee, Internship Program Director (@mcgeepr) Are you still looking for a fall internship? What was or is your plan to find one? Yesterday’s New York Times ran an article entitled, “Unpaid Work, but They Pay for Privilege.” Reporter Gerry Shih looks at how some students are hiring services like University of Dreams to […]
PR + Real Estate = Same Dilemma, Who Knew?
By Samantha Evans, Intern (@samevans24) “If you’re in the business of public relations, chances are that more than a few clients have said their first choice for story placement is the front page of The New York Times or The Wall Street Journal. And chances are you tried to explain that very few companies get […]