Intern-For-A-Day Series: What Does It Mean To "Rule the Air"?
Blogs, tweets, status updates and texts — all of which can be done from a cell phone — consume a lot of energy in our culture. They have taken over so much power that the blogosphere is now a news medium. But at the end of the day, does viral communication make more of a lasting impact on us than genuine human interaction does? Do text messages make the meeting of two people more significant?
read moreIntern-For-A-Day Series: Hack Is Wack … Is Wack
Using a celebrity endorsement can be a really successful tool in achieving notoriety and media attention. However, in most cases, using a celebrity relevant to a product or service is a lot more effective in delivering a clear message than a completely random one. For a reason unknown to me, Snoop Dogg is the new face of Norton’s antivirus software.
read moreIntern-For-A-Day Series: Drawn To Good Old Mount Rushmore
Ever since I returned home from studying abroad and realized I’ve been almost nowhere within the states, I’ve had itchy feet. Only recently have I begun to notice all the offers for cheap flights and hotel stays. These ads have no doubt been there all along, yet I have never noticed them because I’ve never been interested.
read moreIntern-For-A-Day Series: Old Guys Are Clever
Editor’s note: This is the first post in the Fast Horse Experience Intern-For-A-Day program series. We put out an open call for guest blog posts a few weeks ago and announced that our favorite one would be published here and its author would be rewarded with one-day paid internship at Fast Horse. The deadline passed [...]
read moreWe Want You: The Fast Horse Experience Intern-For-A-Day Program
We’re pleased to announce a great new program for fans of The Fast Horse Experience on Facebook. It’s our “Intern for a Day” program. You can earn a job one-day job with Fast Horse to show off your talents.
read moreYou Forgot Stupid
Pathetic. Weak. Idiotic. Illegitimate. Those are only some of the words “experts” and other commenters used to describe our recently completed intern search. With our newest hire packing his bags for the move to Minneapolis, we thought we’d offer our perspective on some of the issues raised during our Summer Intern Search, as well as some [...]
read moreMy Take on What it Takes
Whenever I get a chance to speak to college classes about our industry, inevitably I’m asked what I’m looking for in entry-level hires. Despite all of the changes in advertising and PR over the past decade, my answer has not changed. So, as graduation season begins to approach, and with it the surge in internship inquiries here at Fast Horse, I [...]
read moreHey Superstar, You Should Work Here
If you would have told me back in December that 2009 would be a year of significant growth here at Fast Horse, I would have given you one of those patented Gary Coleman ”Whatchu talkin’ ’bout, Willis?” looks. While we felt good about our position, we were being realistic about the economic head winds and were prepared [...]
read moreWelcome to the Fast Horse Experience
When I began to look for my first job out of college back in the pre-internet late ’80s, the options for learning about various agencies in town were, shall we say, limited. I remember hauling myself to the Minneapolis public library, where the Business area kept a metal file drawer filled with newspaper clippings about Minnesota-based [...]
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