Undergraduate Blog / Tag: Entertainment

What is ad sales and how Covid-19 impacts the $493 billion industry

Never heard about ad sales? Or have you heard of it but have zero clue what it does? Well you’ve come to the right place, because I’m about to tell you all the basics that you need to know about the space that is crucial to companies like Google, Facebook, and where I work, NBCUniversal.…

Stepping into the Entertainment and Media World

I’ve always had my eye on the entertainment and media industry, whether it’s because I grew up binging Keeping Up with the Kardashians or re-watching Bridesmaids multiple times. It’s an industry that not only cures my boredom at times, but brings me to the forefront of culture. My passion for this industry has led me…

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It’s All About The Emotion

I went to a seminar this summer that featured two Music Industry experts who have worked in the industry for 30+ years. Both of these guys started out as artists and then worked their way up to become directors of a department called SIN (Sony International). The seminar was all about their department, and how…

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Why I Took a Leave

One of my favorite times of year is the first week back to school. Putting together your room, seeing all of your friends, all of the social events that take place and looking towards the awesome semester ahead of you. But this year, I’m going to miss that first week back from summer break because…

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Best Tools for Startups

Up until this summer, I had only one experience with a startup, and that was FME. Now, I am working for two startups and so far, it has been a pretty interesting experience. The contrast between working for a corporation versus working for a startup has been insanely different, but I have already learned a…

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Unpaid Internships Are Worth It

I work really hard at my job. I go in early, leave late, ask everyone in my department if they need help, and if it’s a busy day, I’ll even offer to go get coffee. I take on difficult assignments, easy assignments, and even the really annoying, stereotypical “intern” tasks, like organizing the poster closet…

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When You Know It’s Right

Everyone knows that feeling of waking up in the morning and dreading the thought of going to work. You hear the alarm and you cringe as it beeps in that loud, screechy tone, and then you lay there thinking of as many reasons as possible to not go to work. Last summer, I used to…

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We’re All Future Millionaires

Millenials are a generation of future millionaires. Well, at least that’s what we tell ourselves. While studying at Babson and meeting other college students my age, I have not yet met someone who does not believe that they will be wildly successful someday. I have met future CEO’s, CFO’s, and CMO’s. I’ve met future Entrepreneurs,…

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First Experiences at Time Out New York!

Hello! My name is Kelly Walsh and I am an upcoming Junior at Babson.  I received the amazing opportunity to intern at one of New York City’s most popular entertainment magazines, Time Out New York, for the summer.  Time Out is both an international published magazine and website that is based out of several major…

Second Internship Post

Hey guys! It’s Dam coming to you with my second blog about my internship experiences this summer. Over the past few weeks, I have been involved in a few pretty interesting projects with my company that have allowed me to not only showcase my strong desire to work in the field of sports marketing, but…