Inside Peek: Ad Team, Eighteenth Meeting

It was nice seeing everyone fully rested after spring break at the relatively short 18th meeting! We began discussing what each team completed during spring break so that everyone is on the same page. During spring break, we were able to finish almost everything we need to be ready for competition. The tactical demo team […]

Inside Peek: Ad Team, Spring Break

Spring Break!  It’s a kind of an irrelevant term for Ad Team members since we have to work through through week to get everything finished, or close to it. During the hectic week, we worked on: Finishing the book, including copy and edits Designing and layout of the book Working on the first draft of […]

The Advertising And Beard Aficionado

Matt Bush’s resume describes him as a beard cultivator, improv chef, and Nike aficionado. Despite these ambitious claims, they are not even the most impressive parts of Bush’s resume. Bush is a 2009 graduate of the advertising program in the College of Media and Communication. While at Texas Tech, Bush was involved with the Advertising […]

Inside Peek: Ad Team, Seventeenth Meeting

The meeting are starting to get longer and the stress levels are peaking. It’s beginning to become a rough time during our meetings with final drafts for the book coming up on Sunday. We still have a lot to do until then. The first announcement before the meeting began was tryouts for presentation team. Bichard […]

Inside Peek: Ad Team, Sixteenth Meeting

We started off our meeting with great news! The Lubbock Advertising Federation is helping sponsor our trip and gave us a hefty check. Luckily, we have almost everything paid for. The Ad Team will be hosting a give back night at Chili’s on University all day on February 24th to make the rest of the […]

Inside Peek: Ad Team, Fifteenth Meeting

Between our team meetings, we meet with our groups to discuss and work on certain pieces of the campaign. These smaller meeting help each group work on specific details for the big ideas mentioned during our weekly meetings by the whole group. During my group meeting, we specifically work on sponsorships, partnerships, events, promotions, and […]

Inside Peek: Ad Team, Fourteenth Meeting

Before the meeting, I looked at the promotions that Mary Kay had put on previously. They did have a successful “Fall Into Your Beauty” college tour that many students really enjoyed. Mary Kay visited several colleges putting on makeup demonstrations for students, trying out new products, interactions with independent beauty consultants, and giveaways throughout the […]

Students Reactions To Superbowl Commercials

On the evening of Feb. 2, many Americans gathered around their TVs as they awaited not only the Super Bowl, but the Super Bowl commercials. Zachary McKinney, a junior chemistry major from Lewisville, Texas, said he always looks forward to watching the commercials during the game, but was let down this year. “I thought they […]

Inside Peek: Ad Team, Promotions Meeting

Our group is tasked with coming up with events and promotions, media selection, budget, and scheduling. For only seven of us, that is a huge task. We met on a Sunday afternoon to have a few days to come up with our own ideas before getting together as a whole. We discussed previous ideas that […]

Inside Peek: Ad Team, Thirteenth Meeting

Quiz! The team had our first quiz over the case study. Being on the Ad Team, it is important to always know the case study. The case study has all the information that the team needs to know about Mary Kay, their expectations, and more. Although, it is easy to slip away from the case […]