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5 Unexpected Lessons I Learned as an Intern at DAYTA Marketing
January 3, 2018

When I applied for the Social Media Management Internship at DAYTA Marketing, I thought it was going to be all Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, etc.

 

Don’t get me wrong, that is a lot of what I did, but there are a few other things I didn’t expect to learn in my time at DAYTA.

 

1. I Can Write Blogs

Just look at me go, I’m doing it right now! This may not seem all that impressive to some; a lot of people have blogs. If you know me at all, you’d know I’m definitely not destined to write a novel. But, my Digital Project Manager wanted to expose me to as many different experiences as possible during my internship. This isn’t the only blog I’ve written. In fact, I wrote 2 for my clients in my time at DAYTA. One of the great things about the internship is if you love writing, they are happy to let you write even more blogs! I’m very happy that I gave it a chance and I’m thankful to my Digital Project Manager for pushing me to go for it. Now when I go for interviews, I can point out that I have written blog content for a business before, #resumebuilding.

2. Ad Targeting Possibilities are Crazy

I am by no means an expert on Facebook Ads, but who knew you could target people based on the fact that they recently became engaged, or even by the browser they are using! I had an idea before DAYTA that the internet knew everything about us, but now I know it knows me better than I know myself. I was able to do a project for one of my clients involving a Facebook Ad Campaign and then track the results. I did everything from creating the graphic to picking the audience with help from my Project Manager, of course.

3. I Don’t Belong in the Sales Department

Let me explain myself here… I was able to sit in on a meeting with a potential client and just be a fly on the wall. It was very interesting to be at this meeting. If sales is one of your interests this would be AMAZING for you. The DAYTA team made it look easy in there, I just know my strengths are elsewhere.

4. Contest Promotion

One project that was really fun (and brought out my competitive side) was getting to promote a few contests for a client. At the end of one of these contests, the client was a runner-up with around 50 other competitors. I was very proud that I did work to help my client accomplish this.

5. Work-Life Balance and Work Environment is Key

DAYTA is the best company I’ve ever worked for or heard of when it comes to work-life balance and having a positive work environment. This is now a HUGE thing I’m looking for while searching for my career. Working from home is the future for so many companies and DAYTA is already on that train. The work environment at DAYTA is friendly and easy-going, it’s pretty much impossible to be in a bad mood there.
Overall, I am very grateful for the opportunity to intern at DAYTA. I feel this experience will guide my career path in the right direction.
If you are thinking of applying to intern with DAYTA I would definitely recommend it!

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