2008

Sandy, Vanessa & Lise @ the xmas party Lise!

Hi, my name is Lise and I come from France। Currently I am a student in a Business school and I had 6 months to do an internship overseas. Going to Australia was a dream for me and I decided to fulfill it. As I would like to take marketing specialization, I thought it was a good idea to have a professional experience in a company specialized in it. So Marketing Mechanics was the perfect one because I could really discover the practical marketing. I lived a great time, people are really friendly and I would never forget my time there.

Hello, I’m Nadine, from Germany. I finished studying last year in October. I studied business information systems in Karlsruhe (Germany). So I did a lot of software development the last few years. And because I liked Marketing in uni I decided that I wanted to do an internship in marketing to get some practical experience and to see how I’ll like it…

And so far, that’s how I found my way to Marketing Mechanics. I really enjoyed the last two month in this agency. I learned at lot of different things - I created marketing proposals, collated informations and statistical facts via then internet, helped with design and web briefs and created webpage’s with templates - many things I didn’t know before.

Sandy showed me a lot of new things especially in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator (Thank you for that). Bonnie, Di and Sandy were so friendly and nice to me. It was a pleasure to work with them… I wish you guys all the best for the future! You’ll definitely hear from me again! ;-)

Thank you for everything! Nadine

Hi there,
My name is Dani and I am from the United States, Missouri to be exact. As of this May, I have just completed my degree in advertising at Macquarie University in Sydney. Amazingly enough I was placed in an internship at Marketing Mechanics to fulfill some of my degree requirements. I just have to say it was awesome. Way better than sitting in a classroom and pretending to pay attention to the lecturer (not that I don’t ;). I couldn’t have asked for a better placement. My experience here has truly expanded my marketing and advertising techniques and taught me heaps. Bonnie and Di are not only great supervisors, but great people. It’s because of my experience with them and all the people I met at Marketing Mechanics (Sandy, Christian…even though he is returning to Germany) that I have decided to return to Sydney to live for who knows how long (that’s right I bought a one way ticket at the end of July, yikes). It is at this time that I fully intend on bothering everyone here and making them show me around, sorry ladies. Well, what else can I say other than I loved working here and know I have had an experience that will not only further me in my career opportunities, but be an experience I will never forget!

CHEERS!

bonnie & chris's cake eating competition!

OK Chris, you DO look like Superman!

Sandy & Chris

Hey there,

My Name is Christian and I am from Germany. Studying business administration in Wiesbaden, this semester was scheduled as my practical semester. As I already worked in a German advertising agency for two and a half years, I decided to follow this profession and additionally go abroad to improve my English. Sydney was my first choice based on great experiences I made on a holiday 5 years ago. Fortunately, I ended up at Marketing Mechanics. :-)
Beside the great people working here, I gained a lot of new marketing and advertising experience. In my previous job I had mainly be involved in the routine day-to-day business, but at Marketing Mechanics I got the chance of working on conceptual designs which was very interesting and fun. Additionally I learned a lot about online marketing, a field that I did not work in before.
Used to the German working environment which is definitely a bit rougher than the Australian one, I also enjoyed having the daily finishing time always on time and the opportunity of exploring a bit of Australia. :-)
Without any doubt I’ll be back in Australia one day to discover the parts I did not see so far. And on this occasion, I will also check if Diane and Bonnie achieved their goals with Marketing Mechanics. But I’m sure they will… ;-)
See you soon…
Christian

My name is Julia Stark, I am from Germany and study Information management in Neu-Ulm, which is located in Bavaria.
My studies are split in 3 different parts, information technology, economics and design.
Last July I got the chance to study for one semester in Sydney, Australia at Mac Quarie University. I took 2 subjects, Public Relations and Organizational Planning. In addition I undertook an internship at Marketing Mechanics twice a week from 21.08.2007 until 31.10.2007 . At Marketing Mechanics I hade the chance to deepen my theoretical knowledge into practical knowledge. My main tasks were Website reviews, writing Marketing plans and designing different advertisement for their clients. I got the chance to see Marketing from a different angle. I am very glad getting to know the Australian working environment which is very different to the German one. People are very friendly, helpful and appreciate your work. I really enjoyed working with the Marketing Mechanics team and I will always remember them in a very positive way! End of January I will go back to Germany finishing my studies but I am sure that this wasn’t my last time in Australia!

Thank you for your encouragement! I enjoyed a lot working in your team!

Anna

Hi there!

My name is Anna, I come from Poland and back in 2007 I had an opportunity to spend few months in Marketing Mechanics Agency as an intern.

I was just about to finish my studies at Uni in Sydney when my MM journey started. I knew from the very beginning how lucky I was to undertake professional experience in such a great place. It gave me the chance to get to know the industry that I was studying and I was free to put my theoretical knowledge into practice. During my placement at MM I was involved in many absorbing projects and tasks like marketing research, market analysis, generation of client SEO reports, copywriting, campaign development etc. I gained a lot of benefits as I developed some skills like business awareness, flexibility, initiative, team work, communication, problem solving, analytical, learn new technical and social skills. I also had an opportunity to meet great people like Bonnie, Diane, Edwina, Sven and Mar.

Bonnie and Diane you are great !!! I hope we will catch up some day in Europe
Many thanks for your help and encouragement.

Martijn

Martijn was with us for 3 months, from September to December 2007. He has since returned to the Netherlands and will be finishing his marketing degree later this year.