Bobby's Blog

These week has been quite abnormal due to outside conflicts which have resulted in a less than average work schedule of only two days this week. Despite me not working for the full work week, I have gained a lot of knowledge inside and outside the workplace.  When I am in the office. I have learned quite a bit about different software programs as while as how to implement different marketing tactics to improve the company overall and to get people through the door.  I have also brought my own ideas to other staff members and shared my thoughts. and gaining an understanding of how to speak in a professional setting, My ultimate goal has been getting more people through the door. To accomplish this goal, I have been making flyers and social media posts that can appeal to a wider audience . Some things that I have been learning is it's very important to have white space, it grabs viewers attention and creates a simplistic feel. Popping bright colors and coordinating colors are al...

 In the past week I have been working a lot on flyers around the building specifically I have been working a lot of pickleball promotions as well as promoting our haunted house. The haunted house was very fun to work on. Anyone could show up to the building and the haunted house was free. It took a lot of time and effort to get everything set up. A TON of promotion had to happen, we did lots of meetings on it as well which I found very interesting since I'm still very knew to the dynamics of sitting down and being in meetings. I personally feel like I have learned a lot so far and I am starting to feel a lot more comfortable in the workplace.  Somethings that I really enjoy is how open everyone is to my ideas. At first I was scared given that I am the youngest person on the marketing team and I thought I might be looked down on. But it was the complete opposite, people have been super supportive and very kind and everyone has been very open to my ideas. I have been doing a lot...

 In the first few weeks of my internship at the YMCA Greendale Branch I have been on the marketing team. Every day is a new adventure and I can't wait to follow you all along with me on this journey. This past week I have been focusing a lot of time on social media posting, learning about analytics such as peak times to post and how to create easy eye catching post descriptions that will grab peoples attention. I have also been putting a lot of effort into creating videos for the YMCA see attached link for the video that I directed:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DPmr_hojSzl . I have also worked on creating staff shoutouts such as:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DPq-pItiUBQ   . My internship is not just about learning about marketing which is my main focus. It's also about making sure people have the best experience possible when they walk through the door and making sure the YMCA is a welcoming place, I feel good with the work that I do and feel motivated to put ou...