The goal of an internship in marketing is to apply knowledge acquired
in the classroom to real-world situations, as well as gain the skills and experience that is necessary to prepare the student for a successful career in marketing. UW Oshkosh Marketing Highlights: Students pursuing a marketing degree at UW Oshkosh learn to comine ad!ertising, usiness logistics, research, product management and selling in targeted e"orts to satisfy the consumer or the organi#ational uyer with products and ser!ices in an ongoing relationship. The marketing program is one of the largest ma$ors in the college and is taught y a highly reputale faculty. Students learn the importance of working in teams and de!elop marketing plans and research reports. The marketing clu is also !ery acti!e on campus as well as with the Sales and %arketing &rofessionals of Wisconsin. Internship Overview: 'nternships are professional experiences that students participate in to gain professional skills and experiences. 'nternships are structured as learning experiences that comine in- class theory with real-world applications. ( !alid experience for marketing ma$ors is an internship or co-op that requires skills and knowledge otained from )ollege of *usiness their courses. &ositions should e similar to an entry-le!el position that these students would get out of college. %arketing 'nterns may work with product and rand management and+or internal and external communications. This may in!ol!e creating promotional materials, doing research on a target market, or selling the product+ser!ice to customers. When looking to put together a marketing internship, speci,c responsiilities may include- &repare rochures and materials (ssist in uilding a pro$ects dataase &erform sponsor recruitment Work in de!elopment and implementation .local, regional, and national/ )oordinate special e!ents &lace and track ad!ertising %edia relations 0e!elop detailed marketing plans 'nteract with clients 0e!elop a strong understanding of company1s products and ser!ices Sell to current customers and prospect for new usiness )oordinate with internal departments to respond quickly to customer needs, requests and prolems &erform market research through inter!iews, focus groups and sur!eys (ssist in !arious duties as needed &ro$ects students ha!e done in the past- (ttend usiness tradeshows &articipate in marketing plans )reate promotional materials )reate sales presentations and present to prospects (ssist with retail e!ents )reate displays &lan special e!ents Work with sponsors and clients (ssist with market research