Blog Spring 2014

Hello there. This is perhaps the first time I have greeted anyone on this blog post. Up until now I have been off the radar by comparison to the other awesome interns here. Since this is my first and, seemingly, last time I may be writing to any incoming interns, I want say welcome to RadiusOnline. This place is a blast to work in, everyone here has become an amazing and unforgettable part of my life. No matter where my future may lead me I know that this place will always remain in my memories.

I’ve learned many things here and honed my craft. If any of you have seen a video posted by our team I probably had a hand in it. Although I never imagined I would be in the field of digital marketing specifically, Radius has shown me that it could hold a promising future. Everyone here has helped me reach to a new level that I wouldn’t have reached anywhere else. RadiusOnline has shown me the powerful potential of videos for digital marketing.

This summer I will start working towards reaching a major goal in my life. I plan to submit a film to the Atlanta Film Festival and work on many more individual projects that hopefully will place me on a promising path. It’s one of the riskiest endeavours I’ve ever tried to reach but I’m motivated to try.

I mention this because this motivation came from working here at RadiusOnline. After working at an ambitious company like this, there isn’t any surprise that it has latched onto me. Whether you plan to continue in the field of digital marketing or choose a different path, RadiusOnline is a perfect starting point. You will learn lessons for both business and life that will help you achieve success wherever you go. So for the lucky ones who are joining this amazing team: Congratulations! Prepare for an AWESOME experience at RadiusOnline.

Josue

Online Marketing Intern

This photo of the Polyvore account for Ivylish really does a good job depicting my time at Radius. It symbolizes the way I was able to express my creativity through the creation of different outfits that incorporated Ivylish jewelry. Managing the Polyvore account was my favorite project for Ivylish because it was exciting and fun! Even though my job included many more tasks, I wanted to share on my favorite one in this last post.

Each outfit I created was a little different, which helps our consumers see all the different ways Ivylish jewelry can be worn. Some sets feature the jewelry with an outfit that can be worn to the office, and others an outfit that can be worn to the beach. Incorporating the jewelry in so many different looks helped me see the many different ways one piece could be styled and how our jewelry could be worn by anyone. This creative and fashionable project enabled me to do what I love: create new styles. I so lucky to have the opportunity to work on a project that is so different innovative. Check out the full Ivylish Polyvore page at this link!

http://ivylish.polyvore.com/!

Sara

Online Marketing Intern

Nhi

Online Marketing Intern

It’s amazing how quickly a place can become like a home. I’ve only really worked at Radius for 3 months, but it feels like it’s been a lot longer. I guess that’s happens when you combine a great environment with incredible people.

I’ve learned so much from my internship at RadiusOnline. When I came into this office I knew little more about digital marketing than what I’d read online. Now I not only know what digital marketing is, but I’ve been a hands on participant in the process. During my internship I’ve helped write out the processes for all of the major departments in Radius, have helped brainstorm the development of a web app, and have entered a lot of words for SEO.

Working at RadiusOnline has already taught me more than I could have imagined. It will be difficult to take a two month break.

Right after finals I’ll be leaving Atlanta to go on a study abroad program in Eastern Europe to learn about social Entrepreneurship. I’ll get to spend 6 weeks traveling throughout Budapest, Prague, and Krakow.

I am so excited and thankful to have this incredible opportunity, but I know that I will miss my team here at RadiusOnline. When I return to work in July there will be a whole new batch of interns, and I will have changed over to a part time employee. It will be strange to see a new group take shape, but I am excited to help them get acclimated.

To any new interns who may be reading this post, welcome! You have become a part of one of the most awesome teams out there!

Caroline

Online Marketing Intern

As my closing thoughts, I decided I would make an infographic summarizing our time as interns here at RadiusOnline. I have enjoyed my time here doing videos with Sally and Josue, working on this intern blog with the whole team, and of course making infographics. I cannot wait to see what the next group of interns brings to the table!

The A Team

Online Marketing Interns

I’m a people person. I enjoy being around people, I like having people to eat with and I love having people to work with. There are a lot of things I will miss about RadiusOnline, but what I will miss most is it’s people.

When I first arrived at Radius six months ago I was the only intern. This didn’t keep me from being immediately inducted into the Radius ‘family’. Within a few weeks I was attending a wedding, joining in birthday celebrations, and participating in potlucks and competitions. Throughout my time here I have been able to witness the company grow in both size and closeness.

In an internship it is important to produce work that is meaningful. It is important to develop skills and to create experiences that will have an impact on your life. I could go on about the variety of projects I was able to accomplish or about the crazy number of skills I learned, but none of those would have mattered nearly as much to me if I dreaded waking up to go to work every morning. In 2.5 weeks I will be graduating from Georgia Tech and in 2.5 weeks I will be one step closer to being an ‘adult’. I can only hope that in my future I will be blessed to have a job that will provide me as much satisfaction as this one.

I am going to miss RadiusOnline. I am going to miss our team meetings on Mondays, and I am going to miss wearing jeans. I will miss learning about my fellow interns through their insightful blogs, and I will miss the projects I have been working on for the entirety of my stay. I will miss the random dogs that run around the office and the chocolate candy that taunts me throughout the day, but most importantly, I will miss being a small part of a small company that makes big things happen.

Sydney

Online Marketing Intern

As my time at Radius comes to a close, I have had time to sit back and reflect on all that I have learned and the friendships that I have made.

I have been able to interact with every type of employee here at Radius. I have been able to learn a lot and teach others regardless of their tenure here.

My experience at Radius has been unique. My time here has helped me learn and grow tremendously. As the only data analytics intern, I’ve had a lot of freedom. The full time employees have trusted that I know what I am doing and have been there to help me in any way that they can. A lot of what I have been doing has been based on my own knowledge of numbers and analytics and applying what I have learned throughout my education. Application of skills is the best way to instill them within yourself and I have been able to display this in my work.

The culture here at Radius is the perfect balance between “get it done” and casual. While getting work done is an important trait of Radius employees, one does not feel immense pressure from their superiors. Everyone is self motivated which allows the company to have a more relaxed feel.

Having fellow interns has also been one of the highlights of this internship. It has created great resources for collaboration but also great friendships. Working together on intern projects and hearing about the other intern’s progress on their individual projects provides inspiration for my own work.

Ultimately my time here at Radius has proven to be a great stepping stone for the rest of my career. As I make my move to New York City, I will take what I have learned and the friendships that I have made with me. Whenever any of the Radius team happen to be in ”the city” (what us northerners call it) I expect them to let me know so that we can grab coffee/lunch/dinner or all three!

Rachel

Online Marketing Intern

May 12 is about a month away. For everyone at Radius, this will be a typical Monday. A day for the team to catch up from the weekend and create goals to accomplish for the week.

For me, May 12th will be very different. It will be a day that I will never forget. It will be the day that I graduate from college and receive my diploma from Emory University.

I have a variety of different feelings when thinking about graduation; Excitement, Fear, Accomplishment, Nervousness, Happiness. In essence it will be bittersweet.

I have been a student for the past 17 years. It is all I know. Yes, I have had summer jobs and summer internships but those have always had an end date. Upon graduation, I embark on the rest of my life.

My internship at Radius this semester will prove to be very useful in helping me become accustomed to the real world and the truth of working full-time. This internship has taught me that:

1. Waking up early to go to my job will be okay as long as I enjoy what I am doing and see progress in my work.
2. Coworkers are a cool resource to have. Whether it be their daily words of inspiration or a cool article they send out to the team, they are always full of ideas.
3. Transparency is very important to ensure job satisfaction. The ability to express successes and concerns and feeling comfortable doing so will help you get your job done more efficiently.

There are also things that I must do to prepare for Graduation. These include:

1. Finishing out the year with good grades and not letting “senioritis” take over. (Doing well so far!)
2. Spending time with my friends. We all are likely to be in different cities next year so we must enjoy the time we have together.
3. Creating an Atlanta bucket list so that I can take full advantage of this great city.
4. HAVING FUN!

While this is a very scary time for seniors it is also a very exciting time. While I will miss college immensely, I am very excited to see where my path takes me.

Sincerely,

Online Marketing Intern

In the same way that preparing to go on vacation is challenging, returning to work or school is equally or even more challenging. Here are a few tips to help you get back in the swing of things:

• Pre-plan: Take some time to prepare for your first day back at the office by outlining your goals. People who write down their goals on paper are more likely to accomplish them. Don’t get too wrapped up in your pre-planning though, you need to enjoy where you are at.

• Re-group: If you have the flexibility to take a day to get back on your feet take that time to truly rest. Do not look at your email, do not fret over what’s waiting for you at the office, just unpack and get your life back to normal.

• Get Healthy: It’s easy to get out of a normal sleep/workout routine while on vacation. When you come back home one of the best things that you can do is get back to your normal routine. Put away the junk food and hop back on the treadmill!

• Ease back in: You aren’t going to be able to catch up on everything in one day. Rather than allowing yourself to become overwhelmed by the volume of work you have, set parameters for yourself and stick to them. For example, your goal for day one can be to go through all of the old materials

• Enjoy the Homecoming: Don’t be afraid to share about your trip in the office when it’s appropriate. More than likely the people around you will want to hear about your adventures. While sharing do be aware of body language that may indicate boredom. Don’t take offense, just casually change the conversation.

Remember, it’s normal to miss being on vacation. Don’t let real life get you down for long though! Following these tips and looking for exciting things to do at home will get you back on track in no time!

Sincerely,

Online Marketing Intern

Wouldn’t it be nice to get things done by noon? It may sound impossible to many, but it shouldn’t be. Everybody procrastinates, we know. Procrastination is never about knowing when to start, instead it’s knowing when to stop. Doesn’t make any sense, right? Well, it shouldn’t at first. Like a runner, one has to begin in order to finish. And if you’ve begun, there won’t be no need to procrastinate.

Many of us measure work by the number of hours we spend. A lot of times we forget to measure how many tasks were accomplished. Your energy, and not your time, matters the most when getting things done. No matter how exhausted you are, managing your tasks with productivity, along with energy, will help you do better.

Make a to-do list starting each week, with everything you want to accomplish in the next seven days. Separate your daily goals from your weekly goals. On workdays, focus only on completing your daily goals. Doing this, you develop a main focus of getting things done. Also, knowing that you’re good throughout the week, you get to relax and finish the day early without feeling guilty.

As a college student, it’s very important that I get my work done at RadiusOnline on time. Because I’m not only an intern, I’m taking five classes and I also have a part-time job. I make sure that the night before I go to the office I make a list of things I want to accomplish  for that day. And right before the week starts, I make sure that I also make a list of things I want to get done for the entire week. For example, I make a list of posts I want posted on Facebook or pictures I want on Instagram and what topic I want to address in the first week of April or so. Every day, I set goals for myself. As an intern, it is very important for me to know and plan the tasks I want to get done for the day. I wanna go in the office with a mindset of going prepared to get things done. So, know your work and get whatever needs to be done!

Sincerely,

Online Marketing Intern

I have officially begun the countdown. 3 more days until I depart on my senior year Spring Break trip to Savannah, GA. As I tick off the days and my excitement grows, it’s easy to overlook all of the things that need to be done before I hop on the road and leave my worries behind. Almost all of the interns at Radius will be in and out of the office these next few weeks. That being said it’s crucial to keep a few things in mind so that we can still operate effectively. What could be more appropriate for my blog post than making a pre – Spring Break checklist to share with the crew?

Things to do before dropping off the planet for a week:

(1) Get your ducks in a line! No one likes when a co-worker leaves without finishing up crucial tasks or providing others a plan of action. Make sure to check in with your supervisors and task partners before ditching the mobile phones for a more carefree style of living.
(2) Disconnect responsibly. If you are planning on being out of contact for the entirety of your vacation, set up an automated email response or change your voicemail. Don’t lead others to believe you are ignoring them on purpose.
(3) Healthy Body, Healthy Mind. Junk food runs rampant on Spring Break. Don’t fall into the fast food trap by forgetting to bring some healthy snacks. Fruit, hummus, and protein bars are easy to snack on in the car, and peanut butter and bread will save you some serious dough once you get to your destination.
(4) Don’t be THAT girl (or boy). You WILL be the talk of the office, and everywhere else really, if you show back up looking like a lobster. Not only are sunburns dangerous and painful, but you look ridiculous. Buy plenty of sunscreen and apply generously.
(5) Treat yo self. It’s your Spring Break! One day you will never have a Spring Break again. Relax, get some Zzzzs and enjoy the much needed time off. Leave your stresses back home and you’re bound to have a much better time.

Whether you plan on relaxing at home and watching Netflix all day, or you’re planning to hit the sand with only a swimsuit and flip flops in tow, make sure to keep these housekeeping tips in mind so you aren’t entirely overwhelmed upon your grand return!

Sincerely,

Online Marketing Intern

What I love about working here at RadiusOnline is the group of talented and ambitious people I work with. I have begun to get to know my co-workers and fellow interns on a more personal level over the past few months, but I don’t know about many of their backgrounds. Each of us have those wonderful and sometimes embarrassing stories from our childhood, so I would like to highlight a couple of those so you can get to know our team better too!

“When I was younger I was unfortunate enough to have braces, glasses, and bangs all at the same time. Most of the pictures have failed to survive this era of my life, but somehow my siblings managed to get a hold of this one. Every couple weeks when one of them is having a bad day, I’ll receive a text message something like this… ‘I was having a bad day, until I remembered things could be worse!’ True sibling love right there.”
— Sydney

“I asked my mom recently if I did anything silly when I was little. Her response was ‘you mean other than smearing your food all over your face at every meal?’ Meal times have always been, and probably always will be, my favorite time of day.”
— Jessica

“Like most little girls I loved to play dress up as a child. Unlike most children, I often refused to get out of my dress up clothes and would remain in character for the rest of the day. I had partners in crime in these escapades. The main ones being my sister and cousin (both of whom are also in this picture).  We were so goofy and really didn’t care what people thought of us. Looking at this picture reminds me to be creative and enjoy all of the parts of my day. In the office I have a tendency to want to just come in and accomplish my goals, but doing that can cause me to miss out on the fun of the journey. The balance between work in play is a fine line, but creativity can serve as a bridge between the two. When we let our childlike creativity come to work, excellence happens!”
— Caroline

“Since I was very young, my family has had a second house in Vermont near Stratton Mountain. Every weekend in the winter, my family, including my parents, two brothers and a sister, would drive the four hours from my home in New Jersey to spend time together. We would go skiing, make fires, go deck diving, sledding, and shopping. The home is very special to us and that is why we still own it today. Even though all the kids are spread across the US, we still have this house in Vermont that we can reunite in as we all grow up.”
— Rachel

Even though I have been working here less than two months, I already feel like the team members are more than just co-workers. These people are my friends. I don’t know everything about them, but as we continue to grow together we begin to learn more about where we all came from. Some of us came from all around the world, while others have spent their entire lives in this city. It may seem like we have we don’t have a lot in common sometimes, but looking back we’re actually not that different.

Sincerely,

Online Marketing Intern

Welcome to the RadiusOnline Intern blog! Our hope is that this blog will give you a glimpse into life at RadiusOnline. Office life here isn’t just about getting the job done, it’s about being AWESOME, exceeding expectations, and having fun along the way.

As interns, we feel that we have the most unbiased perspective to offer you.  Each week you’ll learn about the projects, lessons, and shenanigans happening at 590 Means Street from a different member of the FAB FIVE (the interns). In addition to learning about office life you can check out our page Follow the Trends to learn about major trends in the world of digital marketing.

 Thank you for checking out our page, we hope you enjoy it!

Onward and upward,
The FAB FIVE

Online Marketing Interns

I’ve been thinking a lot about what I’m going to write for my blog post and wondering about the best way to impart my experiences that I’ve had so far at Radius Online. Then I figured I’d like to do a short book review that explains how it’s been inspirational and very helpful to me while working at Radius Online as an intern.  The book is titled “Wherever You Go There You Are” written by Jon Kabat-Zinn.

I still remember the first day I got to the office. It was after a strenuous flight from Arizona. The big poster “Done is Better than Perfect” in the meeting room at Radius Online office immediately caught my attention. I argued with my brother about how it was not so true, that I would rather to make something perfect or not do it at all. I mulled over the argument all day until bedtime. I was reminiscing the past when I realized how much time it took me to work for perfection and how many things I’ve missed out on in my life. Then I thought about the poster and whispered to myself “maybe it’s right…”

In his book, “Wherever You Go There You Are”, Jon Kabat-Zinn explains that “ordinarily, when we undertake something, it is natural to expect a desirable outcome for our efforts. We want to see results, even if it is only a pleasant feelings”. I realized that it’s better to be productive than being caught up in a moment with nothing done just because you are trying to seek for a “pleasant feeling”. That was the very first thing that I learned from Radius Online.

Radius Online gives me opportunities not only to work on online marketing, which is the field that I’m very interested in, but also to be surrounded and inspired from my great colleagues.  At Radius Online, new ideas are poured out daily; a lot of projects for interns are already being worked on such as Monthly Trend Report, SWOT Analysis, Intern Blog, etc.  Sometimes I get stressed out, I can’t imagine how much more stressful it must be for the other interns who are studying and working at the same time. Here’s a little corny pep talk for my fellow interns from the book.

“The challenge of mindfulness is to work with the very circumstances that you feel yourself in – no matter how unpleasant, how discouraging, how limited, how unending and stuck they may appear to be – and to make sure that you have done everything in your power to use their energies to transform yourself before you decide to cut your losses and move on. It is right here that the real work needs to happen”.

Whatever you are doing right now,  going to school, working diligently at a fantastic office, studying for an upcoming exam, or practicing for our intern music video ;), remember to be mindful. At the end of the day the lesson is not only that “done is better perfect”, it will be done AND perfect.

Nhi

Online Marketing Intern

Hello everyone, and welcome to the Radius Online Intern blog! We are very excited to launch our blog to keep everyone up to date on our projects, outings, and other exciting happenings. In order to form a more cohesive unit, we have decided to start calling ourselves, ‘The A Team’. As is obvious, being an intern at Radius Online is an exciting and fun opportunity that gives all interns the chance to learn about the Digital Marketing field while also getting the opportunity to present ideas to the entire company, work directly with customers, and even help conduct interviews.

A very important project we are in charge of is the Monthly Trend Report. The whole A-Team gathers information from web articles with the topic of Digital Marketing Trends. The information is then collated to form a report that we present to the rest of the team to update everyone on our findings. Being an intern at Radius Online is not the typical “making copies and getting coffee” internship. It is an opportunity to be integrated into the team and work alongside some of the best in the business! That being said, being an intern here is an absolute delight where coming to work is something to look forward to every day.

Now to introduce myself! I am Sara Duval, and my project at Radius Online is Ivylish. Ivylish is a very unique project that is all about selling premium fashion jewelry and using a portion of the profits to provide donations to give education to orphans in Vietnam. My job on the campaign is very exciting and involves using Polyvore, Pinterest, Twitter, and Facebook marketing to promote the Ivylish jewelry. My days consist of finding new followers on these sites and promoting our products through fun contests, groups, creative pages and more! I think I probably have more fun at work than anyone I know! I love coming into the office every day with such a great group of people.

Keep checking out our Real World: Radius Online to follow the A-Team as we tackle new projects and have a blast in the process!

Sincerely

Your Online Marketing Intern

Fun day learning about each other during our “About Me” meeting. Awesome job! Caroline and Jessica surprised the entire team with homemade salted caramel cupcakes! Go team!

Sincerely,

Your Online Marketing Intern

Sydney loved her finals care package from RadiusOnline! It was filled with candy, tissues, pencils, gum, and everything else a hardworking student needs to succeed!

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Sydney,

Online Marketing Intern

Thank you, Radius Online, for our delicious welcome lunch at JCT! We had a great time getting to know each other.

Sincerely,

Online Marketing Interns