PR is madness...and I love it

I successfully finished my first week of work in London! I'm officially an intern at Weber Shandwick and Rogers and Cowan, two PR sister companies that have offices in London and the US.  It's the most intense and exciting job I've had.  I'm doing various jobs for different accounts the company has and helping out with anything they need; such as updating media contacts, taking inventory of stock and researching audiences for each client through social media.  I think the job I liked the most was calling different newspapers in London and pitching stories that were relevant to our clients to get coverage.  The PR industry moves so fast and there's always something someone needs help with.  Most of the time, someone will come up to me with something they need done by the end of the day so it forces you to work fast and really manage your day.  For Rogers and Cowan, who takes care of more things associated with the entertainment industry, I was calling different film and television productions around Europe to see if they were interested in any product placement for the clients we represent.  One morning, in the span of twenty minutes, I had talked to someone in England, Scotland and Germany and called a production that has Tom Hanks and Natalie Portman involved! I'll also begin to get some hands-on experience working with the clients starting this week when I go to Wimbledon for a couple days to do some publicity work! Weber Shandwick represents an alcohol brand that is the official wine for the upcoming tennis tournament and we'll be putting on a couple events early this week.  Everyone in the office has been great and really nice. I'm surrounded by so many accents and I hear 'cheers' and 'brilliant' about twice a minute.  Oddly enough the guy who sits right next to me, Joe, is from Chicago and just moved to London in March. It's nice to have an American to talk about the states with and see how he likes living in London. Overall, I'd say it's going to be a crazy summer and the most challenging thing I've done, but I can't wait!

This weekend Christine Gable and Mike Summers are in town as they end their trek around Europe so I think we're going to explore London for a bit. So far I haven't been very homesick (other than the occasional craving for Falbos), but it was so nice to see some faces from home!

Hope everyone is well!