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Summer Timeline | Ad Camp 2024
By Creative
- 08.28.24
- 4 Min Read
It’s been a wild summer for us Ad Campers. Our time at L&S has flown by and we’re so thankful for all the lessons, friends and memories we’ve made along the way. As we bid you happy trails, take a look back at all we’ve gotten to experience this summer.
Ad camp 2024
March 15th
Carly arrives at Ad Camp to work part time.
may
6th
Carly begins interning full-time.
Zach arrives at Ad Camp.
7th
Zach attends first client meeting.
10th
We celebrate the 48th anniversary of L&S.
13th
Jack, Sally, & Calli arrive at Ad Camp.
13-17th
We celebrate Mental Health Awareness Week with yoga, a walk to the park and some breathing practice.
The agency celebrates a new client. We learn how to party L&S style.
16th
Zach’s first trip (of many) to wash the company car.
20th
Rose arrives at Ad Camp. She sits next to Jack.
21st
Zach travels to his first and second client meetings. He dresses “way too formally.”
31st
Intern lunch at Look’s Marketplace. Jack’s sandwich is too spicy. We collaborate on a coloring page and hang it on the breakroom fridge.
End of May
Jack and Carly lose their keycards.
june
Early June
Someone steals our coloring page from the fridge.
3rd
Sally builds a survey that goes out to client.
Carly coordinates interview shoots and tries sushi for the first time.
5th
Kjerstin snaps an intern group photo of us.
Rose shadows a Sioux Empire United Way video shoot.
6th
We participate in the Bags and Bevvies tournament where our teams Bag Baddies, Schanzen-jocks and Over & Out play with real heart.
It’s announced that Calli accepted a full-time designer position! She moves on from our intern gang, but she still graces our Slack channel. We’re happy for her and happy with this compromise.
11th
Carol takes us on a behind the scenes tour of the agency. We learn where all the extra toilet paper is stored.
12th
Zach submits lottery marketing for national awards.
Jack attends first client meeting. They love the logo direction he brought.
13th
We play a big game of four square hosted by Team Haus over lunch.
We each present our two truths and lie at the quarterly staff meeting and had candy cigarettes.
Carly leads her first solo client call.
14th
Jack and the rest of team Renegade have a picnic on the sort of broken outdoor tables.
18th
We host the Our Dakota Dreams Summer Camp. Zach and Carly coordinate the stations and the other interns run a “Shark Tank” style game. The kids’ creative pitches are certainly creative.
Jack moves desks, leaving Rose. She’s not bitter. He also shares his first design at twice a week critique.
Zach attends his first shoot.
21st
Our first meeting in the Boardroom as an intern group. It is deemed our go-to spot for all future meetings. We love adjusting the lights and doodling on the white board table.
26th
We travel up to see L&S’s new digs in Minneapolis at the Grand Opening Event. Some interesting music played on the bus ride.
Rose is trained on how to man the phone. She shadows a video shoot that night where she gained experience, a few bug bites and a s’more.
27th
We learn the history of L&S from John Pohlman and Scott Lawrence at the new employee lunch. We felt quite fancy dining at the Minnehaha Country Club.
July
1st
We present our research on user generated content to leadership. We were a bit nervous, but it was exciting to share our findings.
Sally presents research to Sara Waldner and Carly Hegstad for their Lookout presentation.
2nd
Zach embarks on an 850 mile journey from Brookings to Rapid City and back to move a sculpture.
3rd
We eat ice cream to celebrate America’s birthday.
Carly and Rose play Defend the Dollar, answering trivia questions about the US of A.
11th
Zach once again travels a great distance to move a sculpture.
8-12th
We each spend a day taking over the L&S Instagram account and get to experience life as social media influencers.
12th
Sally starts conducting her own primary research for her Lounge & Learn presentation.
14th
Carly is recruited for the 2024 SD House Golf Scramble and helps bring the team to victory.
16th
We chow down and live it up at the Family Picnic. We eat outdoors, meet everyone’s significant others, and Carly does an epic flip off the swingset.
18th
We attend The Lookout and watch presentations about the future of marketing.
Zach makes his voice acting debut, playing the role of a driver who learns the importance of slowing down.
22nd
Carly flexes her golf skills at the DSU Trojan scramble.
23rd
Carly goes on her first client trip to Duluth.
31st
We give our Food for Thought presentation. We cover the topic of marketing takeaways we can glean from reality television.
August
1st
Zach makes his video debut for a South Dakota Lottery Instagram Reel.
2nd
We hit up Vinyl Taco for our second intern lunch to celebrate a successful presentation.
4th
Jack’s key card is found beneath a couch cushion in the lair.
The Great Vending Machine Incident of 2024. We’ll tell you about it for a Fresca.
7th
We play a round of golf at the annual L&S Golf Tournament and awards are distributed at the after party.
It’s announced that Sally accepted a three-month internship extension!
8th
Rose hosts the Campfire Stories podcast.
14th
Jack’s last day at L&S before heading back to finish his degree at SDSU and start training at BluePrint.
15th
It’s announced that Carly accepted an internship extension through October!
16th
Zach and Rose’s last day. Zach will finish out his senior year at SDSU, and Rose will prepare for a study abroad.
We say farewell to Ad Camp 2024.
