For the past five years, the QUT Business School has worked hard to provide opportunities to connect students with industry professionals via the biannual AMPlification student conference. The conference aims to provide students with a realistic, progressive perspective about the future of the advertising, marketing, and communications industry,…

“Let’s party like it’s 2020!” was definitely the mindset I had when I started off this year.  However, it’s safe to say that 2020 has been one for the books – just not for the reasons I thought it would be! These can be very nerve wracking times…

What do you say when the opportunity to represent your university in an epic seven day innovation challenge comes knockin’ on your door? Yeah, absolutely! I’m in. Two weeks ago, myself and three team mates; Jack, Royce and Ella, were lucky enough to head to the land of…

Earlier this month, as part of my mentorship programme with the Brisbane Advertising Association (BAA), I was invited to help out with their sixth annual trivia night. The trivia night hosted 64 teams at the Brisbane Powerhouse that comprised of marketing and advertising agencies in the Brisbane industry. …

As I commenced my final year of study in my Bachelor’s degree in Business (Advertising) and Fine Art (Interactive and Visual Design), I knew it was time to get serious about my career. The Brisbane Advertising Association Scholarship really appealed to me as part of the scholarship involved…

I’ve been involved with AMPed since it’s relaunch in 2015 and it’s definitely one of the best decisions I’ve made while being at uni.

A city made to make the world turn faster, the roads lined with cars powered by thunder. Thousands of startups work around the clock, more than in Silicon Valley. Shenzhen is the tech capital of Asia, situated in China along the Hong Kong border. The QUT alumni we…

To be honest, my personal opinion of the big advertising agencies hasn’t been very good in the past. I’ve always had this impression that they bring in employees with a ‘churn and burn’ mentality and that there’s no real loyalty or empathy for staff. I guess this is…

I thought I knew a bit about media agencies, having interned for several weeks at Starcom Brisbane. I had even done a mini-internship with Mediacom in Sydney. But visiting GroupM Hong Kong was an entirely different ADventure.

Along with industry visits and workshops, our two week Hong Kong advertising and public relations study tour had time to explore Hong Kong. And I still find myself amazed by the extraordinary diversity that Hong Kong has to offer. Within minutes you can go from wandering along the…