About Amadeo
Note: The views expressed on this blog are those of mine alone and do not necessarily represent the views of my employer, past or present.
Hey,
My name is Amadeo Plaza. I’m a 22 year-old wayward journalist from Long Island, who stumbled into the marketing industry. I’d like to think I embody just about everything that has come to define Generation Y; the good and the bad.
I went to school at St. John’s University, initially majoring in Journalism and then switching to Advertising. It was during the summer of my sophomore year that I got my first job in advertising, as a strategy intern at POKE New York (I was their first). I was there for just under a year. Following my time there, I interned at The Wonderfactory for a couple of months during the following summer. Finally, I started my senior year at Ruskin International, which was a little different of an experience than I was used to. Smaller agency, smaller clients, but an infinitely valuable experience nonetheless. I was there until May 2009, when I graduated and got my first job as a Junior Strategist at crayon (recently acquired by Powered), which is where I am now.
To make a long story short, I’ve developed a fondness for this advertising/marketing thing, but refuse to be what an old friend calls an “ad douche.” That said, I made this blog with the intention of sharing my thoughts as raw as can be, regardless of whether or not they’re popular. There’s something I can’t stand, and that’s self-righteous marketers who think they’re infallible. I’m going to do my best to use this blog to tell it how I truly see it, and share the interesting things I find across the internet.
If you want to reach out to me, you can email me at amadeoplaza [at] me [dot] com.
You can also get a hold of me through a number of different social sites:
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/amadeoplaza
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/amadeoplaza
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/amadeoplaza
Foursquare: http://foursquare.com/user/amadeoplaza
Yelp: http://amadeo.yelp.com
Ta-ta for now,
Amadeo