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DePaul at Dreamforce 07
In September of this year salesforce.com has an annual conference which is called Dreamforce. This year, for the first time, they featured a complete track of sessions developed to educate government, non-profit companies and educational institutions on how to use on-demand CRM to assist in superior delivery of their mission. Our very own Dan Strunk spoke about our use of Salesforce.com and how other universities could use it to improve performance. See the full video below or if you would just like to watch Dan's section fast forward to about 35 minutes in.
3M Frontline Conference
Throughout the 2007 3M Frontline Conference hosted by DePaul University, 3M’s newest class of summer interns participated in a specially designed competition titled “The Apprentice - Chicago Style.”
The interns represented a diverse group of students from 3M partner universities, including three students from DePaul University. Students were divided in two teams from outside their own school. The challenge was to create a product, develop a marketing plan and price point, secure the components and sell the final product to students, faculty and staff on DePaul’s two campuses - all in three days.
The interns were each provided CTA passes and city maps, as well as a list of potential places to secure the product components in the city. Although apprehensive at first, each team hit the ground running to produce amazing results. The “Think Red” team focused on selling three levels of product at the Lincoln Park Campus, the most popular of which was red apples with a red ribbon and a message tied to each apple focusing on the serious statistics of the worldwide AIDS epidemic. With each apple sold, they also requested a donation to the New Orleans AIDS Taskforce.
“Team 4 Life” prepared a snack pack consisting of light snacks and candy, focusing on a raffle of an iPod and donation to the Susan B. Korman Foundation for breast cancer on the Loop Campus. They also provided each purchaser and donor with a pink ribbon.
Initially, each team was provided $500 in capital to launch their product. After the event was over, the two teams had earned enough to return the capital, as well as donate nearly $1,000 to the two charities combined. The teams presented their concept and product to a panel of 3M executives. Judges and conference participants were overwhelmed by the quality and successful outcome of the challenge. Congratulations to all the 3M interns!Newsletters
Inside Sales, the Sales Leadership Program quarterly newsletter, is designed to keep Sales Leadership Program students, prospective students, alumni, partners, prospective partners and DePaul staff and faculty informed of program changes and news. It is distributed on a quarterly basis and available for all students in the program in email form, on Blackboard and in hard copy in the Marketing Department’s office (DePaul Center, Suite 7500).
Check out our latest issue from Spring 2008 and previous issues from Winter 2008 and Fall 2007.
Student Mixers
The Sales Leadership Program conducts Student Mixers on a quarterly basis for students enrolled in the Sales Leadership Program and courses. Only partners currently involved with the Sales Leadership Program and interested in hiring students attend each networking mixer. The mixer provides a unique opportunity for these companies to meet and mingle with students who are actively seeking positions.
Job Fairs & Career Days
DePaul University's Career Center conducts a number of Job Fairs throughout the year to connect students and companies to open internships, full time and part time positions. The most relevant to those partners seeking students interested in sales are:
- Fall Job & Internship Fair (October 3, 2008)
- Communication, Marketing and Sales Job & Internship Fair (November 6, 2008)
- Winter Job & Internship Fair (February 17, 2008)
The Career Center also conducts a number of Career Days throughout the year to expose students to various business partners who explain typical careers in various fields. The most relevant to those partners seeking students interested in sales are:
- Careers in Marketing, Advertising & Sales (October 2, 2008)