I’ll be honest. When I saw Deb had assigned me to eMARKETER, I was pretty confused. It didn’t look like anything I wanted to do. Just the name was a big turn-off. However, once I got there, I was blown away. I’m a researcher at heart and to see people engaging with the industry through research was so cool. These people still get to connect with the advertising industry, but they do so through accurate and reliable data to make ads and agencies more informed. I also stayed and talked with our contact, Mayte, at the end, and to hear that she had hope in my skills and to keep in contact made my heart filled. “Networking” drains me, and it’s very hard to put myself out there. But all the times I’ve done it so far, I’ve gotten good responses. Thanks Deb for seeing something that I needed in this visit choice.

- Zoë Haakenstad | 5.10.2019