Marketing Smarts: Advertising Campaigns
Advertising Campaigns aims to support small businesses in Downtown San José by pairing them with SJSU senior advertising students to create customized, impactful advertising campaigns. In partnership with Professor
Michael Llewellyn-Williams’ ADV 129 capstone course – Advertising Campaign Planning and Management – 30 SJSU students collaborated with four local businesses during the 2024–25 academic year: Campus Burgers, Sueños, K&J Sweets and Bakery, and Artesanías Mexicanas Morelia.
Through this collaboration, students worked in real-world team environments to design customized advertising campaigns, applying classroom theories to practical projects while building their professional creative portfolios.
Clients provided briefs outlining their marketing needs, and students developed comprehensive campaign books with strategies, visuals, and prototypes ranging from business cards to social media plans.
This program not only equipped students with valuable professional experience but also delivered high-quality marketing materials that support and promote local small businesses. Many clients continue to use these materials as part of their ongoing marketing strategies. At semester’s end, campaigns were presented to a panel of judges, with awards recognizing excellence in creativity and execution.
Advertising Campaigns demonstrate the power of university–community partnerships, creating tangible benefits for students, local businesses, and the Downtown San José community.
Impacto del Proyecto
100% de los clientes informaron que adquirieron conocimientos sobre publicidad como resultado de la colaboración con los estudiantes de Publicidad de SJSU
100% de los estudiantes de SJSU afirmaron que sienten que lo que aprendieron en la clase ADV 129 les ayudó a comprender cómo su especialización puede satisfacer una necesidad social
88% de las empresas se sintieron cómodas al probar los productos de Adobe a través de campañas publicitarias y estrategias de marketing
Participantes
Estudiantes comprometidos con la comunidad*
Horas Acumuladas
Valor de la Inversión

