It was eye-opening journey to experience how technology made possible to work with people around the world.

I was given the opportunity to work closely with an American brand owned by clients from India during the internship. Weekly meetings with our clients in India, the sales representative in France, my supervisor in Indonesia, and the rest of the team in Hong Kong were part of my major duties. It was an interesting experience how we worked together on the same project but located in different parts of the world through various channels.

Although I was not able to travel to Indonesia due to the pandemic, technology just made it possible to work with people around the world and break the distance barriers. It was a treasurable experience to have a virtual internship and work as a Marketing intern in a consultancy. Interesting content and eye-catching layout are no longer sufficient to make your social media/company/platform standouts from the crowd. Lots of work has to be completed backstage, for instance, I conducted research on over 50 social media sites to analyze the content audience likes and reacts with most frequently. I have also contacted KOLs to promote our social media and products. I enjoyed working and learning with my colleagues as if we grew and learnt together. Everyone was eager to share news about ASEAN and freely express opinions in the company. This is one of the advantages to work in an SME as we work closely with the same goal and contribute to the growth of the company.