Hello Everyone!

My name is Preet Gill and I’m a second year student at the Sauder School of Business (like most, if not all, of you). I’m 19 years of age and graduated from Rick Hansen Secondary School, in Abbotsford. I live in Vancouver during the week, but go back home for the weekends to stay with my family.

A face to the name:

The subject of Marketing is of great interest to me; I love it! In my opinion, business is driven by Marketing, which is the reason why I’m taking this course. It is really important to learn the fundamentals of Marketing before I graduate with a BComm degree because I find that most jobs require a background of Marketing. I also find it very fun and interesting- it definitely encourages participation and interactions between students.

My experience with marketing has mostly been as a consumer. I am able to distinguish between brands and see the different tactics and strategies that companies use to attract consumers like me; slogans, sales, and now even through phone apps. As a student, I took COMM 101, which has a similar approach to this course, and has given me background knowledge of Marketing.

My favourite ad has definitely got to be the Old Spice commercial with “The Man Your Man Could Smell Like”. It’s hilarious, and actually began a new trend- Dairy Queen soon came out with a similar themed ad. The Old Spice commercial is below:

That’s what you call a catchy advertisement! It has over 38,000,000 views on YouTube.

Something personal about me is that I get extremely bad migraines. Some of you can relate to me, but my headaches get very bad that in some cases my prescription medication just doesn’t cut it and I’ve had to go to the hospital. This doesn’t define me as a person, but it’s one thing that has made me stronger.

Hopefully you’ve learned a little more about me now,

Cheers!