The final class
for OCMC took place this week, and for all who were lucky enough to take part
in this great experience, it was a little sad to see it all end. I think I can
speak for my fellow classmates and say that none of us could have imagined how
much fun and how fulfilling of an experience this was. We all walked out with so much more than just
a credit from Humber; we left with some great memories, amazing new friends,
more confidence, and with a greater understanding of how to prepare ourselves
for what lays ahead after graduation.
For those who
aren’t familiar with OCMC, it stands for Ontario College Marketing Competition,
which is a marketing competition that takes place at a different college every
year. This year it was hosted at Seneca College – and they did a wonderful job
at doing so. The competition began with an event called the Quiz Bowl, where a
panel of judges test students on their knowledge about business marketing.
Humber was represented by five amazing students; Felix Carapaica, Kevin Carino,
Christopher Channell, Graiden Vanderveen and Hlina Woldeselasie; they made very
Humber proud by placing 1st, 2nd and 4th in the competition.
The next day,
the Case Study Competition took centre stage. This is the part of the
competition where students are given a half an hour/hour (depending on which
category) to read and analyze a marketing case, and prepare a PowerPoint
presentation for a panel of judges. Humber was represented by some of our top
students, who did a fantastic job; in Direct Marketing we had James Adams and
Jonathon Norgard, Entrepreneurship Barbara Crescentini and James Adams, IMC
Ashley Dann and Aidan Sykes, International Marketing Tim Brilhante and Olga
Maracheva, Marketing Anthony Bailey and Cameron Downs, Marketing Research
Alexander Emelyanov and Mike Pastyr, Retail Tim Brilhante and Rachel Kennedy, Job
Interview Randall Baker, the Sales Presentation 4th Place Aldredge Pinto and
for Sales Account Place Management 3rd Melissa D’Alessandro Jonathon
Norgard.
The past three months of practicing early in
the morning and late at night was all worth it. I want to thank all the teachers
who took time out of their crazy schedules to help prepare all the students; we
could not have done it without you and my most sincere ‘thank you’ goes out to
you as the confidence you instilled in us over the past few months will last a
lifetime. This was such a great experience for all that took part and offered
us so much more than our other courses. It was a moment in our lives that will
stay with us forever and the lessons we have learned will help us throughout
our careers.
For all who have
the opportunity to be at Humber next year, try out for OCMC it’s a memory
you’ll never forget.