Attending a Trade Show or Professional Meeting A good copywriter networks, networks, networks. You can do this by attending trade shows and talking to the people working the floor and by attending professional meetings. Bring your lunch and a backpack for all the literature and freebies you will inevitably collect. Don't be afraid to talk to the sales people. These types of organizations usually hold meetings at lunch or in the evening and include a networking time and a program.
Some organizations have student rates.
If you decide to attend a professional meeting, call ahead for times and costs. Your objective is to get a feel for the organization, meet some people in the industry, and hopefully learn something from the program. This part of the class gives you an opportunity to be creative and to begin thinking seriously about your own writing. I hope that you will continue your journal after this class is over and that you will use it to record ideas, experiences, other people's work, successful ad campaigns, catchy words or phrases. A notebook is a good way to keep track of them and develop them.