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Breakaway Digital

Random thoughts and inspirations by Damian Rintelmann

Post archive for ‘Innovation’

Change has come to Whitehouse.gov, but what is still missing?(0)

Yesterday was a great day in history for the United States. The whole day was filled with moments that will forever be referenced in the coming days. Then after talking about how fantastic it was to see the changing of the guard even happening online, something was brought up that really caught me off guard. [...]

What I learned from being a paperboy(0)

Like most boys when I was 13-14, I wanted to make money to blow on useless crap. What was the easiest way to do that? You either mow lawns, or become a paperboy. I did both. Mowing lawns was my first business that I ever started. That is a whole other story, for another post. [...]

A more productive brainstorm(0)

Brainstorms are key to the creative process. The problem is that they can also put a huge fat creativity block on your process if you aren’t careful. I wanted to share some ideas on having a better brainstorming session.
A brainstorm can be just a one person party, but I’ve found that the best ideas just [...]

This ain’t no disco!(0)

I have recently been trying to spice up my office space. This site gave me some cool inspiration. Love the name too.

Didn’t your mom teach you to say thank you?(0)

When I first started in the agency world it was a bit eye opening. Definitely not like they teach you in class. It’s a much tougher industry than you can ever imagine, but exciting as all can be. The term “in the trenches” is definitely a great phrase for it. Its a battle everyday, and [...]

Detroit Vs Pittsburgh, represent!(0)

I am playing in a game with 15 players from Detroit vs 15 players from Pittsburgh. It’s just a fun exhibition game but this is serious business. Remember that little championship game that took place last year. The one where the dudes in red drank from that big shiny cup?
Yes that game. Well now [...]

Are you providing ideas proactively?(1)

Most likely not. I know like many of us in the agency world we are time starved individuals, and are just trying to stay afloat. Remember when you pitched the account with all the great thinking you promised? Many agencies deliver once, but then don’t again.
Adweek did a recent survey of clients, and what [...]

You think you are so different, think again(0)

I just read an interesting article on how agencies differentiate themselves. The main message of the article was that all agencies do the same dog and pony show when talking to potential clients. Couldn’t agree more with that point. It begs the question how do clients really choose their agency?
The article was spot on [...]

Harder Faster Stonger(0)

London (harder, better, faster, stronger) from David Hubert on Vimeo.
Check out this video! Made with over 3,000 still shots. Incredible. Watch in HD on Vimeo

Big ideas squashed by legal?(3)

Have you ever had a great idea for a client, only to have it crushed by the brands legal team? Yeah me too. In the digital space things are moving so quickly the law has had a very hard time keeping up with everything. You can see it all over the place one of the [...]