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Dina Gachman

I’m a Texan adrift in Los Angeles. My blog Bureaucracy for Breakfast is a comedic look at the economic divide and it has been featured on Marketplace on NPR, AOL News, and Chelsea Handler’s Borderline Amazing Comedy. It was also named one of “24 Top Blogs and Bloggers Who Deserve Academy Awards” which is the next best thing to getting an actual Oscar and sitting next to George Clooney. I have written for San Francisco Bay Guardian, Huffington Post, Forbes, Broadwave Agency, The Gloss, Thought Catalog, Hello Giggles, The Impersonals, and Lost in a Supermarket. My first two comic books, about Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor, are being published in 2012 by Bluewater Comics and I have an online comic book and site about dating called Fling Girl LA. You can find me on Twitter at @TheElf26.

Blog Posts by Dina Gachman

March 31, 2013

Brain Training – Top Mobile Apps That Get You Thinking

Topics: Advertising, App Development, Branding, Business, Creative, Ideas, Innovation, Inspiration, Marketing, Media & Entertainment, Mobile, Mobile Apps, Strategy, Technology, Web Design By: Dina Gachman

Brain Training Whether you are in school are many years graduated, it is always good to keep your brain stimulated. Especially in this age of Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and hashtags, it seems like almost everyone has ADD or at least a very short attention span. When was the last time you curled up with a […]

February 18, 2013

Mobile Apps – To App Or Not To App?

Topics: Advertising, App Development, Branding, Business, Creative, Design, Ideas, Innovation, Marketing, Media & Entertainment, Mobile, Mobile Apps, Sales, Social Media, Strategy, Success, Technology, Web Design By: Dina Gachman

Unless your business is centered around an app, you might think twice about creating one. “We’re not a huge corporation,” might be your line of thinking. “We don’t need to spend the money on something like that.” But come on now, it is 2013. Even small business that are not tech-centric should think about creating […]

Marketing Tools – Haiku Deck: Simple Presentations Right at Your Fingertips

Topics: Advertising, App Development, Branding, Business, Design, Ideas, Innovation, Marketing, Media & Entertainment, Mobile, Motivation, Perseverance, Social Media, Strategy, Success, Technology, Web Design By: Dina Gachman

We all remember the days of laboring over intricate school projects, which then led to even more complex college presentations. Then, you enter the work world and creating and showing presentations takes on a whole new dimension. PowerPoint has its charms – or, more accurately, its uses – but diving into a PowerPoint presentation can […]

November 20, 2012

Denny’s Comedy Creative Ad Campaign w/ David Koechner and Jason Bateman

Topics: Advertising, Branding, Business, Creative, Culture, Ideas, Innovation, Inspiration, Marketing, Media & Entertainment, Mobile, Strategy, Web Design By: Dina Gachman

You can still rent out billboard space or bus benches to advertise your business, but gone are the days when you have to solely rely on hand-painted signs saying things like, “Wilson Family General Store: We Have Candy!” Times have changed and the ad game has evolved too. Sure you can still have someone stand […]

September 20, 2012

Innovation: Top Fashion Designer Phillip Lim Expands Brand with New Comic Book Mobile App

Topics: Advertising, App Development, Branding, Business, Creative, Design, Events, Ideas, Innovation, Marketing, Mobile, Social Media, Strategy, Technology, Web Design By: Dina Gachman

Top Fashion Designer Phillip Lim launched his clothing line in 2005, and his creations are staples in the pages of Vogue and on runways from New York to Paris to Milan. What Lim is doing to expand his brand is innovative and interesting, and whether you’re in the fashion industry or not, it’s worth checking […]

September 12, 2012

6 Simple Ways to Get Your Social Media-phobic Friends to Engage

Topics: Advertising, Branding, Business, Marketing, Social Media, Strategy By: Dina Gachman

The term “shameless self promotion” often precedes people’s social media posts when they’re, well, promoting their business or brand. Until it becomes part of your daily work routine, asking people to share your material or your product can feel intrusive. In today’s world, though, it’s important to get over this fear – and fast. If […]

August 8, 2012

4 Tips For Successful Creative Collaboration

Topics: Branding, Business, Careers, Creative, Culture, Events, Ideas, Innovation, Inspiration, Leadership, Marketing, Motivation, Strategy By: Dina Gachman

Finding the right collaborators is about as difficult, frustrating, and exhilarating as finding the love of your life.  And just as important. You wouldn’t want to jump into bed with just anybody, literally or metaphorically, so it’s important to first find someone you can trust and respect. Don’t be fooled by chiseled abs or a […]