by Minter Dial | Jul 31, 2010 | Education
How often have you attended a training seminar and left thinking “that was great… but was it really worth it?” In my experience, here is, broadly, what happens in a typical 2-day off-site seminar: Much harried and run down from an exhausting...
by Minter Dial | Jul 29, 2010 | New Tech
Volvo Logo Sex Symbol In a bold marketing coup, related to an effort to remove itself from a “too safe” and “family car” image, Volvo launched its S60 in five cities across Europe and conducted, secretly, an experiment designed to measure the...
by Minter Dial | Jul 25, 2010 | Social Media
Have you not heard of Johnnie Boden? Talk about turning your life into a brand! I am impressed with the UK clothing retailer Boden (not to be mixed up with Boden, the store fixtures retailer). Johnnie Boden, a failed banker-turned-teacher, launched a...
by Minter Dial | Jul 24, 2010 | Marketing
On a family holidays to Stockholm, we visited the Swedish Museum of National Antiquities (aka Historical Museum or Historiska Museet in Swedish), located at Narvavägen 13–17, in the east side of Stockholm. I have two things to say about this museum: 1/...
by Minter Dial | Jul 20, 2010 | Social Media
What is going to happen to your Facebook profile after you die? Your Facebook legacy This is surely not one of the most top-of-mind topics for many people on Facebook; but, after I read yesterday’s Herald Tribune/NY Times article, entitled “Facebook...
