by Minter Dial | May 10, 2010 | Marketing
Luxury watch industry: Timeless or stuck in time? I read a post last week on Brandchannel entitled “Are Luxury Watches Stuck in Time?” which triggered a few thoughts including: How many luxury industries are stuck in time and what is the level of risk for...
by Minter Dial | May 6, 2010 | New Tech
Over the last few days, I have read a number of reports of the horrors of PowerPoint. It seemed to start with the New York Times article about the illusionary trap of Powerpoint presentations used by US Army ‘intelligence’ which stimulated a post by...
by Minter Dial | May 5, 2010 | Social Media
I tweeted recently about the state of the Twitter business as far as Heads of State were concerned. With the arrival of new kid on the block, Hugo Chavez (you rebel, you) and the upcoming general election in the UK, I feel that the topic is hot! As of today,...
by Minter Dial | May 2, 2010 | Marketing
What would a perfect TED Talk speech look like if you cross-referenced the most commented, most emailed and best rated with the words, props and style? This is the subject of a TED Active speech by Dr. Sebastian Wernicke entitled “Lies, Damned Lies &...
by Minter Dial | Apr 30, 2010 | Politics
I received an email from a very “in” person (i.e. a good source). The mail writes: On MAY 10th, 2010, this open letter will appear in the Canadian magazine “The Walrus” (June and July/August issues). If you don’t know it, it’s like...