by Minter Dial | Mar 15, 2016 | Branding
The world of influencer marketing is evolving… at last. A while back, I had an assignment to conduct a search for new tech influencers around the world. The challenge was titanesque in that I needed to try to find an equal balance by continent (and I was ideally...
by Minter Dial | Mar 13, 2016 | Minter Dialogue, Podcast
Minter Dialogue Episode #186 This interview is with Jason Aplin, a serial entrepreneur and born disruptor. Jason is co-founder and EVP at PayX, an FDIC-insured white-label mobile wallet and MasterCard remittance in over 80 countries. PayX, a division of IFAN, is...
by Minter Dial | Mar 10, 2016 | Internet of Things, Sports
[Check for the update at the end of the post] With the rise of smart devices, the internet of things and connected objects, we are seeing many brands jump into the foray. For the last few years, I have been able to geek out AND play tennis (two of my...
by Minter Dial | Mar 8, 2016 | Leadership
As Chris Brogan explained in his 2010 book, Trust Agents, trust is the new currency for brands. To the extent the polls continue to show that trust of business executives, salespeople and marketers remains dramatically low in polls from all nature of countries [Gallup...
by Minter Dial | Mar 6, 2016 | Blockchain, Cyber Security, Minter Dialogue, Podcast
Minter Dialogue Episode #185 This interview is with Chris Bates, Chief Security Officer at Bitland, an NGO that uses the blockchain technology to help register the cadastre of land, with a focus on African countries — specifically Ghana — for now. In this stimulating...