by Minter Dial | Jun 24, 2015 | Marketing
Once I lay into my vision of what real branding is — and what needs to happen in today’s internet-enabled world with the new generation of customers — I have often been asked whether it’s actually worth developing a meaningful brand? As a...
by Minter Dial | Jun 21, 2015 | Mobile
I had the chance to attend the Global Editors Network Summit (2015), held in Barcelona. Founded and run by Bertrand Pecquerie, the GEN is now in its 5th edition and goes from strength to strength. [Full Disclosure: I also emceed the GEN Data Journalism Awards (DJA)...
by Minter Dial | Jun 21, 2015 | Minter Dialogue, Retail
Minter Dialogue Episode #151 This interview is with Annabel Kilner, head of Made.com UK, an online furniture retailer, which was created by Ning Li, Julien Callede, Chloe Macintosh and Lastminute.com founder Brent Hoberman in 2010. Having previously...
by Minter Dial | Jun 18, 2015 | Marketing
After someone asks you “What do you think?”, have you ever caught yourself saying, “Yes, um, it’s interesting.” It’s one of those nonsense statements, especially without any qualification. Like when you are in a museum and you...
by Minter Dial | Jun 16, 2015 | Leadership
Whether it is the effects of Moore’s Law or just the human urge to progress, the pace of change has accelerated and is leaving a lot of people in the dust. The major problem lies in the mindsets of the senior managers whose careers were built on other...