by Minter Dial | Jan 27, 2014 | Branding
2014 is likely going to be remarkable less for introducing major innovations, and more for the new uses of existing technologies. The key differentiator will be in the mindset: are you for or against what is going on? It seems that we human beings like to put...
by Minter Dial | Jan 27, 2014 | Leadership, Politics
The latest scandal in France with President Hollande, regarding his First Lady-cum-Second-Girlfriend-cum-Three’s a Party, has brought to the forefront the divide between personal and professional life. In France, the refrain is frequent: what’s personal is...
by Minter Dial | Jan 25, 2014 | Minter Dialogue, Social Media
Minter Dialogue Episode #87 This interview, recorded on January 22, 2014, is with Rajiv Mehta, fellow INSEAD alum (2005) and CEO of Puma South Asia, based in Bangalore. In this conversation, we focused on two interesting digital activities — including the very...
by Minter Dial | Jan 24, 2014 | Marketing, Responsibility
Unfortunately, business cards are still an important business tool. I say unfortunately because it means we still have to cut down trees to print them up. And then we still have to go back to our desks to input the details into our contact database. Wasted time....
by Minter Dial | Jan 22, 2014 | Branding
Having read the compelling biography on Jeff Bezos, ‘The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon” by Brad Stone, I came away believing that Amazon is a long-term short and the main reason pertains to the Amazon Brand. I must qualify that it...
