by Minter Dial | Nov 13, 2013 | Branding
During my stay in Shanghai, I was lucky enough to be invited to a very unusual fashion show entitled Glam Dogs, a fashion show for dogs. Put on by the flash sales site, Glamour Sales China — whose founder and CEO, Thibault Villet, I interviewed a few...
by Minter Dial | Nov 12, 2013 | Retail
Showrooming – Show me the money “Oh-oh, here comes another whipper-snapper equipped with a smartphone to show up our inefficiencies.” There are a large number of retailers who feel threatened by the showrooming trend. For those not aware, showrooming...
by Minter Dial | Nov 9, 2013 | Minter Dialogue, Podcast
Minter Dialogue Episode #81 This interview, recorded on October 23, 2013, is with Greg Verdino, author and well-respected digital marketing expert. He comes from Digitas and Crayon (with Joe Jaffe), and most recently EVP Strategy at the Dachis Group, he has launched...
by Minter Dial | Nov 6, 2013 | New Tech
People often ask me whether QR (short for Quick Response) codes are “for real”? The short answer is that QR codes will likely not have a long shelf life. That said, in certain countries — such as South Korea, Japan (from whence they come), South...
by Minter Dial | Nov 4, 2013 | New Tech, Responsibility
As abstract as digital might be, there is a distinctly human component to what makes digital work. Maybe the French have it right when they kabosh the term digital, which literally means “of the finger” in French. In organizations and executive...
