by Minter Dial | Feb 10, 2013 | Marketing
There are some brands that are distinctly and voluntarily mono-cultural; think brands that want to spread a particular way of life (ie. L’Occitane, Hermes…). Then there are brands that have a way of seeming local wherever they may be. Think GAP...
by Minter Dial | Feb 7, 2013 | Minter Dialogue, Podcast
Minter Dialogue #51 This interview is with Roland Whitehead, CEO and founder of Quru. Quru is an IT services company specialized in Linux and other open source solutions, and is the fastest-growing Red Hat solution provider in the UK. In this conversation, we...
by Minter Dial | Feb 5, 2013 | Branding
The Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson is a masterpiece, albeit below par compared to Isaacson’s other biographies. The book was published in November 2011, only a month after the death of Steve Jobs (October 5, 2011), so timing was of the essence....
by Minter Dial | Feb 4, 2013 | Leadership
Aside from running the biggest corporation in the world, Barack Obama has proven himself a master of digital marketing. His 2012 repeat performance showed a seasoned, even more effective approach considering the new scope and breadth of audience available on the...
by Minter Dial | Jan 31, 2013 | Minter Dialogue, Podcast
Minter Dialogue #50 This interview is with Giles Palmer, CEO and founder of BrandWatch, an UK-based social media monitoring company that has been around since 2007. Giles is at the heart of mining and understanding text, which remains a hot and rather...