by Minter Dial | Aug 28, 2010 | Travel
The media on both sides of the Atlantic have been feeding on two separate, but in my mind, related issues: the building of a mosque right nearby Ground Zero and the expulsion of “Roma” gypsies from France. At the core of both situations is a latent...
by Minter Dial | Aug 26, 2010 | New Tech
Words are in… Wordsmithing remains a critical talent. Whether it is crafting the right slogan, snaring a killer title for your email campaign or cutting down to 140 characters the sweetest tweet, the word is [still] in. If images and videos...
by Minter Dial | Aug 24, 2010 | Politics
In this Opinion article in the nytimes.com, Ross Douthat provides a very balanced view on the burning question of the building of a Mosque a couple of blocks from Ground Zero. How to enable and reconcile religious freedom along with cultural integration? Certainly,...
by Minter Dial | Aug 18, 2010 | Marketing
A recent paper by Spanjol, Qualls and Rosa, “How Many and What Kind? The Role of Strategic Orientation in New Product Ideation” in the Journal of Product Innovation Management identified that there are three types of companies: customer centric, competitor...
by Minter Dial | Aug 15, 2010 | Branding
Getting down and personal with your clients and employees is surprisingly foreign for many companies; yet, I maintain that it is going to be an increasingly important element of success for marketers in the future. In this post, I want to lay down another anchor for...