by Minter Dial | Aug 29, 2008 | Business, Politics
Is the US still a Giant the right question? The plenary session of Wednesday evening August 27th at the MEDEF’s Université d’Ete was entitled: Is the USA still a Giant? And the star-filled panel gave a very vivid and resounding yes to the question, with...
by Minter Dial | Aug 27, 2008 | Business, Politics
The kick off of the MEDEF’s Université d’Ete 2008 “Voir en Grand / Think Big” was made this afternoon at the Polytechnique campus outside of Paris. Laurence Parisot, President of the MEDEF, introduced his Majesty King Abdallah II of Jordan who...
by Minter Dial | Aug 24, 2008 | Sports
The Beijing 2008 Olympics have come to an end today Sunday, August 24th. It is hard to imagine that 303 events are crammed into the past 15 days. The kick-off and finale were works of art (if well ‘orchestrated’ in the most generous of terms). And, true to...
by Minter Dial | Aug 15, 2008 | Entertainment
Thanks to my literary counselor, Kathy, I latched onto the novel “The Echo Maker” by Richard Powers. The book has been amply reviewed (NY Times, EW, Margaret Atwood at NYRB) and rewarded (Pulitzer Prize finalist). And if you want a quick insight into the...
by Minter Dial | Aug 13, 2008 | Branding, Business, Marketing
Ever thought about dressing up your bottle? Here’s a cross-marketing campaign that caught my eye. When pouring out this Perrier bottle (sorry that the shot isn’t in focus) at a bar outside the beautiful Chateau of Sully-sur-Loire (in the Loiret), I found...