by Minter Dial | Jun 5, 2014 | Branding, Leadership, WWII
Bringing sense to business At the Freedom & Solidarity Forum, taking inspiration from Operation Overlord and the D-Day Landings, Brian Gallagher, President and CEO at United Way, said: “We need a long-term vision with bold actions. Our endeavors must be...
by Minter Dial | May 22, 2014 | Branding
Many people have expressed doubts about the intelligence of Apple purported purchase of Beats Audio for $3.2B. On many points, I would certainly be tempted to agree with the criticism levied at Apple. The naysayers talk about: The price tag is...
by Minter Dial | Apr 13, 2014 | Branding, Travel
As companies continue to inch (literally) ever closer toward greater and greater productivity, I can say that I was only mildly amused when the EasyJet flight attendant on a recent flight cajoled us into listening to the pre-flight safety announcements. As with most...
by Minter Dial | Mar 14, 2014 | Branding, Business, Travel
Heathrow Terminal 5 is in need of an urgent look at its customer journey… literally I recently took a British Airways flight in business class on a brand new 787 “Dreamliner” on one of the first ever non-stop flights between London and Austin Texas (it was...
by Minter Dial | Feb 23, 2014 | Branding
An image or a video: which is more powerful? An image that speaks a thousand words? Or a moving image that talks a thousand images? Google Search has its own interpretation that you can read through the way it positions its tabs (i.e. in the navigation bar)....
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...