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...
by Minter Dial | Jan 22, 2014 | Branding
Having read the compelling biography on Jeff Bezos, ‘The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon” by Brad Stone, I came away believing that Amazon is a long-term short and the main reason pertains to the Amazon Brand. I must qualify that it...
by Minter Dial | Nov 19, 2013 | Branding
As much as I may be a fan of Twitter (and I remain so, especially for business use), I cannot but admire the growth and functionalities of the “new” social media sites coming out of China and Japan. The two headliners are, respectively, WeChat (from...
by Minter Dial | Nov 18, 2013 | Branding
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is, broadly speaking, a term for systems designed to keep customers loyal. Of course, CRM can also be used to create new customers. But, the real gig in a successful CRM program is making sure that the investment in winning new...