by Minter Dial | Jul 17, 2018 | Branding, Marketing
From everything I hear and read, it’s fair to say that brand marketing teams — at least at major consumer-facing companies — have all now established some kind of influencer marketing strategy. With influencer marketing platforms becoming more...
by Minter Dial | Jun 12, 2018 | Branding, Cyber Security, Internet of Things, New Tech
What’s causing the most disruption of your brand? Some will point to social media, the mobile phone or other technologies. But it’s not the technologies themselves that are disrupting brands, it’s how they are being used. Moreover, when you look at...
by Minter Dial | Jun 7, 2018 | Branding, Meaningfulness
In considering a brand's ability to garner greater employee commitment and customer engagement, it's obligatory to talk about the power of emotion. Share on X Yet, so many company executives shun the topic and/or hide behind a wall of “utter”...
by Minter Dial | Apr 17, 2018 | Branding, New Tech
South By Southwest (SXSW) remains my highlight event of the year in terms of getting inspiration, meeting new people and checking out where the world is in regard to the digital/new tech revolution. And 2018 was another bonanza affair with its unique combination of...
by Minter Dial | Mar 30, 2018 | Branding
The good news seems to be that there is more and more talk about brands needing or having purpose. And I fully believe purpose is a profound force — more than having a great product — in creating long-term value. Yet, the bad news is that, even if many people and...
by Minter Dial | Mar 15, 2018 | Branding, Politics
The question of whether your brand should be political is a hot topic these days. There was a great presentation I attended at SXSW 2018 by Latia Curry (from Rally) on the merits of politics in branding and how to get there. The idea of mixing politics and business,...
