by Minter Dial | Apr 26, 2016 | Leadership, Meaningfulness
I have long been hammering on about why businesses with purpose — with a more profound why — will tend to win out over the long-term versus those without. To have a well-defined and broadly shared purpose is about having a strong north for your brand....
by Minter Dial | Mar 3, 2016 | Marketing, Meaningfulness
There has been much written about the need to create legitimate, powerful and engaging brand content. Finding and expressing meaning, meanwhile, is not so easy to do. Some brands hire “intelligent” consultants and agencies to craft clever advertising...
by Minter Dial | Mar 2, 2016 | Leadership, Meaningfulness
These are interesting days, any way you cut it. Whether it’s the latest new tech innovations, magnificent astronomical discoveries, an ever-present terrorist threat, looming election fever in multiple countries or the fear of a financial bubble...
by Minter Dial | Jan 26, 2016 | Cyber Security, Marketing, Meaningfulness
Last week, I published the first section of the business trends predictions for 2016, focusing on the new technology trends. This week, I present the other two sections, looking at the trends for marketing and in terms of mindset. The truth is that, if organizations...
by Minter Dial | Dec 8, 2015 | Business, Meaningfulness
A lot of conferences, books and businesses are talking about disruption. With so much banter, it’s hard to get to the bottom line truth about disruption. On Google, there are now 43.4 million search results for the term, with some massive spikes over the last 10...
by Minter Dial | Nov 24, 2015 | Branding, Meaningfulness
Not all TED Talks are breathtaking or inspirational. But, like anything you come across, if you stay open, bigger messages and thoughts may arise. This happened to me listening to a TED Talk given by a female chaplain, Debra Jarvis in 2014. I really got to thinking...
