by Minter Dial | Jul 24, 2014 | Marketing
Some brands are brought up on a particular style of communication. Type face, Pantone color, size and brand position are all highly regulated across a specific set of formats. Inked in so-called brand charters, these brands insist on a rigidly defined...
by Minter Dial | Jul 17, 2014 | Marketing
The power of A and B Any internet/ecommerce product manager worth his or her salt knows that the best way to learn about your customers is to ask them. However, operating in the equivalent of an earth-sized shopping mall with millions of customers walking in and out...
by Minter Dial | Jul 8, 2014 | Marketing
Effective copywriting is one of the most important skills in this googlized world, in which email remains one of the bastions of (digital) marketing. {Tweet this} Despite having written numerous manuscripts and short stories, blogging for eight...
by Minter Dial | Jun 11, 2014 | Marketing
For many brands and marketing teams in businesses around the world, there is terrific pressure to improve performance. Many a marketing strategy blueprint will include projects with bold Calls to Action, such as: Optimize CRM program Increase conversion rates Drive...
by Minter Dial | May 27, 2014 | Marketing
A recent study on Trust by GFK paints a rather gloomy picture for business executives and marketers. Whether it is the retailer, business executive (entrepreneur), advertising specialists (a proxy for marketers), market research team or celebrity spokesperson, people...
by Minter Dial | May 19, 2014 | Marketing
In recent discussions, I have found that there is a good deal of cynicism about the notion of branding. As companies continue to plough head and shoulder into the digital transformation ‘project’, the issue of company culture inevitably becomes front...