by Minter Dial | Jan 23, 2013 | Marketing
From a brand perspective and for digital marketing executives, the way things are going at Facebook is becoming increasingly clear: brand marketers are going to have to pay more to get more [exposure] on Facebook. You are the media From the “user”...
by Minter Dial | Jan 15, 2013 | Marketing
Many brand marketers would love to create a viral video or viral marketing program, right? There is potentially an easy recipe if you analyze some of the past successes. But, beware, it might cost you! The viral marketing controversy There is rarely a better way...
by Minter Dial | Dec 17, 2012 | Marketing
The short-term chase versus the long-term tale Do you believe you’re working harder than ever before, and yet feel that the business is just not advancing as much as you would like? Many executives similarly express bewilderment about the current...
by Minter Dial | Dec 11, 2012 | Marketing
Digital Findability There is a well known expression that an image speaks a thousand words. The only thing is, according to Google and the other search engines, an image without text is not findable. Thus, an image needs to be accompanied with words....
by Minter Dial | Nov 9, 2012 | Marketing, Responsibility
Is Personification Possible? I believe that the chances are very low that this question is foremost on CEO’s minds. Yet, I would argue that this is one of the central strategic questions of any serious brand on three levels. Why? The brand must get personalThe...
by Minter Dial | Nov 2, 2012 | Marketing
As a startup or an SMB, the issues of “centralized” branding and global marketing are not even on the radar. But, as companies get bigger, the natural tendency is to centralize the global marketing function. Whether it is L’Oreal, Procter &...