by Minter Dial | Oct 12, 2010 | Marketing, Responsibility
Successful branding and marketing is no longer about selling a product at the right price, in the right place with the right advertising and promotions. A brand should express a personality, a sense of meaning, and, sometimes, even a sense of humor. In order...
by Minter Dial | Oct 8, 2010 | Marketing
Today, existing on the web is a real business challenge. With the endless flow of information and the multiplication of screens and sources, being visible on the web has become a vital issue : brands must adapt. Some have been able to do so ; however, most do not know...
by Minter Dial | Oct 6, 2010 | Marketing
Here is Calvin & Hobbes (by Bill Waterson) from the Herald Tribune this past Monday (4/10/2010). Not that I frequently read the cartoons, but sometimes I can’t help but read and smile about the mischievous Calvin. Almost as good a bet as reading Fred...
by Minter Dial | Aug 18, 2010 | Marketing
A recent paper by Spanjol, Qualls and Rosa, “How Many and What Kind? The Role of Strategic Orientation in New Product Ideation” in the Journal of Product Innovation Management identified that there are three types of companies: customer centric, competitor...
by Minter Dial | Aug 12, 2010 | Marketing
I bookmarked this article (kindly forwarded to me by Jóhann) from the Wall Street Journal, entitled “Wash Away Bad Hair Days.” The article is about P&G’s efforts to recapture consumers who, over the most recent hard times, have cut...
by Minter Dial | Jul 24, 2010 | Marketing
On a family holidays to Stockholm, we visited the Swedish Museum of National Antiquities (aka Historical Museum or Historiska Museet in Swedish), located at Narvavägen 13–17, in the east side of Stockholm. I have two things to say about this museum: 1/...