by Minter Dial | Dec 14, 2007 | Marketing, Mobile, Travel
Visit to Hanoi Vietnam – Part 3 of a 3-part recount…Today is December 15th, an important day for motorcyclists in Vietnam:Based on a personal survey, I would say that, up until a week ago (when I left), less than 5% of the scooter riders were wearing a...
by Minter Dial | Dec 14, 2007 | Travel
Visit to Hanoi Vietnam- Part 2 of a 3-part recount: Hanoi is a thriving city, with approximately 5 million inhabitants said the two local guides (although the official statistics cite a much lower number). The architecture of the buildings is a mixture of French...
by Minter Dial | Dec 14, 2007 | Travel
Visit to Hanoi Vietnam- Part 1 of a 3 part recount: For my first piece on Vietnam, I thought I’d start with a general overview. If nothing else, it’s a number of facts that you may or may not have been aware of. In parts 2 and 3, I will elaborate more on...
by Minter Dial | Dec 11, 2007 | Marketing, Travel
Got turned on to this Virgin America safety announcement (below) via Rohit Bhargava’s Influential Marketing Blog in his post humouristically entitled: the 12 important things he himself learned reading his own blog. The title is deceiving as Rohit invited 12...
by Minter Dial | Dec 9, 2007 | Sports, Travel
As I prepare a post for my impressions of Hanoi, Vietnam, I would like to isolate a great moment of serendipity–aka “oh boy, is this world small!”–that occurred on my first day of my trip. On any business trip, I always look to get in some...
by Minter Dial | Dec 8, 2007 | Travel
After visiting the Salon du Cheval (Horse Expo) at the Paris Expo center (Porte de Versailles), Alexandra (my daughter) and I walked in the pouring rain back to our car. On the way, a car with Belgian plates stopped to let us walk across the street. We continued on...