This year's Netexplo Forum* 2014 was original in more ways than one. For starters, the second day (of 3 days) was entirely distributed; i.e. it was held at a distance with live streaming. That's to say, all the panels were conducted in a studio and streamed online...
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Wibbitz – the play button of the web and Netexplo 2014 Grand Prize Winner (MDE96)
Minter Dialogue Episode #96 Yotam Cohen (VP Business Development) and Zohar Dayan (CEO) - co-founders of Wibbitz This interview is with the two founders of Wibbitz, Zohar Dayan and Yotam Cohen. Wibbitz, the Netexplo Grand Prize Winner of 2014, is a service that...
Anonymous secret apps – Decrypting the business opportunity
Can you keep a secret? Privacy and security are hot topics this year, not just in social media. Guarding one's privacy is of paramount importance on a personal level. In business, the challenge is more about keeping strategic information and data under wraps. There is...
Wearable Devices – Comparing Fitbit versus FuelBand – hoax or coach
This may be the breakout year for wearable devices. [I see them as part of my top 10 marketing trends for this year]. The wearable fitness tracker market is still somewhat niche, but it is growing rapidly and is projected to reach 60+ million units by 2017 (various...
Interview With Charles Thornburgh, Ceo Of Civitas Learning – Big Data & Education (mde95)
Minter Dialogue Episode #95 This interview is with Charles Thornburgh, whom I met at SXSW. Charles is founder and CEO of Civitas Learning, with a mission that is close to my heart: to improve education. In this conversation, we hear about Civitas Learning’s...

Arlington Cemetery – Tomb of the Unknowns Jeopardy Question with some Surprising Answers (UPDATED Aug 10, 2015)
Arlington Cemetery Jeopardy Question: There has been an email circulating for well over 13 years. The email starts: "On Jeopardy the other night (MD: !), the final question was: "How many steps does the guard take during his walk across the Tomb of the Unknowns?" All...

Happy spring and happy birthday grandpa! RIP NMD1
Today would have marked my grandfather's 103rd birthday. Three years ago, we celebrated what would have been his 100th birthday with a magical 24-hour global social experiment! Here was the result by the way... Nothing quite as grand today. However, in a case of...
Roadmap for exiting email hell
Email hell is one of the major plights of any person in business. The nature of it can vary from big corporations to entrepreneurs because of things such as different devices, platforms, firewalls, etc. However, the basic principles of getting out of email hell relate...
Future Marketing Trends 2014-2015 (MDE94)
Minter Dialogue Episode #94 This is a different kind of podcast than my usual interview of a digital star. This time, I am up! Invited by my old friend and colleague, Rodrigo Padilla (on behalf of Canada Post), I gave this webinar about the Future Marketing...
Polarizing Issues – Is your mind leading you down the wrong path?
The personal mindset sets the tone It should be no surprise, but the way we view life personally is important in business. I believe, however, that we are now entering a phase where the boundary between personal and professional is withering away. With the flattening...

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I’m Minter Dial and I serve my clients by elevating the debate and energy, telling powerful stories and connecting people and ideas. My mission to insert more meaningfulness into our lives and at work. I relish being an engaging professional speaker on leadership, transformation and branding. I’m known for being someone who walks the talk and delivers on or above expectations. I’m the author of four award-winning books, including the second edition of my award-winning book, Heartificial Empathy (April 2023, available in English and French), You Lead published by Kogan Page that won the Business Book Award 2022, and Futureproof (FT-Press/Pearson) that won the Business Book Award 2018. I’m also the producer of the award-winning WWII book and documentary film The Last Ring Home.
My new project is Dialogos, Fostering More Meaningful Conversations that is being published weekly via Substack, which will be converted into a book end of 2023.