Minter Dialogue #42 This interview, recorded at Le Web 2012, is with Marc Rougier, a past participant on my French podcast (hear the French interview of Marc from April 2011). Marc is founder and CEO of Scoop.it, one of the darlings in the curation space,...
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Mde41: The Future Of Retail With Jared Schiffman, Co-founder Of Perch Interactive And Potion Design
Minter Dialogue Show #41 This interview is with Jared Schiffman, co-founder of two companies that work on the area of digital for business, at the intersection of computer science, interactive design and education. One is a technology and design firm called...
Digital Unplugged in the Orange Bubble at #LeWeb 2012
Detox & Digital Disconnection I attended the first of Le Web 2012 and have particularly enjoyed the Orange surprise: the Orange Bubble or how to duck out from the overtly connected conference. In a world overpopulated with i-devices and black shirted geeks...
Digital in Merchandising – A classic mistake in blended marketing
On and Offline ... in harmony The House of Fraser on Oxford Street (London) broadcast over a two-day period that it was doing an in store (offline) and online promotion. By all appearances, it seemed like a perfect case of blended marketing. So, I was happy to...
Rasmus Moller-Nielsen, CEO Of @Komfo_DK, Facebook Social Media Marketing Tools In Denmark
Minter Dialogue #40 This interview is with Rasmus Moller Nielsen, co-founder and CEO of Komfo, an IT company providing tools for social media, based in Copenhagen, Denmark, with Facebook marketing solutions among other services. In this interview we discuss...
James Bond from Monaco: SkyFall or AudiAutumn?
The other day, while walking through the chic 7th arrondissement of Paris, I came across James Bond's real life car... We all know that Bond must live in Monaco, no? Here is a photo of it. Ok, it's possibly not Bond's car, because it is no Aston Martin. But, I did...
How to make an engaging post: greatest lessons learned from the Obama campaign
Old School Comms For those of us brought up in the old school of "Communications", we tended to consider a communication tantamount to a broadcast. "Get that message out there!" I can hear the echo of some old bosses. On top of that, we had to manage...
Marketing Message: Say who you are, not what you do or what you are not!
In the latest US Presidential elections, there were inevitably a lot of factors that went into victory / defeat. It is a big country, a long race and extremely mediatized. Trying to pin Romney's loss (or Obama's victory) on one single element is rather...
Digital in the retail space – Friend or Foe? Alexander McQueen flagship showcase
I made a presentation on behalf of Golden Eyes (CRM specialist services) at the Institute for French Merchandising (IFM) this week. The presentation was entitled (in French): Digital in the Retail Space - Friend or Foe? During the presentation I spoke about a few...
Picking apart a Facebook page: some key tips and throwaways
In my ongoing analysis of the Presidential campaigns, I thought I might stop and look at the Facebook page layouts that Romney and Obama had. Some good and bad points, in my opinion. Whether I am right or wrong, the major point of this post we must all...

To Book Minter!
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 last major published project was Dialogos, Fostering More Meaningful Conversations that was published weekly via Substack, over 79 weeks. I am currently working on a new book, The Avatar Trap.










