Telling stories There are stories (lies) and there are stories (that move). Great storytelling is about communicating the story in a way that draws you in, makes an emotional connection. A telling story is one where the audience leaves itching to do...
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Podcast Interview with Kathleen Carroll, President of the Branding Clinic
There is an autosave of this post that is more recent than the version below. MDE19: Turning insights into dollars & cents Kathleen Carroll is President and Chief Branding Strategist at The Branding Clinic, which has the stated mission "to unearth...
Review of Hugo Cabret, the film – 3 truths from my point of view
Not the film of all time To ring in the new year, we went to see the new Martin Scorsese film, Hugo, based on the book, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick. This 2 hour+ film did not seduce me on the merits of the direction, plot or acting. I thought of it...
Running Out Of Time? What Your Biological Clock Does To Time Management
Time to reflect Dwarfed by time I recently saw the new Scorsese film, Hugo. While I didn't like the film particularly (see the review here), time is certainly a central tenet of the film. Clocks abound. Hugo keeps winding {us} up the clocks... and Scorsese keeps...
Satellite picture of the Koreas: darkness at night
I captured this image via a NBC midcoast. It's a rather stunning shot. A satellite photo of northeast Asia at night. There is a startling blackout in North Korea. I cannot vouch for the timing of the shot, but I assume it is still the case in North Korea. Not even the...
Social Media Dashboard & Ambassadors: Interview with Joakim Nilsson, Betclic Everest
Interview with Joakim Nilsson, head of Social Media at Betclic Joakim Nilsson has been in charge of social media at Betclic Everest Group for over a year and a half. Previously, he had been with Expekt.com in Malta and has 6 years experience in the online...
Shazam Update and Improvement: What’s free and value-added?
Bringing value added innovation to your digital marketing With over 500,000 applications now available for your iPhone and iPad alone, it is easy for apps to get lost, forgotten or discarded. According to the recent TechCrunch App-ocalypse article, the average iPhone...
Social Media Ownership: Does your employer own your network?
You are your ( social ) network The case of Noah Kravitz has hit front page and, rightly so. If you haven't heard about it, you should read this article in the New York Times. In short, Noah Kravitz is being sued for damages -- to the tune of $340,000...
Is Empathy the single most Valuable and Rare Asset in Companies?
Great Branding: Great Listening The social web has been said to turn the world upside down, putting the power into the hands of the consumer. Others harken back to a time when the street shopkeeper knew all of his/her customers by name. You will find some people...
Brand Marketing: What’s the engine for your Locomoso? 59 keywords!
Words that go So-Lo-Mo must go Co ... As the So-Lo-Mo (Social-Local-Mobile) expression gradually goes mainstream, I ponder how the myndset within organizations must change to accommodate the new style(s) of marketing. Being social is already a challenge....
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.
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