To buy or to build? Most companies have understood that social media is serious -- not that every brand has taken the plunge and, even less, doing it well. And I'd like to say, that's normal, because we are learning our way in a changing landscape. As...
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News flash – Twitter is Social MEDIA : Obama says Osama’s dead
BREAKING NEWS MayDay, MayDay: I interrupt this fine Monday morning to bring you breaking news: Twitter is the best & fastest way to get the news. Twitter is not just social, it is media. I learned about the death of Osama Bin Laden this morning in my Twitter...
What does the morning of a social media geek look like?
Time and Social Media Management (Part 1: after wake-up) How to fit Social Media into your Daily Life One of the most repeated questions I hear is: 'how, Minter, do you find the time?' How do I find the time to produce all I do, answer all the correspondence and...
The ABC’s of Enterprise 2.0: Accept, Beta & Chief
The ABC's of Enterprise 2.0 If the three reasons -- Agility, Coherence & Effectiveness -- I wrote about in this post "Enterprise 2.0, The building blocks of a social marketing & media strategy" have an apt acronym in the form of A.C.E., there are...
Enterprise 2.0 – A critical building block for your social media strategy
Getting the mindset right first We all know resources are limited, so it is essential to know to prioritize. In this vein, one of the conundrums facing companies is to know whether they should focus first on their external social media marketing strategy (to get...
Smartphones – Where are the smart marketers?
Get smart (-phone) marketing As smart as the internet can make you, it is not called the smartnet nor the intellinet. Meanwhile, mobile phones that connect to the internet are called "smart phones." Not sure I subscribe to the title. This label may...
Finding your Brand Voice – Inspiring Lessons for Digital Marketing from Roger Ebert @ TED
Roger Ebert at TED: losing and finding your voice This is a great TED talk. In some regards, it is a great TED talks. A group of people talking with a unified voice. And it spoke to me in many different ways. I absolutely encourage you to take the...
Twitter NHL: New Highs Looming … in France?
The hockey stick effect We have all seen and/or read about tipping points and hockey stick curves. Digital media seems to be full of them. None seem more powerful than the one below: the rise in awareness of Twitter in the US 2008-2010. Perhaps...
Surprising facts about the fastest growing countries on Facebook last week
An Unvieling of Facebook's Growth Not that we need to keep weekly tabs on the meteroic rise of Facebook, but there was something a little curious about the statistics that were published (thanks to CheckFacebook) about the fastest growing Facebook countries last week...
Podcasting – Minter dialoguing in the open
The importance of dialogue I have been podcasting in English and French now for nearly a year now. For those of you who don't know it, I call my podcast the Minter Dialogue radio show. I use the term "radio show" thanks to the advice of Alan Stevens because the word...
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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