This post was originally published on Dec 14 2009 on a new defunct blog. It is the third in a series of the key learnings from LeWeb 2009 conference (Dec 9-10). As I have written before, I attended the LeWeb Conference 2009 in Paris, and have collected my...
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Cricket Twenty20 : Afghanistan versus United States in 2010 WCQ
Cricket Team USA on front of WCQ Brochure "Cricket: Afghanistan versus United States in 2010" Who would have ever thought that these words could be strung together? I was alerted to this potentially potent sporting event coming up next week via an article in the...
Why does a Social Media strategy succeed or fail in a company?
I am often asked what makes a social media strategy work or fail for a company or brand? What makes a social media campaign succeed is quite a vast topic. For this post, I thought I might address what I consider to be the four main causes of failure which can...
Tweet 360 – Augmented Reality & Real Time on Twitter
Thanks to my good pal, Eric Blot, I was switched on to Twitter 360. What is Twitter 360 (it shows up as "Tweet 360" on the iPhone)? It is an accessory tool for Twitter on your iPhone 3GS which provides an "augmented reality"; i.e. it takes the virtual/abstract and...
Cyber Stealth Part 2: Facebook at Fault
Following up on my Jan 14th post of the Cyber Email Scam, I am reporting on Elisabeth's belief as to HOW it happened as well as how she resolved the situation with Yahoo. How did Elisabeth's email get pirated? Facebook is the root cause. She uncovered in her Yahoo...
New Cyber Email Scam of Stolen Identity & Wallet
New Scam - Cyber Stealth I write this post to alert you all to a new form of scandalous cyber scam. Last night, at 7:30pm, I received this email below directly from the address of a good old friend, Elisabeth, from the United States. It was a bulk mail as...
Twitter etiquette: Twitterquette & How to get many followers
After a recent thread in the "Tweeple" discussion group on Linkedin, I am spurred to write a piece about twitterquette or perhaps one could say, about the twitter quest: what's Twitter for and how do you get many followers? What's Twitter for?...
LeWeb Paris : Business Consequences for 2010-2011
Digesting all the information at #LeWeb conference 2009, I wrote up what I found were the nine most interesting points in three separate posts (one, two, three).* Here are the consequences of these highlight points, as I see them, for business: Le Web 2009 Even if...
Johnnie Walker “Keep Walking” : Man Who Walked Around the World
In the realm of great corporate content, here is one from the "legendary" blended scotch brand, Johnnie Walker (Diageo). This 6'27 minute film, featuring Robert Carlyle (Trainspotting, The Full Monty...), is perfectly produced, providing a wonderful way to capture...
15 Facebook Learnings from the top 50 brands
Nice and concise set of learnings on how brands should use Facebook -- and it comes with the brands concerned. 15 Facebook Learnings from the top 50 brands View more presentations from Axon Alex (from Slideshare)

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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 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.










