by Minter Dial | Dec 2, 2015 | Retail
Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2015 have come and gone. If they are cited as two distinct days, de facto, they have almost merged to become at least a long weekend, if not a week-long bonanza. Presumably each brand who participated will now be going over the results...
by Minter Dial | Jun 2, 2015 | Leadership, Meaningfulness, Responsibility
“Oh yes, that’s super important,” this product marketer said to me, referring to the position of the bottle of shampoo on the shelf. Hum, I thought to myself. How important is important? As more and more brands work to connect with their customers...
by Minter Dial | Feb 15, 2015 | Minter Dialogue, Podcast
Minter Dialogue with Tim Sparkey This interview is with Tim Sparke, partner at Congregation Partners, helping brands and agencies with their communications. In this podcast, we discuss the challenges that advertising agencies face in this digital world, how companies...
by Minter Dial | Jan 7, 2015 | Cyber Security, Leadership
Corporate cyber security, as an industry, is about to hit the big payload. Corporate IT teams around the world are already in overdrive, pushed by a near-panicked CEO, calling around to figure out the right systems and solutions. Consultancies who have positioned...
by Minter Dial | Dec 21, 2014 | Cyber Security, Leadership, Responsibility
We live in an increasingly transparent world, like it or not. In the wake of the SONY hack attack, I have been ruminating about the request by the company for the media NOT to broadcast the private (and embarrassing) emails. In September, when the Apple iCloud was...