by Minter Dial | May 22, 2014 | Branding
Many people have expressed doubts about the intelligence of Apple purported purchase of Beats Audio for $3.2B. On many points, I would certainly be tempted to agree with the criticism levied at Apple. The naysayers talk about: The price tag is...
by Minter Dial | May 5, 2014 | Sports
In a prior post, I did a comparison chart between the Nike Fuelband and Fitbit. I looked at the features and benefits of each. I also compared the measurements that each provides in common: calories and steps. The only catch was that, last time, I wore each...
by Minter Dial | Jan 6, 2014 | New Tech
The figures for 2013 tend to show that eBook sales slowed. According to the US data from the Association of American Publishers, adult eBooks grew less than +5% year/year for the eight months ending August 2013 compared to double and triple digit growth in the...
by Minter Dial | Oct 22, 2013 | New Tech
Marketing is a tricky place to be. On the one hand, most marketers in position today were not given the training in school to deal with all the new devices, tools and platforms available today. There’s social media, mobile, search, omnichannel and big data and...
by Minter Dial | Sep 17, 2013 | Politics
In the wake of the NSA/Prism revelations, it begins to become too big to ignore: everything is being or will be monitored. Privacy is becoming a central issue of the internet and, by extension, should be a central concern for all digital marketing teams. I have the...