by Minter Dial | Jan 13, 2008 | Marketing
China bans free bags! In a second post (“Getting rid of Plastic Bags” May 2007) on the topic, I read in the Herald Tribune with a mixture of satisfaction and curiosity about China’s intended policy to ban the giving out of free plastic bags in shops...
by Minter Dial | Dec 14, 2007 | Marketing, Mobile, Travel
Visit to Hanoi Vietnam – Part 3 of a 3-part recount…Today is December 15th, an important day for motorcyclists in Vietnam:Based on a personal survey, I would say that, up until a week ago (when I left), less than 5% of the scooter riders were wearing a...
by Minter Dial | Dec 14, 2007 | Travel
Visit to Hanoi Vietnam- Part 2 of a 3-part recount: Hanoi is a thriving city, with approximately 5 million inhabitants said the two local guides (although the official statistics cite a much lower number). The architecture of the buildings is a mixture of French...
by Minter Dial | Dec 14, 2007 | Travel
Visit to Hanoi Vietnam- Part 1 of a 3 part recount: For my first piece on Vietnam, I thought I’d start with a general overview. If nothing else, it’s a number of facts that you may or may not have been aware of. In parts 2 and 3, I will elaborate more on...
by Minter Dial | Nov 24, 2007 | Branding, Marketing, Sports
Who is the greatest male tennis player ever? Roger Federer, Pete Sampras, Bill Tilden, Rod Laver … Gonzales, Perry, Borg, McEnroe… The argument rages eternal among tennis players and fans and, aside from cyber-imagination, there are no ways for us to level...