by Minter Dial | Oct 2, 2012 | Business
The Cults of Perfection and SecrecyA couple of days ago (Sept 28) both the US Intelligence and Apple did something simultaneously and quite counter cultural: they both admitted that they had made mistakes. Both the US intelligence and Apple have a history of not...
by Minter Dial | Sep 25, 2012 | Branding
If you’re like me, do you try to pack in as much as possible into every day? One of the tried and true methods to know whether you are advancing in the molasses of daily travail is to conjure up a list of things to do. Some of us use pen and paper....
by Minter Dial | Sep 18, 2012 | Marketing
The product is king!How to spot a company that isn’t customer centric? Product centric companies have a tendency to believe that they are equally customer centric. The story in the heads of top management goes along the lines of: “Product is King and...
by Minter Dial | Sep 14, 2012 | Leadership
Over the last ten years, what are the two most inspiring business successes out there? Great, enduring but how copiable? I would imagine that in a poll, in the Western world in any event, the two most common answers would be Apple and Google. What do you think?...
by Minter Dial | Sep 12, 2012 | Marketing
Few are the brands that have true staying power. Some keep on thanks to favorable market conditions (Standard Oil, but then woe betide the authorities!), an ongoing ability to pivot when necessary (IBM, Peugeot), or state protection (Boeing, Airbus…)....