by Minter Dial | Dec 28, 2011 | Social Media
You are your ( social ) network The case of Noah Kravitz has hit front page and, rightly so. If you haven’t heard about it, you should read this article in the New York Times. In short, Noah Kravitz is being sued for damages — to the tune...
by Minter Dial | Dec 21, 2011 | Marketing
Words that go So-Lo-Mo must go Co … As the So-Lo-Mo (Social-Local-Mobile) expression gradually goes mainstream, I ponder how the myndset within organizations must change to accommodate the new style(s) of marketing. Being social is already a...
by Minter Dial | Dec 19, 2011 | Marketing
Storytelling is all the rage… In a quest for content, brands are looking to create stories to recount (online, in particular). The catch is that the stories must resonate with their audience and, more pressingly, must ring true for the employees. I see...
by Minter Dial | Dec 8, 2011 | Branding, Internet of Things
Getting used to ambiguity in the world of digital marketing Merging the Personal & Professional Last week, I wrote (post: Virtually Real) about the existential challenge for brand marketers to live with a whole assortment of ambiguities. These ambiguities center...
by Minter Dial | Dec 6, 2011 | Social Media
Oyé Oyé: managers listen up In the 16 years that I worked in the professional salon business around the world for L’Oreal (Redken, Kerastase…), I met a great number of extraordinary men and women who are hairdressers, several of whom I still...