by Minter Dial | Jun 6, 2007 | Marketing
Thanks again to my pal, Vincent, I have discovered a wonderfully a propos short film that speaks volumes… love, relationships & the consumer. See the film: The Break Up. This short is brought from Geert a marketing manager at Microsoft in Belgium....
by Minter Dial | Jun 2, 2007 | Branding, Marketing, Meaningfulness
After the Economist’s special section on the "A world of Connections" (April 28), I was glad to receive a link from a new (connected) acquaintance, Vincent, on Connected Marketing: http://www.connectedmarketing.org/surveys/. Connection is...
by Minter Dial | May 30, 2007 | Environment
When in Nice on holidays, I gladly paid 5 cents at the Monaco Carrefour for a plastic shopping bag. Upon researching the topic, there are apparently between 500 billion and 1 trillion plastic bags used every year by consumers worldwide. I am glad to see that San...
by Minter Dial | May 27, 2007 | Branding, Marketing
This is not an ode to the underworld. It isn’t even a portrait of the world’s [dirty] underwear. It is a description of a new marketing concept: The new Value-Added is Nothing. In the un-world, the value added in the consumer’s eyes is the lack of...
by Minter Dial | May 24, 2007 | Branding, Business, Marketing
Inspired by this blog on “Pink Slip,” “Business Darwinism and the will to survive”, I ponder how even great companies survive long term. The very concept of lasting [forever] can almost seem counter intuitive (in the world of capital markets)....
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