by Minter Dial | Jun 28, 2016 | Politics
After the surprising BREXIT vote by the people of the United Kingdom last Thursday, we have since certainly all been involved in heated debates regarding this topic. Amongst my Parisian friends, the conversation kept coming back to the English. And like in the...
by Minter Dial | Jun 20, 2016 | Politics
Isn’t it ironic that the BREXIT vote is happening in the midst of Euro 2016? With good fortune (or planning?), there are no matches on Thursday 23rd. I am not particularly fond of football, but I feel like such tournaments are the best way to get out our...
by Minter Dial | Mar 14, 2014 | Branding, Business, Travel
Heathrow Terminal 5 is in need of an urgent look at its customer journey… literally I recently took a British Airways flight in business class on a brand new 787 “Dreamliner” on one of the first ever non-stop flights between London and Austin Texas (it was...
by Minter Dial | Mar 18, 2010 | Marketing
Marmite is required taste. For those of you who have ever tried it, you know that Marmite (owned by Unilever) does not leave you neutral. This “love it or hate it” element is captured beautifully in the Marmite Cereal Bar ad campaign that is currently on...
by Minter Dial | Sep 5, 2009 | Politics
Tony Blair was told by a patriarch of the backbench, back when he was serving as an opposition MP, that if he kept leaving the House of Commons promptly after the 7pm o’clock session (to take care of his children) without spending some time fraternising with...