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The five greatest productivity tools: Doodle to help set up meetings (#3 of 5)

by Minter Dial | Sep 22, 2011 | Mobile

Are you available on the….? Hate ‘em as you may, meetings are a mainstay in business because of the underlying power of conversation. And communication is the lifeblood of a business. However, one of the biggest hurdles is in finding a time...

Speculation & Accountability – Can they lie together?

by Minter Dial | Sep 16, 2011 | Leadership

Gut & Data: Two sources of direction This post is inspired by a wonderful quote from Duncan Watts, of Yahoo Research, made on this McKinsey Quarterly podcast (May 2011): “Our enthusiasm for making predictions is matched only by our reluctance to be held...

Corporate Communications must get more personal

by Minter Dial | Jul 12, 2011 | Marketing

Updating your Communication Style Ok, so a shareholder meeting must generally remain within the codes of tradition and press releases on serious matters must maintain a certain minimum decorum. However, not all corporate communications must follow the hyper...

Three secrets to great Social Media. Hint: Get Real

by Minter Dial | Jul 8, 2011 | Social Media

Social Media is for real, if… Succeeding in a social media strategy is a complex affair because you need to pit the temptation of short term gain against the long term build. But, here are, what I believe to be, the three golden tips. How to win at the...

Google+: Can you launch a G+ social network if you are not social+?

by Minter Dial | Jul 6, 2011 | Social Media

Being social is key to winning the social media game The first week of “beta” testing of the new Google+ social network is nearly finished and the debate is raging as to whether Google+ will succeed. On the heels of a few interesting conversations and...