by Minter Dial | Mar 26, 2011 | Social Media
If there is one phrase I hear over and over, it is: “I don’t have the time…I’m super busy.” In conjunction with an ever growing realization of the need for digital education in organizations, I believe there is an even more urgent need to...
by Minter Dial | Feb 14, 2011 | Social Media
The Future of Marketing at the Media Aces Conference (Feb 2011) At the latest Media Aces* conference (7 February, 2011), I delivered a keynote speech entitled “Marketing in 2012.” There were 400 people on hand and the conference was broadcast in live...
by Minter Dial | Feb 8, 2011 | Social Media
If Facebook has gained 20 million users in France, there are still some people in France who are recalcitrant users, wary of the platform and feel more or less forced to join (6 reasons why not to join!). But, to paraphrase Joel de Rosnay, France is not rear guard; it...
by Minter Dial | Jan 24, 2011 | Branding, Social Media
Branding gets personal inside and out When companies have been “brought up” to be high performing and distinctly professional in their approach, there is a real risk for them going forward if they do not loosen up their “settings” to be more personal. Not only does...
by Minter Dial | Jan 7, 2011 | Marketing
Marketers’ first ailment: Not invented here Every generation tends to think that their own era is special. The “not invented here” mindset applied to a time span… Perhaps it should read: “not invented now” or “never seen...