by Minter Dial | Feb 17, 2009 | Branding, Marketing
News is out that Microsoft is going to start opening its own stores. (Seattle Times 12/2/09 or Mercury News, 13/2/09) Having hired David Porter, a 25-year veteran of Walmart, Microsoft wants to go down the Apple path to create a retail outlet to express, educate and...
by Minter Dial | Feb 8, 2009 | Leadership, Marketing, Politics
At the NetExplorateur Forum 2009, I attended the Obama_online presentation by Tom Gensemer, Managing Partner at Blue State Digital (BSD), who explained the inner workings behind President Obama’s online campaign. Gensemer, who is not one to hide his partiality, gave...
by Minter Dial | Feb 8, 2009 | Politics
At the NetExplo Forum 2009, I attended the Obama_online presentation by Tom Gensemer, Managing Partner at Blue State Digital (BSD), who explained the inner workings behind President Obama’s online campaign. Gensemer, who is not one to hide his partiality, gave lots of...
by Minter Dial | Jan 27, 2009 | Marketing, Mobile
Feeling nostalgic during these difficult times? You are not alone. Many people, in this worrisome period (in spite of the arrival of Obama), are looking for creature comforts, reassurance and transparency. In the spirit of rekindling nostalgic moments, below is a...
by Minter Dial | Jan 25, 2009 | Marketing, Travel
At Las Vegas McCarran Airport, I found this kiosk selling a number of Apple goods. It was a peculiar site, the logo atop being the little Apple of my eye, caught my attention. While Apple has seemingly established these vending machines in many airports (I have...