by Minter Dial | Jan 19, 2008 | Branding, Business, Marketing
Wholly Exemplary Whole Foods! (Sounds like something a modern day Batman would say, no?) Whether you are starting a business, or wanting to inspire yourself for good business sense and dollars, go check out this post (“I’m moving in with Whole...
by Minter Dial | Jan 13, 2008 | Marketing
China bans free bags! In a second post (“Getting rid of Plastic Bags” May 2007) on the topic, I read in the Herald Tribune with a mixture of satisfaction and curiosity about China’s intended policy to ban the giving out of free plastic bags in shops...
by Minter Dial | Jan 1, 2008 | Health
Glad to usher in a new year and, with it, the beginning of smoke-free hotels, bars and restaurants in Paris. But, as this BBC article explains, Paris is not the only place to take on new year resolutions. Eight German states, including Berlin and heavy drinking...
by Minter Dial | Dec 11, 2007 | Marketing, Travel
Got turned on to this Virgin America safety announcement (below) via Rohit Bhargava’s Influential Marketing Blog in his post humouristically entitled: the 12 important things he himself learned reading his own blog. The title is deceiving as Rohit invited 12...
by Minter Dial | Sep 28, 2007 | Politics
Was quite interested to see that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has openly stated that “climate change is a real problem.” A statement that has taken a long time to come. At a meeting, held in DC, of the 16 most polluting countries, the BBC reports...