by Minter Dial | Jun 18, 2017 | Leadership, Meaningfulness
Many are the brand consultants, agencies and marketing articles that talk about the importance of a brand’s authenticity. Why is authenticity so à la mode, you might ask? I put it down to three factors: Marketing (as a function) and advertising (as a practice)...
by Minter Dial | Jun 2, 2017 | Marketing, Meaningfulness, Social Media
Big business is under siege. The turnover of senior executives has been following in the paths of the troubled results of so many well known brand names. Daily, I read about executives failing and/or being fired. You see big name brands shuttering stores daily and, as...
by Minter Dial | Jan 4, 2017 | Blockchain, Cyber Security, Meaningfulness, New Tech, Self Driving Car, Social Media
As ever, the new year ushers in an opportunity to consider what’s going to come up in 2017. If I had sum up my major 2017 predictions, it would be more of the same, except faster, different and, probably, worse. I would like to separate the challenges into three...
by Minter Dial | Jul 16, 2016 | Leadership, Meaningfulness
It is with these repeated horrific events, like the latest terror attack in Nice, that I hope we are going to have ONE long-term positive effect: To encourage us to do (more) things that are #MEANINGFUL Share on X. In the face of such wanton barbarity, there is an...
by Minter Dial | Apr 26, 2016 | Leadership, Meaningfulness
I have long been hammering on about why businesses with purpose — with a more profound why — will tend to win out over the long-term versus those without. To have a well-defined and broadly shared purpose is about having a strong north for your brand....
by Minter Dial | Mar 3, 2016 | Marketing, Meaningfulness
There has been much written about the need to create legitimate, powerful and engaging brand content. Finding and expressing meaning, meanwhile, is not so easy to do. Some brands hire “intelligent” consultants and agencies to craft clever advertising...
