by Minter Dial | Oct 25, 2011 | Sports
Marketer’s delight: Ads that surprise While watching television (the film Hurt Locker and #RWC11) this weekend on my trip to Liverpool (UK), I was delighted by two sets of ads. Not very often that happens, so I thought I would share the experience....
by Minter Dial | Jul 21, 2011 | Sports
Women’s World Cup – a showcase event I, like 13.5 million other viewers in the US*, was scotched to the television watching en famille the Women’s World Cup final between the US and Japan this past Sunday. It was a game that — for many of...
by Minter Dial | Jan 16, 2011 | Sports
Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer in benefit Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will play an exhibition match on Sunday ahead of the Australian Open to raise funds for the country’s flood victims. Federer, Nadal, Novak...
by Minter Dial | Nov 10, 2010 | Sports
If you needed any extra proof that there is talent behind those hard hitting, charming chestnut brown eyes, you need to see this. Whether or not you play tennis, you will appreciate the unedited skill. Note that he is NOT wearing a tie. Still, I don’t think...
by Minter Dial | Oct 22, 2010 | Sports
Sporting a digital pulse Not that I am a baseball fan, but I do keep an eye out for my adopted hometown, Philadelphia, whenever they are in the playoffs. This year, after a great regular season, I see that the Philadelphia Phillies are just one game away from being...
by Minter Dial | Sep 4, 2010 | Leadership, Sports
It happens throughout every match — players uncork a first serve with as much force as possible, confident in the knowledge that another chance awaits. And on the second serve, they hit a much different, more timid, perceptibly slower serve.The ball is more likely to...