by Minter Dial | Jul 11, 2017 | Responsibility, Social Media
Last week (July 3), Tencent’s market value dropped $15 billion. On a total base of $330 billion, that’s a 5% haircut. The media’s narrative was that the stock price drop was due to an announcement by Tencent that they were going to limit the amount...
by Minter Dial | Apr 28, 2017 | Marketing
Marketers everywhere are now getting on the Influencer Marketing (IM) bandwagon. However, many (most) brands are still stumbling along in the process, giving little attention, providing small budgets and handing it off to the intern or maybe an agency to manage. But,...
by Minter Dial | Apr 19, 2017 | Marketing
Would you not agree that having wifi while you are travelling is beginning to feel more like a requirement than a gift? Being a regular traveller on the Eurostar wifi is important to me. I have forever been one of most vociferous passengers asking for...
by Minter Dial | Feb 9, 2017 | Marketing
If being “customer centric” is still being bandied about in boardrooms around the world, the reality is that most companies struggle to marry the mindset of “the customer is always right” with the quest for optimal profits. One of the ways to help galvanise an...
by Minter Dial | Sep 22, 2016 | Leadership, Responsibility
I love it when I hear certain executives say “we’re beginning to get it.” The good news is that there is a lot of movement in big business and many brands are beginning to “transform.” However, as was highlighted in the newly released...