by Minter Dial | Dec 19, 2011 | Marketing
Storytelling is all the rage… In a quest for content, brands are looking to create stories to recount (online, in particular). The catch is that the stories must resonate with their audience and, more pressingly, must ring true for the employees. I see...
by Minter Dial | May 27, 2011 | Marketing
Social value embedded in Search Is it clear for you that social search is for real? As Google and Facebook face off against each other, Microsoft and Facebook are getting all the more “friendly.” As a result, Social Search is becoming evermore...
by Minter Dial | Sep 25, 2010 | Branding
A book I wish I had written! “Marketing Lessons from the Grateful Dead” (Amazon). Talk about a book that I wish I had written. As a long time fan of the Dead (“Deadhead”) and a travelling businessman, I feel like my involvement with the Dead...
by Minter Dial | Aug 26, 2010 | New Tech
Words are in… Wordsmithing remains a critical talent. Whether it is crafting the right slogan, snaring a killer title for your email campaign or cutting down to 140 characters the sweetest tweet, the word is [still] in. If images and videos...
by Minter Dial | Aug 15, 2010 | Branding
Getting down and personal with your clients and employees is surprisingly foreign for many companies; yet, I maintain that it is going to be an increasingly important element of success for marketers in the future. In this post, I want to lay down another anchor for...