by Minter Dial | Oct 22, 2008 | Marketing, Travel
Airline Ads — the good, the bad and the luxury In these trying economic times, one of the industries that will inevitably be hit hard (again), will be the airline industry. Whether for personal or business travel, there is likely to be a good amount of seat-belt...
by Minter Dial | Sep 25, 2008 | Leadership, Politics
President Nicolas Sarkozy made a startlingly strong speech tonight (September 25, 2008) in Toulon, at the Zenith, in front of 4,000 people. His speech was marked by personal engagement & responsibility, a bold acknowledgment of the unpopularity of certain of his...
by Minter Dial | Sep 20, 2008 | Politics
If the world could vote in the next US Presidential Election…it would be a landslide My friend Rodrigo (obrigado) sent me this link and I feel a compulsion to share it. Below is a snapshot of a poll taken from over 49,000 people around the world currently...
by Minter Dial | Sep 3, 2008 | Politics
Xavier Darcos, France’s Education Minister announced the giving of free [correction] English lessons over the summer months (starting next year) to willing students. What a shift in direction for the French who tend to promote francophonie. See here for the BBC...
by Minter Dial | Aug 31, 2008 | Business, Politics
I attended a small “bloggers only” interview at the MEDEF Université d’Eté 2008 of Luc Chatel, Secretary of State for Consumer affairs and Industry as well as Spokesman of the Government. Run by Loic Lemeur, the 20-minute interview had few pearls....