by Minter Dial | May 21, 2012 | Leadership, Responsibility
It is my very firm rooted belief that the difference between a good brand and a great brand lies in the way and to the extent the employee base believes in the brand. The best advocates of your brand must be your employees. If not, how believable are any...
by Minter Dial | May 16, 2012 | Social Media
Few would quibble with the notion that change is in the air. This year, with heads of state/parliamentary elections in over 60 countries, we can expect many incumbent governments to change (witness the most recent cases of France and Greece…). Last...
by Minter Dial | May 10, 2012 | Social Media
I thought this street advertising for Godspell at Circle in the Square theatre on Broadway (NY) was brilliant. Clearly, this is one socially savvy Broadway theatre (and/or it has a good agency behind it). The play has a full (dare I say heavenly) battery of social...
by Minter Dial | Apr 11, 2012 | Social Media
Whose tweet is it, anyway?In December 2011, I wrote up the saga about Noah Kravitz (see the original post ”Social Media Ownership” here) and the issue of who owns your social media profile while you are working for and/or representing a company or...
by Minter Dial | Apr 8, 2012 | Social Media
As brands get hip to social media, I have seen a few organizations take the inevitable shortcuts. These shortcuts can include outsourcing community management (at a more radical level), ignoring the weekend, moderating unwanted comments, or simply not engaging...