by Minter Dial | Nov 19, 2014 | Retail
I was in the Galeries Lafayette, in Paris, last week to find a specific Christmas present for my wife and felt decidedly disoriented as I walked in. Happily, there was a map on the wall with, as a bonus, a geolocation app, specifically for the Boulevard Haussmann...
by Minter Dial | Oct 20, 2014 | New Tech
So, have you yet held an iPhone 6 Plus in your hand? Between #bendgate* (BTW you shouldn’t put it in your back pocket anyway because it can easily be swiped from there, just like your wallet) and initial challenges with iOS8, the iPhone 6 and its big...
by Minter Dial | Sep 24, 2014 | Internet of Things, New Tech
Most futurists or “futurologists” have predicted that access to the Internet will be everywhere. Even if the “Internet of Things” (IoT) may be considered a trendy trending term, the vision of hyper connectivity all the same continues to excite...
by Minter Dial | Sep 17, 2014 | Retail
If digitail (digital in retail) is still an embryonic science, it is estimated that around 20-30% of stores in the US now provide free wifi access. For the remainder, reasons why retailers or mall owners (and the like) have not embraced offering free wifi most...
by Minter Dial | Sep 16, 2014 | Marketing
With the massive proliferation of sites and apps, most will suffer the ignominy of remaining incognito. For some, they may think of themselves as the world’s best kept secret. For others, I would argue, it is just as well! Why? Because so many...