Leadership, Brand Strategy & Transformation - Minter Dialogue
574 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsWith the Minter Dialogue podcast, your host Minter Dial is on a mission to help elevate the debate and insert more meaningfulness into our lives. He gives weekly interviews around leadership, brand strategy and transformation, featuring top business leaders, personalities, entrepreneurs and authors from around the world who are making things happen! The show was ranked as the #6 Leadership and #5 Branding Podcast 2021 by Feedspot, Julie Livingstone’s Top 15 Marketing Podcasts 2020 and Top 50 Marketing Blog/Podcasts by Linkedin.
Minter Dial is a filmmaker and author of four award-winning books, The Last Ring Home, Futureproof (FT Press), You Lead (Kogan Page) and Heartificial Empathy, 2nd edition (2023). He's currently writing Dialogos on Substack, to foster more meaningful conversation.
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Lutz Finger, Big Data expert, author and entrepreneur (MDE74)
September 11, 2013 04:00 - 39 minutesMinter Dialogue #74 -- This interview, recorded on September 3 2013, is with Lutz Finger, author, blogger, entrepreneur and consultant and a BIG specialist of BIG DATA. I met Lutz, a fellow INSEADer, at the Future Media Forum 2013 in Moscow. Lutz is about to join LinkedIn to bring his big data expertise to them. In this interview, we discuss what is big data for a company, how to explore and exploit it, as well as some of the necessary tools and ways to organize oneself. For anyone wishing to...
Vincent Ducrey, Co-founder of the Hub Forum and Hub Institute (MDE73)
September 07, 2013 04:00 - 18 minutesMinter Dialogue #73.This interview, recorded on Sept 6, 2013, is with Vincent Ducrey. In this podcast, we talk about the upcoming HUB FORUM, in Paris, which he founded with Emmanuel Vivier, 4 years ago. The Hub Forum is now a landmark event in the world of digital in Paris. Come hear about the upcoming Hub Forum -- at which there are some 70 speakers, including many top international high profile names. We also discuss Vincent's other projects around innovation, including Innovation Week, whi...
Interview with Faisal Kapadia (@faisalkapadia) - Social Media Expert and Social Activist in Pakistan (MDE72)
September 05, 2013 04:00 - 31 minutesMinter Dialogue #72This interview, recorded on August 30 2013, is with Faisal Kapadia, aka FK, or @faisalkapadia on Twitter. Faisal is an author, blogger, podcaster, entrepreneur and social activist, achieving some extraordinary things in Pakistan. Thanks to his determination and social media, Faisal has notably helped found SA Relief, crowdsourced funding relief for disaster-struck areas. Faisal is also in charge of social media for Mindmap Pakistan, a consultancy offering leading SM and dig...
Interview with Thibault Villet, CEO of Glamour Sales China, online luxury private sales (MDE71)
August 29, 2013 04:00 - 28 minutesMinter Dialogue #71. This interview, recorded on August 22 2013, is with Thibault Villet, co-founder and CEO of Glamour Sales China, a luxury flash sale site, and part of the Glamour Sales Group. Having met Thibault in Shanghai this summer, we recorded this show, to talk about the Glamour Sales business model and some of their keys to success in a market where eCommerce is growing very rapidly. We also discuss the differences of the Asian market online versus Europe/NAM. It's a fascinating ma...
Interview with RJ Friedlander, CEO of ReviewPro: Ratings & Reviews for Hotels (MDE70)
July 26, 2013 04:00 - 31 minutesMinter Dialogue #70.This interview is with RJ Friedlander, the brother of a friend from Austin and who is doing great things in the Ratings & Reviews area for hotels out of Barcelona. RJ has a long history of digital in business and understands deeply the new economy as well as the challenges of implementing such open ratings & review systems in business. Come listen to RJ's insights -- truly worthwhile for all industries, not just tourism.Meanwhile, you can comment and find the show notes on...
Thoughtful China, Interview with Normandy Madden, Executive Producer (MDE69)
July 19, 2013 04:00 - 17 minutesMinter Dialogue #69This interview is with Normandy Madden. Recorded on my latest trip to Shanghai, this podcast gives us a glimpse into the Chinese digital market. Normandy is the executive producer of Thoughtful China, a weekly online advertising affairs program, featuring all sorts of personalities and points of view on the issues in China's advertising market. Previously, Normandy was the Asia Editor for Ad Age. Normandy provides some great insights about the Chinese market and the differe...
Developing eCommerce in Russia - interview with eStore Agency founders (MDE68)
July 06, 2013 04:00 - 25 minutesMinter Dialogue #68.This interview is with a duo of Frenchmen in Moscow: Maximilien Jacquet, CEO, along with Guillaume Le Roy, Managing Director of eStore Agency. Maximilien and Guillaume are co-founders of eStore Agency, based in Moscow, and helping eRetailers to grow online. If eCommerce is still in its infancy in Russia, the market is fascinating, because it is vast and very different and the growth opportunity is thus large. Meanwhile, you can comment and find the show notes on themyndset...
Krista Madden, founder of Handpicked Media, linking brands with bloggers (MDE67)
June 27, 2013 04:00 - 23 minutesMinter Dialogue #67This interview is with Krista Madden, founder of Handpicked Media, an agency that represents bloggers and vloggers from a wide array of areas, including fashion, beauty, parenting, food and travel. Handpicked Media specializes in arranging custom-made relationships between brands and these bloggers which, combined, have over 39 million page views. Meanwhile, you can comment and find the show notes on themyndset.com where you can also sign up for my weekly newsletter. Or you...
Eric Beard, A Football Report: Building community around the round ball (MDE65)
June 18, 2013 04:00 - 31 minutesMinter Dialogue #65This interview is with Eric Beard, whom I met at SXSW2013. Eric is Founder and Editor-in-Chief at "A Football Report". In this conversation, we discuss the AFR site and business model, how brands can participate as well as some fun banter about football, or soccer as it's called in the US. It's sort of "Marketing over Football" (to ape one of my favorite podcasts by John Wall and Christopher Penn @ Marketing over Coffee). Enjoy the show.Meanwhile, you can comment and find t...
Interview with Dorie Clark on Personal Branding, Author of Reinventing You (MDE64)
June 14, 2013 04:00 - 36 minutesMinter Dialogue #64 --This interview is with Dorie Clark, whom I met at SXSW2013. Dorie has just released her new book "Reinventing You: Define Your Brand, Imagine Your Future," published with the Harvard Business Review Press. A former presidential campaign spokesperson in the US, and a professor and lecturer at some of the most prestigious institutions, Dorie is also a frequent contributor to Forbes and the HBR. In this interview, we discuss what it means to define your personal brand, how ...
Interview with Christian Holst, co founder of Baymard Institute: how to improve the user experience (MDE63)
June 05, 2013 04:00 - 33 minutesMinter Dialogue #63 -- This interview is with Christian Holst, co-founder of The Baymard Institute, based in Copenhagen, a research firm focused on how to improve the user experience. In this conversation, we discuss the challenges of making a good eCommerce experience, the difficulties for a luxury brand in eCommerce, some tips and tricks on improving the checkout process and more. Christian shares with us some great and concrete insights.Meanwhile, you can comment and find the show notes on...
Sterling Proffer, Vice Media Director of Platform - Navigating the digital channels (MDE62)
May 21, 2013 04:00 - 35 minutesMinter Dialogue #62 -- This interview is with Sterling Proffer, whom I met at SXSW2013. Sterling works at one of the more fascinating and disruptive companies: Vice Media. Vice are publishers, aggregators, curators, and social platforms. As Director of Platform at Vice, Sterling's job is to help them navigate that world and position them across every place the audience can find them. I believe that the lessons for brands are multiple. A stimulating discussion to say the least. Enjoy the show!...
Giles Corbett, Libon, Innovative OTT from Orange Labs (MDE61)
May 15, 2013 04:00 - 23 minutesMinter Dialogue #61 -- This interview is with Giles Corbett who runs Libon, as part of the Orange Group. Libon, formerly Live Better On, is an OTT service that provides a radically different experience to voice mail. In this interview, we discuss the Libon business, how it works within the Orange context and some of the prospects for the future.Meanwhile, you can comment and find the show notes on themyndset.com where you can also sign up for my weekly newsletter. Or you can follow me on Twit...
Doug Hewett, Putting people at the heart of the brand, MDE60
May 09, 2013 04:00 - 24 minutesMinter Dialogue #60This interview is with Doug Hewett, who is the co-founder -- along with Brook Calverly -- and Managing Director at People-Made, a brand consultancy at the cross-section of brand, culture and social. Doug comes from a strong background in branding via the Engage Group and then at Interbrand. Doug and I share a number of common passions and connections. In this podcast, we discuss the challenges faced with organizations in becoming social businesses, including the pitfalls an...
Valorie Reavis, LinkUp Marketing & the Shout Lounge : Digital Marketing for the Beauty Industry
May 02, 2013 04:00 - 25 minutesThis interview is with Valorie Reavis, the founder of the LinkUp Marketing Agency, based out in Belmont Shore California, and dedicated to an industry I know only too well: hair and beauty! Valorie is also the mastermind behind the Shout Lounge, a social media and business tool, specialized for professional salons. In fact, Valorie has a strong international background in the beauty business, having worked on the salon business software side. Since it's an area of predilection for me, I wante...
Francis Pisani, Journalist, Author and World Traveler on Innovation (MDE58)
April 25, 2013 04:00 - 24 minutesMinter Dialogue #58This interview is with Francis Pisani, a truly polyglot esteemed journalist, author and academic from France, who has taught at some of the most established institutions in the world, including Stanford, UC Berkeley, and Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico. In 2011, Francis launched Winch5, a worldwide tour looking at innovation in its different forms. In this interview with Francis, we discuss some of his lessons learned from his voyage around the world, how innovation is...
Patrick Powers, Entrepreneurs in London and Social Media & Email Marketing (MDE57)
April 07, 2013 04:00 - 27 minutesMinter Dialogue #57This interview is with Patrick Powers, a Danish-born entrepreneur, living in greater London. Patrick, who has written a couple of books, runs a vibrant entrepreneurs club in England and works on helping SMBs on their email marketing and social media strategies. If you are interested in social media and email marketing, hopefully you will enjoy Patrick's perspective as well as some tips and tricks and a special offer for his program. Meanwhile, you can comment and find the s...
Jan Thompson, filmmaker, "Never the Same" and "The Tragedy of Bataan" (MDE56)
April 05, 2013 04:00 - 30 minutesMinter Dialogue #56 -- This is a first for this Show. As you know, usually we talk branding and digital marketing. But this time, I have recorded a show based on one of my deeply personal passions and something that has been driving me for some 21 years. It regards history -- specifically a part of WWII history that has been left outside of the normal focus. I had the chance to catch Jan Thompson, Professor of Radio-Television at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, just before she had th...
Alex Connock, Shine On Digital / Shine North MD (MDE55)
March 18, 2013 04:00 - 34 minutesMinter Dialogue #55If you are interested in the world of video and digital media, you'll want to listen up to this interview. It's with Alex Connock, Managing Director of Shine On Digital and Shine North, based in the UK. We talk about how the world of video is evolving, what are the best ways to make distribute and monetize video, as well as the relevance of having a social media presence as a senior executive. Meanwhile, you can comment and find the show notes on themyndset.com where you ca...
Adrien Henni, East-West Digital News co-founder and chief editor (MDE54)
March 02, 2013 05:00 - 22 minutesMinter Dialogue #54This interview is with Adrien Henni, a Frenchman and man on the know based in Moscow. Adrien is co-founder and chief editor of East West Digital News, an English language media focused on the evolving Russian digital market. He is also advisor to FaberNovel, the innovation consultancy out of Paris. For anyone interested in exploring the Russian digital market, you'll want to listen up! Meanwhile, you can comment and find the show notes on themyndset.com where you can also s...
MDE53: Matt Stempeck, LazyTruth Winner at #Netexplo 2013
February 26, 2013 05:00 - 9 minutesMinter Dialogue #53 - In the second of the series, here is an interview with Netexplo 2013 award winner, Matt Stempeck, who created LazyTruth, an open source system to help us vet the false from the true on line. LazyTruth was one of the top 10 award winners at the Netexplo Forum (Feb 14-15), where we look at the new technology trends the world over. Matt is part of team at MIT Media Labs, studying the future of journalism, media, social media and social change. Enjoy the show! It's a fabulou...
MDE52: Nanshu Lu, Electronic Tattoos at #Netexplo Forum 2013 Grand Winner
February 23, 2013 05:00 - 13 minutesMinter Dialogue #52Some of you will hopefully have followed the Netexplo Forum on the live stream, where we look at the new technology trends the world over. I was able to catch up with a few of the prize winners This first interview is with Dr Nanshu Lu, the Grand Winner of the Netexplo 2013 Awards. Her project is absolutely stunning. Here, Nanshu describes what Electronic Tattoos are and some of the potential applicationsMeanwhile, you can comment and find the show notes on themyndset.com w...
MDE52: Nanshu Lu, Electronic Tattoos at #Netexplo Forum 2013 Grand Winner
February 23, 2013 05:00 - 13 minutesMinter Dialogue #52Some of you will hopefully have followed the Netexplo Forum on the live stream, where we look at the new technology trends the world over. I was able to catch up with a few of the prize winners This first interview is with Dr Nanshu Lu, the Grand Winner of the Netexplo 2013 Awards. Her project is absolutely stunning. Here, Nanshu describes what Electronic Tattoos are and some of the potential applicationsMeanwhile, you can comment and find the show notes on themyndset.c...
MDE51: Roland Whitehead, Quru CEO for Open Source Services
February 05, 2013 05:00 - 31 minutesMinter Dialogue #51This interview is with Roland Whitehead, CEO and founder of Quru. Quru is an IT services company specialized in Linux and other open source solutions, and is the fastest-growing Red Hat solution provider in the UK. In this conversation, we look at how companies can use open source to create apps and bespoke effective software solutions based on open source options. We also talk about the community of Open Source and the world of hackers, the Raspberry Pi and more. Meanwhile...
MDE50: GIles Palmer, CEO of BrandWatch, social media monitoring and marketing
January 31, 2013 05:00 - 28 minutesMinter Dialogue #50 --This interview is with Giles Palmer, CEO and founder of BrandWatch, a UK-based social media monitor company that has been around since 2007. Giles is at the heart of mining and understanding text, which remains a hot and rather difficult, if not disputed area in the world of social media marketing. You'll appreciate Giles' down to earthiness in this conversation I had with him, where we discuss the challenges of tracking the social media networks, forums and blogs to hel...
MDE49: Jeremy Waite, head of Social Strategy for Adobe EMEA
January 27, 2013 05:00 - 33 minutesMinter Dialogue #49This interview is with Jeremy Waite, who is in charge of Social Strategy Consulting at Adobe EMEA. With a strong operational background and practice in building and implementing social media strategy, Jeremy is also great fun. A man of influence, great talent and with a genuine smile, you should relish this interview cut over a glass of wine and delicious cheese. Meanwhile, you can comment and find the show notes on themyndset.com where you can also sign up for my weekly ne...
MDE48: Brian Solis on the Future of Business and Digital Darwinism
January 12, 2013 05:00 - 34 minutesMinter Dialogue #48 -- This interview is with Brian Solis, author of Engage, The End of Business as Usual as well as the marvelous Conversation Prism (now in its third version). In this podcast, recorded in Paris ahead of a conference I was hosting with Brian, we discuss a wide range of topics, including his upcoming book, WTF, digital darwinism, the challenges for businesses who are facing the inescapable digital transformation, as well as what leaders should take away from the Steve Jobs' b...
Kathleen Mitchell, VP of EMEA for Stella & Dot, Jewelry Direct Sales (MDE47)
January 08, 2013 05:00 - 29 minutesMinter Dialogue #47 -- This interview is with Kathleen (Gillin) Mitchell, a former colleague from my L'Oréal days and now head of EMEA for Stella and Dot, an innovative company, that is built on a direct sales model merged with social and eCommerce. Recognized as one of Inc 500’s fastest growing companies, Stella and Dot is paving a new way with a strong sense of mission and brand. It's an exciting business model. In this conversation, we discuss how Stella and Dot's model works, the keys to ...
MDE46: Scott Weitz, CEO of Driver Digital, boosting your video impact
January 06, 2013 05:00 - 19 minutesMinter Dialogue #46This interview is with Scott Weitz, Founder/CEO Driver Digital, specialized in driving viewers and interaction with video media across all measure of platforms. Previously, Scott founded Driver Media with my long-time friend, JD Williams. We all know that video is a hot commodity online. Great video is hotter still, especially when you know how to distribute it. If you're curious about that, you'll want to listen up to Scott. Meanwhile, you can comment and find the show not...
MDE45: Odile Roujol, SVP Brand and Communications for Orange France - taking the digital turn in stride
December 18, 2012 05:00 - 24 minutesMinter Dialogue #45This interview is with Odile Roujol, a friend and ex-colleague from my days at L'Oreal and who now is SVP, in charge of Brand and Communications for the French telco giant, Orange France. Being the delivery mechanism across all our screens, it's a fascinating world, making Orange be far upstream compared to most brands. Orange France is pioneering in many areas, bringing content and engagement through the multiple channels they operate. We discuss Orange's approach to eR...
MDE44: Amy Schlein, CubeYou for deep Facebook social media marketing
December 17, 2012 05:00 - 16 minutesMinter Dialogue #44This interview is with Amy Schlein, Marketing Director at Cubeyou (based in Milan, Italy) an innovative platform that allows marketers to mine and analyze data inside Facebook and beyond the basic Facebook Insights. Definitely, CubeYou was a pearl of a find at Le Web 2012 (Paris). Anyone who wants to use Facebook as a marketing tool needs to listen to this one!Meanwhile, you can comment and find the show notes on themyndset.com where you can also sign up for my weekly new...
MDE43: Delphine Robiot, ex Tommy.com European Director, talking eCommerce tips and tricks
December 16, 2012 05:00 - 30 minutesMinter Dialogue #43This interview is with Delphine Robiot, a bona fide expert in eCommerce. Delphine has more than a ten year track record in eCommerce, having run Tommy Hilfiger's eCommerce store, Tommy.com, across Europe as well as her running her own pure player start-up, Plantes et Jardins. For anyone interested in eCommerce, you ought to enjoy mightily listening to Delphine.Meanwhile, you can comment and find the show notes on themyndset.com where you can also sign up for my weekly new...
MDE42: Marc Rougier, CEO of Scoop.it, curation for brands and individuals
December 10, 2012 05:00 - 12 minutesMinter Dialogue #42This interview is with Marc Rougier, a friend and a past participant on my French podcast. Today's is in English. Marc is founder and CEO of Scoop.it, one of the darlings in the curation space, helping individuals, brands and businesses to edit and share content in themed magazines. It's a great platform if you've never tried. Come listen to what Marc has to say about it.Meanwhile, you can comment and find the show notes on themyndset.com where you can also sign up for ...
MDE41: Jared Schiffman, Digital in Retail - Perch and Potion
December 08, 2012 05:00 - 31 minutesMinter Dialogue Internet Show #41This interview is with Jared Schiffman, co-founder of two companies that work on the area of digital for business. One is an agency called Potion and the other is Perch Interactive, with a fabulously innovative technology to help enliven the retail space. In this interview, we discuss the challenges of implementing interactive technology in the retail shop and exchange on how digital will play a role in retail in the future.Meanwhile, you can comment and fin...
MDE40: Rasmus Moller Nielsen: CEO of Komfo agency for social media marketing solutions
December 03, 2012 05:00 - 32 minutesMinter Dialogue Internet Show #40This interview is with Rasmus Moller Nielsen, co-founder and CEO of Komfo, an IT company providing tools for social media, based in Copenhagen, Denmark, with Facebook marketing solutions among other services. In this interview we discuss the challenges of implementing social media marketing and some of the keys to overcoming them. We also talk about some of the trends and an outlook for 2013.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)
MDE39: Robin Block, The power of authentic video storytelling
November 04, 2012 04:00 - 30 minutesMinter Dialogue Radio Show #39This interview is with Robin Block, founder of Red Sky Vision, an award winning production company based in England and specializing in thought leadership films, corporate communications and animations. I met Robin and experienced his talent at interviewing first hand to cut an interview in advance of a keynote speech I made at IABC. He has a vision and passion about what video can do for individuals and companies that is worth discovering. Meanwhile, you can ...
MDE38: Alex Luff, Putting people into communications at Corporate Edge
October 27, 2012 04:00 - 31 minutesMinter Dialogue Radio Show #38This interview is with Alex Luff, Managing Director of Corporate Edge, a branding and communications agency, specialized in B2B, whose mission is to put people at the heart of business communications. Their clients include many big brands such Shell, M&S, EDF, EADS, Cadbury and Jumeirah. In this interview, we discussed the need and ways to have brand advocacy within the organization. What are the challenges and solutions for creating strong communications for b...
MDE37: Delphine Remy-Boutang, Social Bureau CEO and ex Worldwide Social Media Director of IBM
October 17, 2012 04:00 - 24 minutesWelcome to the Minter Dialogue Radio Show #37 Delphine Remy-Boutang is the founder and CEO of Social Bureau, a social business consultancy, created in 2012. With a most interesting background, particularly when Delphine was Worldwide Director of Social Media Marketing at IBM, where she worked for 11 years, she and I share a number of common passions as well as an Anglo-French background. Delphine is a frequent speaker at seminars, conferences on the subject of social media and its effective...
MDE36: Kevin Ryan, CEO and founder of GILT, Business Insider & MongoDB
October 06, 2012 04:00 - 32 minutesWelcome to the Minter Dialogue Radio Show #36This interview is with Kevin Ryan, entrepreneur, business leader and angel investor. As CEO, he helped build DoubleClick basically from scratch into a multi-billion dollar business. Kevin has since gone to invest in a number of winning adventures and founded the Alleycorp network, which includes three companies each of which has met with great success, including the hugely popular Business Insider for business news and analysis, Mongo Database and...
MDE35: Andrew Grill, CEO of Kred, measuring your influence with transparency
September 30, 2012 04:00 - 13 minutesWelcome to the Minter Dialogue Radio Show number #35. This interview is with Andrew Grill, CEO of KRED, for real-time transparent community-based influence measurement. A hot field and one that typically galvanizes conversation, Andrew has a strong vision of how to make influence measurement credible and viable. I met Andrew at the LikeMinds conferences for Social Media Week 2012. and we recorded this interview on the fly. I think you will find it very stimulating. Meanwhile, you can comm...
MDE34: Caspar Craven, Director at Trovus, experts in customer intelligence
September 27, 2012 04:00 - 18 minutesWelcome to the Minter Dialogue Radio Show number #34. This interview is with Caspar Craven, whom I met thanks to Jane Gomez at the Supper Club. Caspar is co-founder and Director of Trovus, an award winning agency working on gleaning and refining customer intelligence, especially for B2B companies. Casper has a very strong point of view on customer intelligence and about what makes for success in creating customer driven sustainable growth. I'm sure you will enjoy his insights. Meanwhile, you ...
MDE33: Marc Wright, Publisher of Simply Communicate for Internal Communications Professional
September 21, 2012 04:00 - 33 minutesWelcome to the Minter Dialogue Radio Show number #33. This interview is with Marc Wright, the founder and publisher of Simply Communicate which, at its core, is a community of some 9,000 professionals involved in internal communications. Marc also founded and runs an events and video production agency, "Simply Experience," and internal communications consultancy, called "Simply Good Advice." Marc is at the heart of what I consider the killer app for business these days: internal communication...
MDE32: Dario Cotroneo, Celebrity Stylist, founder of DCI, MyCurl and his eponymous salon
September 10, 2012 04:00 - 19 minutesWelcome to the Minter Dialogue Radio Show number #32. This interview is with someone whom I met back in my L'Oreal days. At the time, I found Dario Cotroneo to be a true visionary. Aside from being one of the top ranked stylists in Sydney, much less Australia, Dario is a dynamic entrepreneur, on a mission. He innovated well before any of the manufacturers in creating online learning with a global reach. He has also launched an appliance and runs a highly celebrated salon in Sydney. We hooked ...
MDE31: Dominic Tremblay, President of Tuxedo Agency, author of Zombie Boy
July 13, 2012 04:00 - 20 minutesWelcome to the Minter Dialogue Radio Show number #31. This interview is with my friend and former colleague, Dominic Tremblay, who left L'Oreal to launch his own creative agency, TUXEDO. Dominic is on the cutting of marketing and digital marketing, in particular. His agency has gained huge traction in North America, making several wildly successful viral videos. We'll get some inside scoops and tricks of the trade in this interview.Meanwhile, you can comment and find the show notes on themynd...
MDE30: Vincent Dutot, Professor of eCommerce: the state of the business
July 07, 2012 04:00 - 26 minutesWelcome to the Minter Dialogue Radio Show number #30. This interview is with Vincent Dutot, phD, Associate Professor at the E.S.G. business school in Paris and specialized in the world of eCommerce. With 10 years spent in Canada and now based in Paris, Vincent has a very wide-ranging understanding of eCommerce. In this interview, we look at the major trends, the challenges and how the business models are evolving. Borderline Gen Y, Vincent is sharp as tacks. I'm sure you'll enjoy hearing his ...
MDE29: Joe Jaffe, Chief Interruptor and Innovator
April 14, 2012 04:00 - 52 minutesMinter Dialogue Radio Show number #29. This interview is with Joe Jaffe. Joe is the author of the groundbreaking book "Life after the 30 second spot" as well as "Join The Conversation." He founded the Crayon agency, is author of a power blog Jaffe Juice as well as Jaffe Juice TV and a renowned thought leader in marketing and innovation. I have had the pleasure to know Joe for a good many years and it was after hearing about his latest venture, Evolution, that we thought we'd record a show tog...
MDE28: Sean Keyes, co-founder of Avalanshare: giving value to sharing
March 28, 2012 04:00 - 19 minutesWelcome to the Minter Dialogue Radio Show number #28. This interview is with Sean Keyes, who is CMO and co-owner of Avalanshare. AvalanShare is an interesting start-up that gives value to sharing with your network. It's a social media tool whose purpose is to turn existing clients into "vocal" supporters, rewarding them for sharing their purchase across their social networks. I think brand marketers will be interested to hear about this initiative.Meanwhile, you can comment and find the show ...
MDE27: Brian Platz, COO and co-founder of SilkRoad Point
March 24, 2012 04:00 - 13 minutesWelcome to the Minter Dialogue Radio Show number #27. I attended the Netexplo Forum 2012 on March 15-16, held at the marvelous UNESCO headquarters, in Paris. Netexplo is an observatory of new tech trends around the world, with which I have been associated for the last couple of years. There were ten award winners highlighted at the event, each coming from the four corners of the world and each with a very interesting angle. In the fifth and last of this series, I caught up with Brian Platz, C...
MDE26: Erika Anderson, founder and CEO of H2020, award winner at Netexplo 2012
March 23, 2012 04:00 - 7 minutesI attended the Netexplo Forum 2012 on March 15-16, held at the splendid UNESCO headquarters, in Paris. Netexplo is an observatory of new tech trends around the world, with which I have been associated for the last couple of years. There were ten award winners highlighted at the event. In the fourth of this series, I caught up with Erika Anderson, CEO and founder of H2020, a water poverty project that collects data, like a rolling, real-time census... The benefit is more accurate, up-to-date u...
MDE25: Joe Salesky, Freemonee founder, winner at #Netexplo 2012
March 23, 2012 04:00 - 23 minutesJoe Salesky is Chief Strategy Officer and founder of Freemonee, a system that allows for merchants and/or brands to provide gift cards to clients and prospective clients in a frictionless manner. Freemonee was one of the top ten award winners at the Netexplo 2012 Forum where I met Joe.The key is Freemonee's relationship with the banks and their credit card holders. At the core of the question, is the ability to data mine all the while respecting privacy concerns. For merchants and brands, Fre...