Leadership, Brand Strategy & Transformation - Minter Dialogue
570 episodes - English - Latest episode: 20 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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MDE20: Michael Goitein @ UsableNet, mobile for everything
February 29, 2012 05:00 - 27 minutesMichael Goitein is Senior Project Manager at UsableNet, specialized in rendering sites -- including eCommerce -- compatible and optimized for the mobile. UsableNet is the leading mobile and multi-channel platform company, serving 25% of Fortune 1000 companies. With offices in the UK, Italy and USA, UsableNet is in the sweet spot in terms of business model: helping companies to make their sites mobile and multi channel. Mike is an expert in the area and a source of some great insights. Support...
MDE19: Kathleen Carroll, President & Founder of the Branding Clinic (NJ)
January 09, 2012 05:00 - 28 minutesMDE19: Kathleen Carroll is President and Founder of the Branding Clinic, helping major brands to uncover the key customer insights. Her clients include some very well known brand names, including Johnson & Johnson, Abbott Labs, Playtex, Amex and P&G. In this interview, we discuss how Kathleen goes about finding these key insights, the role of the Internet in market research, as well as some of the big challenges faced by brands in the current environment. Meanwhile, you can comment and find t...
MDE18: Joakim Nilsson, Head of Social Media at Betclic Everest
January 01, 2012 05:00 - 30 minutesJoakim Nilsson is a Swede living in Paris, whom I met on an Internet TV show at TechToc. Joakim is in charge of Social Media group wide at Betclic Everest, one of the leaders worldwide in online gambling and gaming. In this interview, we discuss social media at Betclic, explore a couple of interesting case studies, as well as discuss the big trends for 2012. Meanwhile, you can comment and find the show notes on www.themyndset.com where you can also sign up for my weekly newsletter. Or you can...
MDE #17: Roy Lindemann CIO and co-founder of ReadSpeaker
November 14, 2011 05:00 - 25 minutesRoy Lindemann is a co-founder of ReadSpeaker, a B2B service which enables a text-to-audio conversion of your website. Available in 35 languages and 88 different voices (ie. female/male, British English and American English, etc.), ReadSpeaker is a great add-on to make your site accessible and, as Tim Berners-Lee would say, in line with the spirit of the web. Meanwhile, you can comment and find the show notes on www.themyndset.com, where you can also sign up for my weekly newsletter. Or you ca...
MDE #16: Jonathan George, founder and CEO of Boxcar: the end to the notifications nightmare!
October 27, 2011 04:00 - 25 minutesThis interview is with Jonathan George, the founder and CEO of Boxcar. I have been a big fan of boxcar as I tried to figured out how best to deal with the multiple accounts and over-abundant series of notifications and reminders. I like to think of Boxcar as the best answer to the notification nightmare. If you don't know the system, you should give it a try and let us know how you get on. For those of you users of Boxcar, you get to hear about the business model, latest developments and how ...
MDE #15: Interview with Barbara Mallinson, founder of OBAMI, a social network & eLearning platform specifically for schools
October 17, 2011 04:00 - 20 minutesBarbara Mallinson is an ebullient entrepreneur from South Africa, who created and runs Obami, an online environment specifically created for schools. With eLearning, social media and resource sharing functions, Obami provides a safe, closed environment for schools. It's a fascinating project that provides the benefits of a Facebook with a number of specific tools and functions for the school.Meanwhile, you can comment and find the show notes on www.themyndset.com where you can also sign up fo...
MDE #14, Cedric Hutchings, co-founder and CEO of Withings, creator of connected objects about the house
September 09, 2011 04:00 - 26 minutesCedric Hutchings is an entrepreneur who co-founded and runs Withings, which design, develop and industrialize objects connected to the internet. They have three products: Body Scale, Tensiometer (blood pressure) and a Baby Monitor. Each of these products have a link with health, but also leverage the access to the internet and other tools to deliver more effective "rich data." Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)
MDE #13: Mitch Joel, President of Twist Image Digital Media Agency (Montreal)
August 25, 2011 04:00 - 23 minutesMitch Joel, President of Twist Image and author of Six Pixels of Separation (the book and the blog), was my first guest on Minter Dialogue. On a recent trip through Montreal, I was able to catch up with Mitch and we recorded this show, discussing as ever digital marketing and how to help get companies improve their digital strategies and results. Meanwhile, you can comment and find the show notes on minterdial.com. If you liked the podcast, please take a moment of your precious time to go ove...
MDE #12: Martin-Luc Archambault, CEO and co-founder of WAJAM
June 05, 2011 04:00 - 17 minutesSocial search is all the rage now, but Martin-Luc Archambault is a serial entrepreneur who anticipated the trend and has developed a social search optimizer, WAJAM, which you layer on top of your search requests to get search results from your personal network first. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)
MDE #11: Eyeka CEO François Pétavy
March 15, 2011 04:00 - 22 minutesEyeka is a platform for an international community of 140,000 creative consumers who participate via crowd-sourcing in the co-creation with brands, to help in innovation and consumer insights. Francois Petavy, CEO, describes the service, its benefits and what pitfalls to avoid if you want to use the service successfully. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)
MDE #10: Rachel Weiss - Digital Strategy and Interactive Marketing for Redken, PureOlogy...
March 06, 2011 05:00 - 25 minutesRachel Weiss began at L'Oréal in 2007 working on the digital strategy for PureOlogy and Redken USA ('professional' brands that sell through the hairdresser channel and is, thus B2B2C). At the beginning of this year, Rachel was promoted to run the Digital Strategy and Interactive Marketing for L'Oreal USA's entire Professional Products Division. In this interview, we discuss the activities of Redken to see how they have actively sought to bring the offline community online and how their online...
MDE #9: Andrew Ellis, Like Minds, EyetoEye Digital & Orbit
February 16, 2011 05:00 - 31 minutesInterview with Drew Ellis, co-founder of Like Minds, founder of EyetoEye Digital Consultancy and co-producer of the film Orbit. In this interview, we discuss the music industry and the lessons to be learned for businesses looking at social media today. We talk about the importance of video and some key success factors for digital marketing. Drew also gives his four best sources for golden information to keep up to date... Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)
MDE #8: Steve Crocker, meet a founding father of the Internet
February 05, 2011 05:00 - 22 minutesSteve Crocker was there at the very beginning. He wrote the seminal RFC (request for comment) which is still in use today. He is a board member of ICANN and also CEO of a startup, Shinkuro (a file sharing service). Here, he speaks about the state of the Internet, ICANN and about his startup. Meet the quintessential geek! This interview was made while at the Netexplorateur Forum 2011, where Steve gave a keynote speech.Meanwhile, you can comment and find the show notes on minterdial.com. If you...
MDE #7: Interview with Jonathan Salem Baskin, Global Brand Strategist
December 27, 2010 05:00 - 44 minutesHere is a Boxing Day interview with Jonathan Salem Baskin, global brand strategist and reputed author, blogger and speaker on branding. In this interview, we look at the bigger lessons for marketers from 2010 and what lies ahead for brands. We discuss the differences between marketing in Europe versus the US as well as the challenges for building international brands. Plus, Jonathan talks about his strategy for keeping "out of the box." Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)
MDE #5: David Sowerby, co-founder of Straker Software Translation Services
December 14, 2010 05:00 - 7 minutesInterview at LeWeb 2010 with David Sowerby, co-founder of Straker, "the fastest, lowest cost, professional translation services available online." In this interview, David explains his product offering and scope (possibility to translate into 140 languages) and the competitive advantage they are seeking to get with their network of translators around the world. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)
MDE #6: Gilles Barbier, CEO & co-founder of TellMeWhere
December 14, 2010 05:00 - 13 minutesCaught this interview with Gilles Barbier, CEO and co-founder of this French startup, TellMeWhere (DisMoiOu in France). TellMeWhere is a new social search service, made for the mobile platform. Very handy and growing well. Catch up with Gilles in this short interview made at LeWeb 2010, on December 9. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)
MDE #4: Frederic Lardinois, ReadWriteWeb USA (interview)
December 09, 2010 05:00 - 26 minutesFrederic Lardinois, News Writer for ReadWriteWeb out of the US, self-avowed geek and a phD student in Medieval Studies, gives some key highlights from 2010 in terms of new technologies and prospectives for 2011. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)
MDE #3: Ben Parr - Co-Editor of Mashable US
December 08, 2010 05:00 - 8 minutesHere is a quick interview I caught with Ben Parr, co-editor of Mashable US, one of the reference sites in new technology in the US. Ben Parr is a journalist, sci-fi author and a man in the know when it comes to new techologies and digital media. Here, Ben responds to what were the highlights in new technology for 2010 and what to look for in 2011. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)
Jonathan Wolf, Product Strategist International, Bazaarvoice (MDE2)
December 07, 2010 05:00 - 16 minutesOut of MIT, Jonathan spent five years at CoreMetrics and then joined Bazaarvoice where he has been for the last four years. He is currently based in London as Product Strategist International for BV. This interview was recorded in Paris at a Bazaarvoice agency meeting. If you've got comments or questions you'd like to see answered, send your email or audio file to [email protected]; or you can find the show notes and comment on minterdial.com. If you liked the podcast, please take a mome...
MDE #1: Mitch Joel (Twist Image) Interview
November 25, 2010 05:00 - 27 minutesA discussion with Mitch Joel, President of Twist Image and author of Six Pixels of Separation, about digital marketing and how companies in North America and Europe can upgrade their digital marketing strategy. Meanwhile, you can comment and find the show notes on minterdial.com. If you liked the podcast, please take a moment of your precious time to go over to iTunes to rate the podcast. Otherwise, you can find me @mdial on Twitter. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)