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How to push your company at an international trade show

Posted: Sunday, July 6th, 2008 @ 9:12 pm in Global Business, Uncategorized | No Comments »

How to push your company at an international trade show
Denver Business Journal
The world-is-getting-smaller concept means Americans are attending more foreign trade shows to perform market research, sell their wares, engage in competitive analysis, or seek partners and alliance companies.
There are nuances to doing this overseas, and here are the top 10 tips for working [...]

Why do Chinese, Indian firms buy foreign companies?

Posted: Saturday, March 29th, 2008 @ 4:11 pm in Global Business, Uncategorized | No Comments »

It’s no secret that Asian merger fever is a major trend. It seems the Chinese government holds endless foreign reserves, and is using that cash to acquire Western firms. China and India are showing the world they’re not just low-cost exporters, but also global M&A players.
We’ve seen examples with factories that made clothing and [...]

There are many types of experts

Posted: Sunday, December 23rd, 2007 @ 12:59 pm in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Needed for international market entry:
negotiators
researchers
translators
localisers
implimentors
strategists
finace experts
tax experts
shipping experts
HR experts
cultural trainers

Lemonade Radio is Here!

Posted: Sunday, December 9th, 2007 @ 9:27 pm in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Lemonade Radio is the newest training and entertaining business tool. Hear our experts talk about timeless business and marketing secrets, right at your desktop.
Many of our episodes are free!
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Announcing an awful new website

Posted: Friday, December 7th, 2007 @ 1:52 pm in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Announcing www.awfuldeals.com
This site is about the awful business deals we see people do, and we see people about to do. All of our users have lived through awful deals, and need a place to write about them, critique them, and read the awful deals of others.
Register now for awful deals. We don’t charge, because we [...]

China-bashing sounds quite familiar

Posted: Friday, November 16th, 2007 @ 2:51 pm in Global Business, Uncategorized | No Comments »

The closing of American factories and the rising trade deficit with China isn’t enough. The latest spate of recalls from Chinese toy factories has led to a new era of “China Bashing.” You may remember that a similar term, “Japan Bashing,” was used in the 1980s. Someone needed to be blamed for the high trade [...]

This week’s one-liner

Posted: Thursday, October 18th, 2007 @ 10:30 am in Global Business, Uncategorized | No Comments »

Many languages have a masculine and a feminine form. The feminine form is usually more indirect

inventory of marketing questions abroad

Posted: Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007 @ 7:52 pm in Global Business, Uncategorized | No Comments »

When marketing a product or service internationally, a host of marketing issues come to mind. These issues are separate from staff, legal, technology, and product issues
Let’s look at the categories of marketing issues a firm may encounter when marketing and selling abroad.
Market Research: Understanding Buyers/Competitors/Market Forces
Is the market organized, can you find information? Where are [...]