Competitive Stakes in Latin America: How to Win on a not so Level Playing Field
Economic and political stability have come to Latin America, igniting a new wave of foreign investment.-and raising the competitive stakes. Healthy growth and a largely business-friendly environment...
View ArticlePayment Cards: Which Market? The 1% or the 99%?
UK-based payments and customer loyalty guru Roy Stephenson talks about how the payment card firms and banks across the globe are moving away from the lend-centric credit cards and chasing the 1% of big...
View ArticleChina’s Undeclared Trade War and Why the U.S. is Practicing Unilateral...
This week we look at how China's industrial policies--in particular its support for state-owned industries and forced technology transfer from foreign investors--have impacted the U.S. economy,...
View ArticleHitting the Viral Trifecta and the (Often) Forgotten Markets of Central and...
This week we have a double bill: John Hlinko, author of the forthcoming book “Share, Retweet, Repeat: Get Your message read and spread,” will talk about how you can hit the “viral trifecta:” 1-Crafting...
View ArticleThe Next Phase of Global Growth: Empowering Women Entrepreneurs
What will spark the next phase of economic growth? As businesses seek an answer, some are betting on emerging economies. Others say entrepreneurs will be the drivers. Still others think women will be...
View ArticleQuality Research plus Cultural Smarts: What Every Global Marketing Program Needs
This week we go hands-on with marketing and market research. With my guest and GlobalReach research partner Geoff Minter, founder of Australia's Minter Group, we'll explore how cultural issues affect...
View ArticleA Tale of Two (Business) Cultures: Why What Works in the U.S. can be a Quick...
While Europe is expected to score zero growth in 2012, there are opportunities, especially in affluent Germany; you just have to know how to find them – and how to navigate the very different business...
View ArticleSea Change for Smart Cards and Mobile Payments: How the Pros are Changing the...
The payments industry is undergoing a sea change as smartcard technology and mobile payments transform the global marketplace. In 2012 millions of consumers worldwide will have access to smart cards,...
View ArticleUnrestricted Corporate Campaign Contributions: the Best ROI or a Bad...
The Supreme Court's Jan. 2010 Citizens United (CU) decision allowed unrestricted corporate contributions to political candidates; it fundamentally changed America's electoral process and tilted the...
View ArticleWhat We’ve Got Here is a Failure to Communicate - How Technology, Business...
Across the globe, many technology projects never meet management’s expectations – an expensive disappointment. The question is why? According to my guest, executive coach Frank Faeth, while business,...
View ArticlePart 1: Gaining an Insider’s Understanding in Foreign Markets; Part 2: The...
Today we have a double bill: Global trade expert Peter Alois and host Té Revesz discuss how to create winning export strategies and how to start building an insider's network and insider’s knowledge in...
View ArticleU.S. Healthcare Reform: What REALLY Happened Behind-the-Scenes -and What’s Next
Has anything been more controversial or more consequential then the ongoing battle over US healthcare reform? My guest, Richard Kirsch, spent three years at the epicenter of the fight to pass the...
View ArticleSpotlight on Privacy Healthcare and Information Security Risk – What Every...
Privacy and information security issues affect businesses and individuals on a national and global basis. This week’s guest, Kirk Nahra of Wiley Rein, is helping shape the policy debate on numerous...
View ArticleSpecial Encore Presentation: The Next Phase of Global Growth: Empowering...
What will spark the next phase of economic growth? As businesses seek an answer, some are betting on emerging economies. Others say entrepreneurs will be the drivers. Still others think women will be...
View ArticleSo You Think You Know Mexico? Come July It’s a New Ballgame
With its pro-business government, growing economy and a web of free trade agreements, since 2006 Mexico has been a mecca for foreign trade and investment. Under Felipe Calderón and his and his Partido...
View ArticleIt’s an mCommerce World: Mobile Payments Redefining Business Opportunities...
Mobile commerce is redefining business opportunities and shaping consumer behavior around the world, nowhere more so than in emerging markets. In the established markets, mCommerce is challenging...
View ArticleOn the Ground in China: How to Develop a Culturally Aware Approach to This...
In the quest to expand your global reach, few markets are more tantalizing, or more challenging, than China. But for many American and European companies, the competitive environment and culture differ...
View ArticleTake the “Loyalty Leap” — How to Build Unwavering Customer Loyalty While...
How do you attract loyal customers in an era of unprecedented customer power? How do you cope with the ‘new normal’ of today’s marketplace, balancing customers concerns about personal privacy with...
View ArticleMirror, Mirror on the Retail Payments Wall, Which Countries are the Most...
We are seeing a revolution in retail payments, but would you believe that the greatest innovations are coming out of Turkey, Kenya and South Korea? Explosions in social networking, mobility and video,...
View ArticleOne Million Acts of Innovation – Really!
Innovation is acknowledged as the key stimulus for competitive and economic advantage. So how do we unleash it within our organizations? From its 2010 start as a movement to inspire Canada’s innovation...
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