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    Increase Profits and Improve Productivity in Your Business by Using the Internet
    Internet use is increasing rapidly and is revolutionizing the way business is done. New businesses and business models are emerging, customer behavior and expectations are changing, and more customers, suppliers and competitors are going online.This presents substantial challenges and opportunities for all businesses. To survive and prosper in this global and competitive environment, businesses must embrace the Internet and use it to transform their business.The Internet can be used in many areas of a business to increase revenue, reduce costs and improve productivity. The Internet is not just about sending and receiving email and setting up a web
    otiating styles. There may even be cultural differences about shaking hands or making eye contact. Also, many other cultures know about American history, and they are insulted if you know nothing about their history.

    In additional to the marketing concerns, there are larger concerns about the government and monetary policies in the foreign market you are considering such as:

    • Gross domestic product growth
    • Per capita income
    • Foreign trade risk factors
    • Monetary policies
    • Trade policies
    • Foreign investment policies
    • Economic growth
    • Political attitude toward U.S. business
    • Government stability
    • Customs regulations for imports and exports
    • Tari

    Special Lubrication And High Performance Lubricants
    Special Lubrication is applied between two moving surfaces to reduce the friction and wear between them. The purpose of these special lubricants is to replace dry friction with either thin-film or fluid-film friction, depending on the load, speed, or intermittent action of the moving parts. Thin-film lubrication, in which there is some contact between the moving parts, usually is specified where heavy loads are a factor. In fluid, or thick-film, lubrication a pressure film is formed between moving surfaces and keeps them completely apart. This type of lubrication cannot easily be maintained in high-speed machinery and therefore is used where reciprocating or os
    Before you consider entering into the international market, do as much research as you can. It is a whole new world outside the U.S., and it is very easy to make a fatal mistake. The following are just some of the marketing areas that must be considered.

    The market entry requirements or barriers to entry. Social or religious limitations that may affect your business. For example, the MGM Grand in Las Vegas had to rebuild its multi-million dollar entrance that was a tiger's mouth, because it was offensive to Chinese customers.

    International demographics will undoubtedly be much different from your domestic market. You also need to know the exact market size and be able to conduct effective international market segmentation and international positioning. This will require you to know the current market, market statistics, and market history.

    You must have affordable media strategies for consumer or business-to-business marketing. You need to know about the licensing requirements. You have to find appropriate and affordable channels of distribution within the foreign market that can deliver your product where and when you want it delivered.

    You may not have protection of intellectual property in foreign markets (copyright, trademark), and that could be a costly problem. You must carefully examine your product or service to determine whether there is a profitable international market. Your calculations of cost of goods sold or cost of sales, pricing, and revenue potential must be accurate in the international market.

    Consider whether there are available or a lack of local resources. Also, can you secure enforceable contracts with customers, vendors, and distributors in the foreign market. You need to consider stfing, training, and labor laws in the area. For example, there are very strict labor laws in Europe which make it very difficult to terminate an employee.

    You must prepare and effective marketing collateral and global branding strategy. For example, GMC had to change the name of the car named NOVA in Mexico, because NOVA translated to "no go." Obviously, that was not a good name for a car.

    Learn about international distribution agreements that must comply with foreign laws. Find out if you will need to localize you product or service to make it marketable in the foreign market. Localization is often required in U.S. markets also. For example, Wal-mart had to build horse barns for its store located in the Amish district of Pennsylvania so that Amish customer had a safe place for their horses and wagons while they shopped.

    There are other local customs, cultural idiosyncrasies, and mannerisms that must be observed in foreign business. Otherwise you may offend people, and they will not want to do business with you. These cultural diffences will probably be apparent in the negotiating styles. There may even be cultural differences about shaking hands or making eye contact. Also, many other cultures know about American history, and they are insulted if you know nothing about their history.

    In additional to the marketing concerns, there are larger concerns about the government and monetary policies in the foreign market you are considering such as:

    • Gross domestic product growth
    • Per capita income
    • Foreign trade risk factors
    • Monetary policies
    • Trade policies
    • Foreign investment policies
    • Economic growth
    • Political attitude toward U.S. business
    • Government stability
    • Customs regulations for imports and exports
    • Tarif

    Integrity and the Company Promise
    Integrity and honesty. Seems they're always in the news these days. If it's not the lobbyist-incited exposure of someone's political misbehaviors, it's authors "embellishing" on their autobiographies. Oh, and let's not forget the hardy crew of the HMS Embellishment: Marketing people.Hmmm. That's us.Surely each of us has at one time or another used a little white lie to avoid trouble, make a resume seem better than we think it is, or add some "interest" to a story told in praise of a personal exploit. Even the squeaky-cleanest of us has some such fib to reveal.But let's examine integrity as though there were a trend here, a trend toward cons
    nal market segmentation and international positioning. This will require you to know the current market, market statistics, and market history.

    You must have affordable media strategies for consumer or business-to-business marketing. You need to know about the licensing requirements. You have to find appropriate and affordable channels of distribution within the foreign market that can deliver your product where and when you want it delivered.

    You may not have protection of intellectual property in foreign markets (copyright, trademark), and that could be a costly problem. You must carefully examine your product or service to determine whether there is a profitable international market. Your calculations of cost of goods sold or cost of sales, pricing, and revenue potential must be accurate in the international market.

    Consider whether there are available or a lack of local resources. Also, can you secure enforceable contracts with customers, vendors, and distributors in the foreign market. You need to consider stfing, training, and labor laws in the area. For example, there are very strict labor laws in Europe which make it very difficult to terminate an employee.

    You must prepare and effective marketing collateral and global branding strategy. For example, GMC had to change the name of the car named NOVA in Mexico, because NOVA translated to "no go." Obviously, that was not a good name for a car.

    Learn about international distribution agreements that must comply with foreign laws. Find out if you will need to localize you product or service to make it marketable in the foreign market. Localization is often required in U.S. markets also. For example, Wal-mart had to build horse barns for its store located in the Amish district of Pennsylvania so that Amish customer had a safe place for their horses and wagons while they shopped.

    There are other local customs, cultural idiosyncrasies, and mannerisms that must be observed in foreign business. Otherwise you may offend people, and they will not want to do business with you. These cultural diffences will probably be apparent in the negotiating styles. There may even be cultural differences about shaking hands or making eye contact. Also, many other cultures know about American history, and they are insulted if you know nothing about their history.

    In additional to the marketing concerns, there are larger concerns about the government and monetary policies in the foreign market you are considering such as:

    • Gross domestic product growth
    • Per capita income
    • Foreign trade risk factors
    • Monetary policies
    • Trade policies
    • Foreign investment policies
    • Economic growth
    • Political attitude toward U.S. business
    • Government stability
    • Customs regulations for imports and exports
    • Tari

    19th Century Advice for 21st Century Communicators
    Have you ever heard of William H. Russell? His company’s name was Russell, Majors, and Waddell, and they hauled freight.Let’s say you want to ship some pots and pans across the country. If you contacted Russell’s firm way back in 1860, they could give you a price to put your stuff on a wagon, and take it across the country by wagon train.This trip could take weeks, and that’s if there were no breakdowns. Maybe their slogan was something like, “Need some merchandise today? It’s just eight weeks away!”Obviously, the problem here is: If your wagon’s held up, or if there’s a lousy winter, there’s no telling when your stuff will get delivered.ations of cost of goods sold or cost of sales, pricing, and revenue potential must be accurate in the international market.

    Consider whether there are available or a lack of local resources. Also, can you secure enforceable contracts with customers, vendors, and distributors in the foreign market. You need to consider stfing, training, and labor laws in the area. For example, there are very strict labor laws in Europe which make it very difficult to terminate an employee.

    You must prepare and effective marketing collateral and global branding strategy. For example, GMC had to change the name of the car named NOVA in Mexico, because NOVA translated to "no go." Obviously, that was not a good name for a car.

    Learn about international distribution agreements that must comply with foreign laws. Find out if you will need to localize you product or service to make it marketable in the foreign market. Localization is often required in U.S. markets also. For example, Wal-mart had to build horse barns for its store located in the Amish district of Pennsylvania so that Amish customer had a safe place for their horses and wagons while they shopped.

    There are other local customs, cultural idiosyncrasies, and mannerisms that must be observed in foreign business. Otherwise you may offend people, and they will not want to do business with you. These cultural diffences will probably be apparent in the negotiating styles. There may even be cultural differences about shaking hands or making eye contact. Also, many other cultures know about American history, and they are insulted if you know nothing about their history.

    In additional to the marketing concerns, there are larger concerns about the government and monetary policies in the foreign market you are considering such as:

    • Gross domestic product growth
    • Per capita income
    • Foreign trade risk factors
    • Monetary policies
    • Trade policies
    • Foreign investment policies
    • Economic growth
    • Political attitude toward U.S. business
    • Government stability
    • Customs regulations for imports and exports
    • Tari

    Don't Lose Heart - Real Estate Is As Hot As Ever
    Though many people are saying that real estate has started with its downward slide it surely doesn’t mean that it has become a bad investment. It is still profitable to invest in properties but all you have to do is keep your greed and fear aside to get a good deal. These two evils cause people to overestimate the worth of their properties but they forgot that this also means that this will make them undervalue it on its way down in the market scenario.The housing revenues may be sliding down but if you are able to hang on to your property, it is possible to find an upturn too. This can turn your negative cash flow into positive. Presently, places like L
    e for a car.

    Learn about international distribution agreements that must comply with foreign laws. Find out if you will need to localize you product or service to make it marketable in the foreign market. Localization is often required in U.S. markets also. For example, Wal-mart had to build horse barns for its store located in the Amish district of Pennsylvania so that Amish customer had a safe place for their horses and wagons while they shopped.

    There are other local customs, cultural idiosyncrasies, and mannerisms that must be observed in foreign business. Otherwise you may offend people, and they will not want to do business with you. These cultural diffences will probably be apparent in the negotiating styles. There may even be cultural differences about shaking hands or making eye contact. Also, many other cultures know about American history, and they are insulted if you know nothing about their history.

    In additional to the marketing concerns, there are larger concerns about the government and monetary policies in the foreign market you are considering such as:

    • Gross domestic product growth
    • Per capita income
    • Foreign trade risk factors
    • Monetary policies
    • Trade policies
    • Foreign investment policies
    • Economic growth
    • Political attitude toward U.S. business
    • Government stability
    • Customs regulations for imports and exports
    • Tari

    There's Nothing Different About My Product - How Am I Going To Sell It?
    There’s nothing different about my product. How am I going to sell it?Between the product and the consumer exists the vital differentiating element; the advertising agency and its creative and commercialising ability. The product, as uniform as it may be, can be managed and propelled into the consumer market from the expert hand of the agency. If the market is extremely well researched and there is a considered and inquisitive approach from the agency, certain insights and intricacies about the product and the market can be discovered. Essentially the agency deepens their knowledge of the product and its environment and then can explore for a differentia
    otiating styles. There may even be cultural differences about shaking hands or making eye contact. Also, many other cultures know about American history, and they are insulted if you know nothing about their history.

    In additional to the marketing concerns, there are larger concerns about the government and monetary policies in the foreign market you are considering such as:

    • Gross domestic product growth
    • Per capita income
    • Foreign trade risk factors
    • Monetary policies
    • Trade policies
    • Foreign investment policies
    • Economic growth
    • Political attitude toward U.S. business
    • Government stability
    • Customs regulations for imports and exports
    • Tariffs
    • Many documents used in international trade

    The are so many complicated issues involved in international marketing that they cannot all be addressed here. It is strongly recommended that anyone considering international marketing try to learn as much as possible about business in the foreign market, and hire an international business consultant that has many years experience in that market. To start that process, the following is a list of some good sources of information:

    Embassies
    http://www.empage.org/index.html
    www.embassy.org

    Department of State
    http://travel.state.gov
    Bureau of Consular Affairs
    American Citizen Services
    Ph: (202) 647-1488, (202) 647-5225

    http://travel.state.gov/passport_services.html
    Ph: (202) 663-1225

    www.stat-usa.gov
    National Trade Data Bank
    Ph: (202) 482-1986

    http://www.state.gov/www/background_notes/
    U. S. State Department Background Notes

    Department of Commerce
    www.ita.doc.gov
    International Trade Administration

    Central Intelligence Agency
    http://www.odci.gov/ciz/publications/bactbook/index.html

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    www.dcd.gov

    The U.S. Chamber of Commerce
    http://www.uschamber.org

    The U.S. Census Bureau
    http://www.census.gov
    The Library of Congress
    http://www.loc.gov

    International Electrical Adaptors and Telephone/Modem Adaptors, Magellans’ Travel Supplies
    http://magellan.com/getcustoms

    Dun & Bradstreet
    http://www.getcustoms.com

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