301 Twitter Culture Tips & International Links

Culture Tips & International Links

Are you interested in all things culture? And in particular how your culture skills can get you more business?

Or, are you simply interested in seeing an example of using Twitter to develop your business.

In mid-November I started a tweet plan to grow my twitter list.  I started tweeting culture tips and international links.

That was 6 weeks ago and now I would like to share these tweets with you here for three reasons:

• There are quite a few links here that you will find interesting – take the time to read through.
• Many people around me are still wondering how to use twitter to grow your business – this is the skeleton of my 6 week tweet plan to get targeted twitter followers.
• Event twittering is a service I offer as a copywriter specializing in building international businesses.

The 301 tweets below are listed most recent tweets first and are not grouped in categories.  These are:

• My business focused Twitter strategy with useful tips, quotes, polls, surveys and links for you
• Links I found online
• Re-tweeting other useful links

The tweets I took out of this list:

• Direct tweets
• Chatting
• Blog post alerts

1. Re-Tweet from @volunteerabroad Join the over 4,200 people who volunteered abroad with Cross-Cultural Solutions in 2008.
2. Survey: Do you carry out international market research before adjusting your international communication?
3. A presentation on culture and business
4. Share your culture pulse: Do you know your international clients well?
5. Highly recommend – RT @IATV Good read: “The Washing Machine That Ate My Sari – Mistakes in Cross-Cultural Design”
6. Re-Tweet from @OverseasPM Top Five Outsourcing Trends for 2009 Predicted by International Business Times
   
7. Cross-cultural communication looks at cultural differences in behaviors, perceptions and customs
8. Brainstorming questions to use multichannel marketing – free for subscribers
9. Culture tip: Get curious and stay curious – this is the best international market research tool.
10. Survey: How big of a barrier are languages to your international business development?
11. Check out this Cross-Cultural Negotiation business guide on Get International Clients
12. Share your culture pulse: Are there businesses that do not need cross-cultural communication skills?
13. What Your Global Neighbors Are Buying
14. @UrbanJibaro absolutely love your list of top 25 people to follow on Twitter for Latinos in the US
15. Top 10 everything stories for 2008
16. Re-Tweet from @idatewhite @degenerasian: Meaning of Multicultural Christmas in Vancouver
17. Los Angeles’ Multicultural Environment
18. Hong Kong’s Multicultural Environment
19. How People Cope With the Risk of International Business
20. Re-Tweet from @PetLvr @mattuk: Awesome photo of London – Yes! That is an awesome photo thanks for posting
21. Re-Tweet from @gwencuizon Dealing with Cross-Cultural Factors in International Marketing
22. Where Are the International Sales
23. @CindyKing is ranked 11,039 on Twitterholic.com, and 6 in France!
24. The new entrepreneurs in India
25. Re-Tweet from @PetLvr Protecting Dog and Cats from Toxic Holiday Gifts
26. Bavarian baksheesh “about half the biggest German & French firms are being investigated or prosecuted for bribing foreign officials”
27. Facebook Growing Fast In Germany, Italy – How’s 763 percent in five months sound?
28. Fast food in China - The world’s second-largest burger chain is gearing up in China – The “Emperor Burger”
29. Dubai cultural divide highlighted
30. Lenovo Goes Global, but Not Without Strife
31. Are Studies of China Best Done in China, or the British Library?
32. Different culture winners of the Thinkquest competition
33. Organize your country-specific communication and marketing materials, even if it is in English
34. Check out this Analyze Your International Viability business guide on Get International Clients
35. Statistics from the OECD
36. When all other means of communication fail, try words
37. The social Web is incredibly good at shining bright lights into dark corners – Dave Evans
38. Check out this International Web Visibility business guide on Get International Clients
39. International business is about getting to know why your international clients buy your product
40. Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I’ll show you someone who has overcome adversity – Lou Holtz
41. A language map for the United States
42. Share your culture pulse: Have you adapted your web marketing for a multicultural audience?
43. Cross-cultural branding with Gregory Moulinet, a French guy now in Japan
44. International business tip: take the time to learn how to adapt your business and your product to another country
45. Survey: Are you selling the same products or different products to your international clients?
46. Check out this Building Trust With International Clients business guide on Get International Clients
47. For international sales your international marketing needs to follow all of the current best practices
48. Re-Tweet from @volunteerabroad Cross-Cultural Solutions – nonprofit international & volunteer programs.
49. Re-Tweet from @KariRippetoe Marketers are planning to spend MORE on Social Media and content marketing in 2009 – Study from @juntajoe
50. Share your culture pulse: Do you review your website for the differences in cultural perception of your international clients?
51. Read the top 12 sales articles for 2008 and vote for winner
52. The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving – Oliver Wendell Holmes
53. International Sales Tip: Know what type of international business you are in before selling to foreign clients
54. Survey: Does your company lack cross-cultural communication skills and still gets international sales?
55. Re-Tweet from @sbcghostrecon Food for thought: a multicultural society only works in the context of a decentralized federal government. Eg Switzerland.
56. Next year is for multicultural marketing in the US – retweeting @michelemehl eMarketer’s Predictions for 2009
57. Cultural Differences in Social Media Marketing
58. Survey: How do you compare international marketing with your standard marketing practices?
59. And different sign language RT @medsy Need to insult president Bush? Try one of these cross-cultural solutions
60. Re-Tweet from @JuryVox Culture: New Insanity Defense: Multicultural Jurisprudence: Comparative Perspectives on the Cultural Defense
61. Prejudice – A Cross-Cultural Business Barrier
62. The Buffling Phrases Britain Hates
63. A Future For Ethnic Marketing
64. Different Definitions For Culture Words
65. Two half-truths do not make a truth, and two half-cultures do not make a culture – Arthur Koestler
66. Share your culture pulse: Why do you want to develop your business internationally?
67. Trust building is an even bigger factor in international sales
68. Re-Tweet from @jim_steph Precautions for protecting local industry from the international industry
69. Re-Tweet from @jim_steph International B2B payments
70. Culture tip: Get more out of your international marketing – use better cross-cultural communication
71. Re-Tweet from @jessiev my fave 10 travel/intercultural books this year
72. Santa Claus in Different Cultures
73. International marketing tip: Know the difference between multicultural marketing and cross-cultural marketing when marketing online
74. Survey: Where do you go to get your international market research?
75. Journal of Intercultural Studies
76. Share your culture pulse: Are you expecting more international sales next year?
77. Many cross-cultural communication blunders happen from lack of trust building elements in your own communication
78. Living in a Multicultural America
79. Check out this International Multichannel Marketing business guide on Get International Clients
80. Culture tip: Use the phone more than the web for your international market research – get to know your new markets
81. International Business and International Christmas Shopping
82. Survey: How did you set up your country-specific website for your international business development?
83. Re-Tweet from @Al_Humphreys @roadrid3r Bicycle commuting and international business travel.
84. Different country laws on privacy & Google in Europe
85. Brainstorming questions to improve your cross-cultural lead generation skills – free for subscribers
86. On trust in online business
87. Share your culture pulse: When do people need cross-cultural communication skills?
88. The International Herald Tribune’s Globetrotters urban advice
89. Remember to include international SEO for your international web visibility
90. Re-Tweet from @pascal_venier RT @MireilleJansma: Directory of Learning Professionals on Twitter
91. Re-Tweet from @iamjf The Top Sales Experts have just launched their new Resource Center -
92. Brainstorming questions to plan your international sales road map- free for subscribers
93. The United Nations Cyber School Bus for data by country
94. The Global War Against Baby Girls – the world missing 100M girls
95. Acceptance of Evolution & belief in God – with country graphs
96. Loic LeMeur’s insights of cultural differences between entrepreneurs in France/Europe/US after recent LeWeb event
97. Re-Tweet from @tikoim Europe vs US / TechCrunch vs Le Web – intercultural communication and the third view
98. Re-Tweet from @neiman_marcus http://daniel-gifts. Anglicans give Christmas a multicultural makeover
99. The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place. – George Bernard Shaw
100. It’s much easier to double your business by doubling your conversion rate than by doubling your traffic – Jeff Eisenberg
101. Brainstorming questions for international market research – free for subscribers
102. Multicultural Brides
103. A simple action plan can get your international business started
104. Localization is more than a Game for some Eastern Industries
105. Remember, you only have to succeed the last time – Brian Tracy
106. A magazine for business applications of cross-cultural communication
107. Share your culture pulse: How are you adapting your email marketing to your international markets?
108. Re-Tweet from @DoreenatDMS top 10 multicultural marketing myths
109. Chine success stories’ funny videos
110. International business tip: your own mindset is just as important to your international business as your product and your market
111. Survey: Where are you trying to get more international sales from?
112. Brainstorming questions to improve your culture-customized communication skills – free for subscribers
113. International marketing is connecting with different cultures
114. Re-Tweet from @perrybelcher The Ultimate Social Media Etiquette Handbook
115. Agree – great article on filtering information @rickburnes RT @juntajoe Media Armageddon Has Silver Lining
116. Cool – many thanks! Re-Tweet from @PetLvr The Multicultural World Of Dogs
117. Share your culture pulse: Do you do more international market research for your online sales?
118. We listened to what our customers wanted and acted on what they said. Good things happen when you pay attention – John F. Smith
119. Invest in SEO in down economy
120. International Sales Tip: Look for and dig up the different benefits your products give your international clients
121. Re-Tweet from @jansegers The Naica Crystal Cave (of almost incredible beauty)
122. Do you only believe what you see?
123. Survey: What are the job functions of the people with the best cross-cultural communication skills in your company?
124. Survey: Do you think international marketing is important for your online business?
125. Every man’s ability may be strengthened or increased by culture – John Abbott
126. Latest International News – Country & Topic Directory
127. First step for company research worldwide
128. American English vs British English for web content
129. Share your culture pulse: Is an international business part of your future strategy?
130. You can start with good basic sales skills and good communication skills to get international sales
131. Culture tip: Want to close international sales faster? Improve your cross-cultural communication skills first
132. International marketing tip: Incorporate multi-channel marketing from the beginning of your international business development
133. Survey: How do you gather your international market intelligence?
134. Dialogin – community for intercultural professionals
135. Multicultural toys and baby gifts
136. Share your culture pulse: Are you tracking your international sales?<
137. The first thing to do to improve cross-cultural communication for your business is to maximize trust in all your communication
138. Brainstorming questions to improve your multicultural marketing – free for subscribers
139. Culture tip: Try to register your website with the leading search engines in each of the countries you want to sell to
140. Re-Tweet from @bocabella Customs and Border Protection offers travel tips for international business holiday travelers
141. Re-Tweet from @edwardcates Main stream brands/agencies are starting to do multicultural and urban marketing right
142. Survey: Which web communication channels are you using to develop your international business?
143. Check out this International Lead Generation business guide on Get International Clients
144. @psitutor Blog readers are asking for international business resources, so that’s on the program for the next month or so  on Get International Clients
145. Share your culture pulse: Are cross-cultural communication skills only personal skills?
146. Living In A Multicultural America
147. Multicultural America
148. Zorba the Greek Yolngu style
149. Geohive – geopolitical data on population statistics of regions, countries, provinces and cities
150. Plan your country-specific communication to adapt to your market intelligence as you get to know your foreign market more
151. Check out this Plan Your International Sales Road Map on Get International Clients
152. United Nations common data base
153. This weeks poll: How do you do your international market research? See last poll results
154. To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world… Tony Robbins
155. You create your opportunities by asking for them – Patty Hansen
156. Check out this Design Your International Market Research business guide on Get International Clients
157. Cross-cultural communication barriers demand more time in adjusting your business to different countries
158. The fact is, everyone is in sales. Whatever area you work in, you do have clients and you do need to sell. – Jay Abraham
159. Cross cultural partnerships must talk to build trust
160. The first person to label the different scales of cultural differences
161. This weeks poll: How do you do your international market research?
162. How Cultural Differences Influence Marketing Segmentation
163. Share your culture pulse: How have you adjusted your marketing to target international clients?
164. Tried out the poll tool on LinkedIn – how do you market to your international clients?
165. Blog Critics on culture
166. Marketing Segmentation Grows Both Sides of Your International Business
167. Listen to Your International Clients to Build Trust and Increase Sales
168. International business tip: there are different ways to sell to your international clients, including export and trade agents
169. A blog with 16 deadly sins of international business
170. Re-Tweet from @DR4WARD Why immigrants are more likely to entrepreneurs
171. Survey: Why are you trying to get more international sales?
172. Check out this Culture-Customized Content business guide on Get International Clients
173. International marketing is more than asking for international sales
174. Share your culture pulse: Why do you think ongoing international market research is important for online businesses?
175. Ethnic PR, the French exception
176. Exploring diversity within the PR industry
177. First French ethnic marketing agency
178. Personal is political – cultural marketing in France
179. We cannot swing up on a rope that is attached only to our own belt – William Ernest Hocking
180. International Sales Tip: Create a Sales Cheat Sheet for each of the countries and cultures you sell to
181. Survey: Do you think you are losing international business through lack of cross-cultural communication skills?
182. This weeks poll: How do you do your international market research? See last poll results
183. Survey: If you do not do any international marketing and get international sales, do you think you have an international business?
184. Landscape shapes culture – Terry Tempest Williams
185. Share your culture pulse: Are you doing everything you can to develop your business internationally?
186. An online international lead generation strategy can increase your international sales
187. Culture tip: Need to improve your international business? Evaluate your cross-cultural communication skills.
188. International marketing tip: Plan your international marketing tactics for extra flexibility to respond to different cultural needs
189. Why International Marketing Needs to Do More
190. Survey: How has international market research helped you to improve your international sales?
191. A must read on social media strategy
192. LotusJump – A great SEO tool for small businesses
193. Sietar – Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research
194. Share your culture pulse: Where do you think you will get most of your international sales from next year?
195. The first step in improving your personal cross-cultural communication skills is to ask questions and get curious
196. Check out this Multicultural Marketing business guide on Get International Clients
197. Culture tip: Make the time and effort to understand how you need to sell to different cultures
198. Survey: Is your international business development also in a recession?
199. Brainstorming questions to improve your cross-cultural negotiation skills – free for subscribers
200. Share your culture pulse: When do companies first think about needing cross-cultural communication skills
201. Re-Tweet from @egirao – “Smart marketers will of necessity become obsessed with customer attention…”
202. World map by URL country codes
203. Re-Tweet from @iLOveChanel Blunders in International Business 4th Edition
204. Keep your international development plan flexible to adapt as you learn more about your new foreign markets
205. Brainstorming questions to discover your international business- free for subscribers
206. Another source for country-specific statistics
207. A place to discuss cultural topics
208. Good communication does not mean that you have to speak in perfectly formed sentences…..Simple and clear go a long way – John Kotter
209. This may seem simple, but you need to give customers what they want, not what you think they want – John Ilhan
210. Brainstorming questions to improve your international visibility – free for subscribers
211. You can start your international business development as an exporter, with an international sales agent or start with one country
212. Multicultural Malaysia a hit with foreign students
213. This week’s poll: “What type of marketing to do you use for your international clients?“
214. If you do build a great experience, customers tell each other about that. Word of mouth is very powerful – Jeff Bezos
215. What wikipedia says on cross-cultural communication
216. Share your culture pulse: Do you think online international marketing will get you more international sales?
217. Don’t you just love international travel?
218. A list of international exchange programs by country
219. Market Research Takes Your International Ideas Further
220. International Sales in a Fast Food World
221. Avoid Email in Cross-Cultural Conversations
222. Survey: Have you noticed a trend in international sales in your company this year?
223. Brainstorming questions to improve your cross-cultural communication skills
224. International marketing is more than just putting up a website
225. Multicultural awards in Ireland
226. Share your culture pulse: Do you think international market research is important before you create an international website?
227. The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way – Dale Carnegie
228. International Sales Tip: Learn about your international markets to adapt your sales strategy and tactics for better sales
229. Survey: Are you developing your cross-cultural communication skills?
230. How to Address Cultural Differences in Expectations
231. Where Cultural Miscommunication Happens
232. Books to Develop International Skills
233. Beyond Cultural Generalizations
234. Survey: Why do you think you can get away without international marketing and still get international sales?
235. Forgive and Get More International Sales
236. Getting Beyond Visible Cultural Differences
237. Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit – Jawaharlal Nehru
238. World Bank Crisis Talk on emerging markets and the financial crisis
239. Lots of info on Asian studies
240. This week’s poll: “What type of marketing to do you use for your international clients?“
241. Share your culture pulse: What is stopping you from developing your business internationally?
242. The better your country-specific marketing, the better sales results you get
243. Culture tip: Want more international sales? Add cross-cultural communication into your marketing and sales tactics.
244. International marketing tip: Plan your international marketing tactics for accountability and viability measurements from the start
245. Survey: What sort of international market research do you carry out?
246. On multicultural marketing
247. Look for popular web searches around the world
248. Share your culture pulse: Do you think international sales will significantly impact your business?
249. Connections are king – great place to get inspiration
250. Entrepreneur 2009 trends are missing cross-cultural and international marketing
251. Good cross-cultural communication skills get you better results in international business
252. Brainstorming questions to build your international marketing - free for subscribers
253. Stages of intercultural sensitivity
254. Ethnic diversity management
255. Take the diversity pulse check – for multicultural offices
256. Culture tip: Different cultures respond different emotional sales buttons
257. Survey: Where is your international business development coming from?
258. Check out this Cross-Cultural Sales business guide on Get International Clients
259. Share your culture pulse: Does every company need good cross-cultural communication skills today?
260. International Webmasters Association
261. International business and etiquette
262. Trend Research
263. Your international business success depends on your international market research and market intelligence
264. International Biz Research – Get country-specific information
265. Any communication or marketing professional needs cross-cultural research & communication skills to be able to succeed in the future – Marye Tharp
266. International biz quote:A market is never saturated with a good product, but it is very quickly saturated with a bad one – Henry Ford
267. Check out this Design Your International Visibility business guide on Get International Clients
268. The best path to international business development is by small consistent steps
269. If you are not moving closer to what you want in sales (or in life), you probably aren’t doing enough asking – Jack Canfield
270. A good resource for cross-cultural communication
271. Share your culture pulse: What kind of international marketing are you doing online?
272. Culture skills tip: Get a cultural experience, volunteer abroad
273. International business tip: start your international business with selling one product to one country
274. International Biz Survey: How does your company make international sales?
275. International web marketing tip: International marketing is proactive
276. Share your culture pulse: Why do you think you need international market research?
277. How Culture Impacts an International Business
278. International Biz Quote: The sign on the door of opportunity reads PUSH.
279. International Sales Tip: Schedule more active listening time in cross-cultural sales
280. International Biz Survey: How are you developing your cross-cultural communication skills?
281. International Biz Survey: What would you like to change in your international marketing?
282. Do You Know the Real Questions Your International Clients Are Asking?
283. Don’t Give Up Too Soon on Your International Business
284. When Businesses Waste Time to Get International Sales
285. Culture Quote: No culture can live, if it attempts to be exclusive – Mahatma Gandhi
286. Culture tip: Developing your international business? Don’t forget to hone your cross-cultural skills at the same time
287. Cultural Perceptions of Voice
288. Avoid Cultural Assumptions
289. Do You Have a Clear Vision of How to Get International Sales?
290. International marketing tip: Use your marketing to stimulate feedback from international markets and learn more about them
291. International Web Biz: Find out how to globalize your business website
292. Share your culture pulse: Who needs international sales today?
293. Culture tip: It requires personal effort, commitment, time and practice to develop good cross-cultural communication skills
294. International Biz: Check out this Build Your International Marketing business guide on Get International Clients
295. More on international business: International Research By Phone
296. Culture tip: Different countries and cultures respond to different marketing and sales strategies
297. International Biz Survey: What are you doing to develop your business internationally?
298. Share your culture pulse: Who needs cross-cultural communication?
299. Cultural diversity poster calender for easy reference
300. Empathy Connects and Crosses Cultural Barriers
301. And finally something to help you start your own business focused twitter strategy: An inspiring plan to tweet

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