Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 15 of 2009

Culture Tips & International Links

The tweets below are based on my core Tweet Plan which includes:

• 5 daily tweets on cross-cultural marketing for international sales
• All of the other interesting links and retweets I run across during the week

Last week I started “filing” many of these links into the Useful Resource pages you can find in the sidebar on the right.  There are several new pages and many of them are turning out to be quite interesting for people interested in international business.  Here is the complete list of Useful Resource pages so you don’t miss any of them:

• Book Reviews
• Copywriter Rolodex
• Copywriting Books
• Cross-Cultural Challenges
• Culture Quotes
• Culture Rolodex
• Customized Content
• French Resources
• International English Guidelines
• International Business Tools
• International Networking
• International Marketing Reviews
• International News In English
• Language Skills
• Marketers Rolodex
• Twitter People To Follow

Do you have an interesting or useful link on international business, or of cultural interest? Tweet me a link.

1. Want to increase your productivity 20%? Listen to this short TED video to see how one guy does this with 3 plants
2. Cross-cultural communication barriers demand more time in adjusting your business to different countries
3. International Marketing Review #46
4. An article with a glimpse into the history of Native American languages since the arrival of Euro-Americans
5. April is Multicultural Communication Month. Multicultural communications means talking about what unites us
6. Pop culture can be bigger bridge between U.S. and Iran
7. Argentine Economics And Maker Culture – An interesting read about travels and thoughts on local economies
8. You create your opportunities by asking for them – Patty Hansen
9. Culture not colour – a short BBC audio documentary on Jared Thomas, an Aboriginal Australian & his travels
10. The first person to label the different scales of cultural differences
11. RT @ldguymn – Organisations fail to manage Cross-Cultural Conversations by TMT Newswire
12. RT @Larryferlazzo – Neat multimedia world map highlighting environmental issues around the world #eslscience
13. Another source for country-specific statistics
14. For music loving bloggers – 10 Blogging Attitudes You Could Learn from American Idol – with music clips!
15. Great brainstorming questions to discover your international business- free for subscribers
16. Professor thinks best painters help us understand our culture – an interesting look at a Picasso
17. Plan your country-specific communication to adapt it as you get to know your foreign market more
18. Starting your own export business – The process explained
19. Exclusive European Website Tips From Your Manchester Translation Provider
20. Culturally Accessible E-Learning: An Overdue Global Business Imperative
21. International Sales Best Practice – Take Action
22. Localization, Motherf*@%#r. Do You Speak It? with 3 examples of website translations
23. It’s Nothing To Change Shoes 20 Times Per Day!!! from Japan Think
24. RT @Tosk59 – Calls for cultural training for U.S. Customs & Border Protection staff
25. RT @finikiotis @SurrendrDoroth – Experience is a hard teacher … she gives the test first, the lesson afterward ~Vernon Law
26. The International Herald Tribune’s Globetrotters urban advice
27. Any communication or marketing professional needs cross-cultural research & communication skills to be able to succeed in the future- Marye Tharp
28. Reading 2nd part of the series – Worldwide Depression: Regional Impacts of the Global Crisis
29. How to use International Lead Generation to Get International Clients
30. How is the down economy effecting your international business development?
31. How To Get A Free Copy Of The ProBlogger Book
32. Brazil: lndian culture, poetry and rights on the blogosphere
33. Does Culture Influence How We Judge Personality?
34. 3 Twitter Copywriting Mistakes That Are SO Easy to Fix
35. Try to register your website with the leading search engines in each of the countries you want to sell to
36. RT @carstenschade – Check out this SlideShare Presentation : Intercultural Competence
37. Sietar – Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research
38. Incorporate multi-channel marketing from the beginning of your international business development, even if you only use 2 or 3 channels
39. Empathy is the most important ingredient for cross- cultural communication
40. Thinking global may help U.S. marketers – China, in particular, still offers rich opportunities
41. How to travel with a phrase book – No Translation Necessary
42. Cross-cultural Communication – a short list of things it is not necessary to do
43. Good basic sales skills, communication skills and marketing can help you start developing your international sales
44. Look to Brasilia, Not Beijing: The rising of India Brazil S.Africa representatives of other developing democracies
45. The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way – Dale Carnegie
46. India in international marketplace, current trends & cultural tips – @beverlycornell interviews Naren Balasubramaniam
47. Interesting article – Defining ‘Get It’  When It Comes to U.S. Hispanic Marketing - some also translates to international marketing
48. Example of cross-cultural or ethnic product adaptation: Sugar makes Passover Coca-Cola a true classic
49. Landscape shapes culture – Terry Tempest Williams
50. If you do not do any specific international marketing and get international sales, do you think you have an international business?
51. Want to close international sales faster? Improve your cross- cultural communication skills first
52. International Sales Best Practice – Stay Focused
53. RT @Ph1lm @Lawsagna – Short video of people looking at different aspects of culture from Worldview literacy program
54. Armchair Travel: Arctic to Pacific, a small collection of entertaining articles about different places – via @garycooper4
55. Some more cultural savoir-faire needed? Body Language and Trade in Pakistan – Thank you @Tosk59 for sharing
56. Something different – An audio documentary on street musicians that frequent the streets of Manchester, England.
57. African-American Female Firsts – some remarkable women to remember
58. The French Are Connecting Online – Thanks to @GabeRodino for sharing
59. HBR India’s Rural Innovations: Can They Scale? - Thanks to @customersmatter for sharing
60. How does international business fit into your future strategy?
61. How do you incorporate international market research into your online sales tactics?
62. International marketing connects with different cultures
63. Do you think some jobs lead to better cross- cultural communication skills?
64. Your products will have different benefits for your international clients. Find out what these are.
65. Malaysian melting pot of multicultural and multiracial people – Malays, Chinese & Indians and even more ethnic groups
66. Curry: The multicultural spice with Jamaican recipe for curry goat head & belly
67. More Multicultural Families in Seoul – interesting to see different trends in different countries
68. Which comes first, Globalization or Internationalization? Comparing the Microsoft model to industry standard model
69. The Culture of Taiwan – President Ma Ying-jeou’s symbolic gestures matter
70. Multicultural education internet resource guide – 50 links to assist multicultural educators
71. Multicultural book reviews
72. How China has begun to replace the dollar with its own currency, the renminbi yuan. Interesting read on international trade
73. Multicultural center of excellence: understands difference between ethno-centricity/stereotypes & cultural relevance
74. If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional, wait until you hire an amateur. – Allen Barnett Via @bsaunders @chrisguillebeau @jjude
75. Your own mindset is just as important to your international business as your product and your market
76. International Sales Best Practice – Stick With It
77. China success stories
78. How are you adapting your email marketing to your international markets?
79. International Sales Best Practice – Be Positive
80. Great brainstorming questions to improve your culture- customized communication skills - free for subscribers
81. Where are do you expect to get more international sales from this year?
82. @CultureMatters sent me this interesting article on how our culture influences our homes – so true & life-changing
83. Do You Want To Keep Up With The Business Cycle? A good read on using the Purchasing Managers Index by @lyceum
84. Leonardo da Vinci Personality Quiz #eslgames via @Larryferlazzo a great person to follow
85. Accessible USA Today interactive graph – State by State auto industry jobs – eslsocialstudies via @Larryferlazzo
86. NY Times graphic: how much $ you get for different body parts you lose in accident - via @Larryferlazzo
87. Get A Free Copy Of The ProBlogger Book #problogger
88. International Marketing Review #47
89. A simple action plan with small consistent steps can get your international business started
90. Design your Easter egg, hide it in this Google Map, give friends a clue where it is & egg hunt – via @Larryferlazzo

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