Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 27 of 2009

Culture Tips & International Links

Here is a quick summary of what I learned from my social media strategies this past week. You will find a list of this week’s tweets below.

International Social Media Marketing

Blogging and Twitter still play the biggest roles in my social media marketing plan. Twitter continues to bring in a large portion of the traffic to this blog.

• The new strategic social bookmarking action plan is easier to implement than I anticipated. I will continue to develop this over the next few weeks to give it some time to see what this brings me. It seems like several of the social media platforms are evolving rapidly and a stronger presence across several platforms could be critical in the future.
• The new Posterous profile is bringing in some traffic to this blog and it is fairly easy to network through Posterous. I am happy with my choice of using it primarily for the YouTube videos I like and will continue to post one or two a day. The tweets are very easy to do from Posterous.
• As usual, Facebook gets the least amount of attention. I did not work on my fan pages, and only increased comments on statuses this week.
• Finally got my copy of Ning for Dummies and read it. A Ning group is my next project.
• There are several new blogrolls in the Useful Resource Pages in yellow on the right sidebar.  There is a blogroll for links under these categories: B2B Marketing, Content Marketing, Creativity, Cross-Cultural, French, Friends, Marketing, Social Media.

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

Cross-Cultural Communication

1. Thanks @beverlycornell – Cross-Cultural Communication Tips from Global Business Perspectives – Great post!
2. Any communication or marketing professional needs cross-cultural research & communication skills to succeed in the future – via @thesavvygroup
3. @katahdinme Big thank you for sharing this! – Clotaire Rapaille on marketing – A must read for international business & cultural marketing
4. PBS Interview of Clotaire Rapaille on using culture code to get your business offer right – via @katahdinme - READ THIS!
5. Here’s a great article about the importance of multicultural literature – via @WritersCoach
6. Understanding Cultural Dynamics & Cross-Cultural Communication – via @RNRecruiter

Cross-Cultural Communication Challenge

7. <#ccccTips 28 - In cross-cultural communication look for similarities where glitches happen
8. #ccccTips 29 – During your cross-cultural communications, dig for the reasons behind the questions people ask you
9. #cccctips 30 – Try to see your cross-cultural communication from the other person’s viewpoint

Cross-Cultural Leadership & Management

10. The Ultimate Survival Guide 101 for International Business – RT @ECManagement
11. Hints on managing an aging multicultural workforce – RT @ECWorkLife
12. Multicultural Professional Associations Can Advance Your Job Search and Career Management - RT @GilPizano
13. Cross-cultural branding and leadership #brandleader – via @MartinRoll
14. Twelve Characteristics of Multicultural Career Success – @BiggieJobs

Cross-Cultural Marketing

15. Use A Multicultural Internet Marketing Strategy To Develop Your International Business
16. What is your definition of multicultural? – via @CulturalKids – mine is simply: involving more than 1 culture
17. Multicultural urban youth feel empowered to positively impact change; becoming the new change-makers – RT @tamora_burk
18. Being Polite in Today’s Multicultural World – Regular Average People – via @stephnoah
19. What is the biggest mistake to avoid when writing a case study? Dig up best story, plan, don’t focus on your products
20. @XCulture + @fusionview Can’t wait to read your new book “International Communications Strategy”
21. @yBCeditorial2 I provide cross-cultural strategies & accompaniment for new foreign market penetration to improve international sales
22. Why ‘Cross-Cultural’ Marketing Can Make Your Brand A Latino Leader - @hispanicfilms
23. Listening to Blog Talk Radio on digital marketing in Africa - via @addthis @PamojaMedia
24. International Marketing: A chance to fly to foreign lands, Part 2 – via @joyrasmussen

Best Practices

25. The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving – Oliver W. Holmes RT @Iconic88 @BuzzEdition
26. RT @michaelfishman – Genius marketers Gene Schwartz and Dr. Clotaire Rapaill

Creativity

27. Soul Pancake – What I’m doing when I’m not Twittering #soulpancake
28. 10 Blogs to Stimulate Your Creativity – RT @copyblogger @katahdinme – some great places here
29. Think outside your box: Enhancing creativity through multicultural interactions - RT @ahoojas @davidabrock @gcimmarrusti
30. @jjude I’ve been wondering if there is a “chicken & egg” thing with creativity & cross-cultural communication – which one comes first…?

Cultural Insights

31. Cultures On The Edge – online magazine to support cultural diversity through education
32. It’s Like This, Only – Language in Mumbai can be tricky for newcomers, especially foreigners trying to hail taxis
33. Happy Multiculturalism Day, Canada! #multiculturalism #multicultural #Canada #immigration – via @DoreenatDMS
34. If you are interested in international marketing, drop by the Oregon Internationionalists – via @KiyoshiPDX
35. Too often we promote only pals+business interests at home. I luv it when we can cross cultural borders+do the same – RT @Journeywoman
36. RT @higginsb Social & Cross Cultural Skills = collaborating with others with respect & an open mind to incorporate diverse thinking
37. @MarionChapsal – Great to talk with you Marion! Nice to meet someone here in France with your intercultural training expertise.
38. @DorothyDalton @MarionChapsal Same here Very happy to hook up with international profiles here in Europe!
39. 43% of women, 48% of blacks and 31.5% of Hispanics btw 18&25 who have a young child don’t qualify 4 UNPAID leave #p2 – RT @WomansNation
40. <Humintell – about facial expression of emotion, nonverbal behavior, detecting deception and cultural adaptation
41. @butwait yes @pocketcultures is on my recommended list of international/culture Twitter people to follow
42. @deanmeistr & @MarionChapsal & @t_de_baillon I’d like to introduce you to each other – I’m sure all 3 of you have lots in common

Language Skills

43. The intercultural newspaper – www.thecomunicator.de – via @ComUnic
44. The English Blog – Internet resources, reviews, news, tips and trivia for learners and teachers of English
45. Double-Tongued Dictionary – A lexicon of fringe English, focusing on slang, jargon & new words

Social Media

46. Thomas Nelson Corporate Blogging Guidelines – these guidelines are useful for businesses interested in blogging
47. A short selection of international Twitter users – via @Wulffy
48. Excited about the Authority Blogger Forum “Summer Traffic Project“  – via @chrisgarrett
49. Who else wants more traffic this summer? – via @chrisgarrett …please RT
50. Need 25 fans on my 2 brand new Facebook fan pages – Please help & click on the fan buttons here on my Get International Clients Facebook fan page and on my Cindy King Facebook fan page
51. Validation: Using Twitter to Build Loyalty – Great article on using Twitter to validate customers
52. Social Media Marketing Tops Digital Marketing Tactics for 2009 – via @GranerCreative
53. Metrics for the Busy Community Manager – RT @mvellandi @lindyasimus
54. Audio recording of GuyKawasaki’s social media marketing speech - RT @Janne404
55. Social Media Marketing For Local Businesses – via @imarketsuccess
56. Technology, New Media, and Your Business – a great business focused article on social media via @smallbizbee
57. Social Media: 19 Presence Management Chores You COULD Do Every Day
58. The analysis of social networking data promises to take behavioral targeting to a new level. But will it deliver?
59. Want to make money on Facebook? The 5 Phases Of The Facebook Sales Funnel – with things you can do
60. Posterous vs. Tumblr: A Head to Head - I just started a Posterous account and love, learned a few things in this article
61. Top 10 Extreme Social Media Promotion Hacks – SlideShare from Wordcamp Dallas 2009, well worth the read
62. Steve Rubel on Getting the Mosterous from Posterous - some good tips for my new Posterous profile
63. Friendfeed are “slowly changing the water in the fishbowl so the fish rarely notice” gulp gulp. (via Jeremiah Owyang)
64. Just changed my FriendFeed background with one of the new free themes
65. Infographic Provides a Twitter History Lesson | FlowingData – colorful picture time line as a tree
66. Love social media releases or hate ‘em, they work - with stats from around the world – via @ConversationAge
67. Social Media Program Lifecycle – the only slide you need to know
68. Blogging Is Still the Foundation In A World of Streams – with an excellent flow chart for content within social media
69. Top 9 Twitter Faux Pas - “can’t say no one makes money from twitter now. The NBA does.”
70. Is your Social Media Director qualified? by @thebrandbuilder – via @t_de_baillon – liked this too
71. Best Practices For Effective Design Of “About me” Pages – via @akostic – some very good inspiration to re-do mine
72. 5 Trends To Analyze Your Blog’s Reach and Growth by @mintblogger
73. Most Popular Social Media Networks For Multicultural Groups | Ad Sheik
74. Seven Deadly Sins of Social Networking Security - CSO Online – Security and Risk
75. Facebook Swahili version launched - via @gkofiannan @PamojaMedia
76. Listening to @marketingprofs Online Seminars – Twitter Power: How to Dominate Your Market One Tweet at a Time

Society News

77. Jackson’s Musical Genius Rivaled Only By Status As International Cultural Phenomenon
78. Toronto’s new green roof law a first for North America – WOW! great for everyone else, expensive for the owner
79. Top 10 Blogs for Tour de France 2009
80. Top 10 Ironic Ads From History - by Teaching Social Media Marketing At UCLA – via @imarketman
81. Remember the search to fill the ‘Best Job In The World’? Here’s a video of the Brit who got the job
82. In the news: TV executive, who tried to debunk stereotypes of Islam, beheads wife after she files for divorce

Travel

83. When to Use a Travel Agent
84. 50 things to do for free in Europe – Travelling to Europe this summer?
85. 7 Tricks To Take Awesome Travel Pictures [PICS]
86. Ten Great Travel Twitter Tweets for June – World Hum – there are some gems here
87. Just added @worldhum to my list of favorite people to follow for cultural insights

Videos

Communication

88. Jennifer 8. Lee hunts for General Tso – origins of familiar Chinese-American dishes - TED
89. Video: Filipino CPDRC Inmates #tribute – Proof #MichaelJackson cross-cultural – RT @DoreenatDMS @brandoneculture
90. Video: Bundangbear – Escape Your Cultural Bubble - or how travel can help you develop your cultural skills
91. RT @kyrichan – Hakuna matata multicultural!
92. YouTube – A brief digest of British accents in under 3 minutes
93. The American Handshake – Explained for non-Americans – Enlightening!

Selling

94. The Vendor Client Relationship – in real world situations – Cross-cultural selling?
95. Short YouTube video – The Lingo Kid’s Multilingual Selling Skills - Great sales skills are easy to spot anywhere
96. Nigerian Marketing Lesson: Steel Palm Trees – via @PamojaMedia
97. AdAge Lindstrom video – Big returns for small products – single serve products are the rage in the Philippines

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