Resources
The people who find my website come from many different areas and are looking for different things.
Use Social Media For International Business
Yes? So am I! And you’ll find lots of feedback about what I’ve experienced here on this website. Here’s something to start off with:
Expand Your Business Into International Markets
On this website you’ll find resources to help you use today’s technology with your traditional business skills.
Here are some international marketing stories:
- The Washing Machine That Ate My Sari – Mistakes in Cross-Cultural Design: A very good article on why it is critical to adapt your products to local cultures. Download the PDF, it’s worth the read.
- Sugar makes Passover Coca-Cola a true classic : An example of cross-cultural or ethnic product adaptation
Develop Your Exports And Imports
If you’re only interested in finding a business partner in another country, or if you’re not yet ready to invest in learning how to market to a different culture, you should check out these resources:
Read these blogs:
- The Global Small Business Blog: This is where Laurel Delaney helps entrepreneurs and small businesses expand their businesses internationally.
- Import & Export on About.com: This blog is also run by Laurel Delaney and is focused on import and export.
- Import Export Business: This blog offers great tips for businesses.
- Global Reach: This is the official blog of the U.S. Census Bureau’s Foreign Trade Division.
- globalEdge Business Blog: This is a great blog run by the International Business Center at Michigan State University. Check out their resources too!
Check out FITA and sign up for their newsletter: this is the Federation of International Trade Associations and you’ll find some useful information here.
Get the Small Business Administration’s Export Business Planner:
You can download it here.
Improve Your Cross-Cultural Skills
- 31 Day Cross-Cultural Communication Challenge: Expand Your Mindset And Build Your Cross-Cultural Skills
- 30 Day Cross-Cultural Communication Challenge: Get Extreme With Clarity And Build Your Cross-Cultural Skills
- 30 Day Cross-Cultural Communication Challenge: Build Trust And Build Your Cross-Cultural Skills
Get Curious About International Topics And Other Cultures
Here are some links you’ll find interesting on this website:
Here are some other things you should check out:
- Geert Hofstede™ Cultural Dimensions: A list of the country values for Hofstede’s five scales: Power Distance Index, Individualism, Masculinity, Uncertainty Avoidance Index, Long-Term Orientation. And there’s also an iPhone app!
- The Culturally Customized Website: There’s a quick cultural IQ test to take here.
- Kwintessential Country Guides: These International Etiquette Guides help you understand other people’s languages, cultures, etiquettes and taboos.
Catch My Social Media Feeds For More
On Facebook:
- My personal profile on Facebook. Don’t hesitate to connect with me there if that’s your space.
- My Business Page on Facebook, where you’ll get the latest interesting links I find.
On Twitter:
- Follow me @CindyKing
- Twitter folks I recommend you follow if you are interested in Culture
- Twitter folks I recommend you follow if you are interested in International Business
- Twitter folks I recommend you follow if you are interested in International Social Media
Interesting Tweets - Twitter Interviews on culture
- My first list of recommended Twitter People To Follow
