http://bloggertone.com/global/2009/11/19/7-mistakes-stopping-you-from-developing-your-international-markets/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:23:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://bloggertone.com/global/2009/11/19/7-mistakes-stopping-you-from-developing-your-international-markets/comment-page-1/#comment-149 Niall Devitt Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:49:48 +0000 http://bloggertone.com/goinginternational/?p=82#comment-149 Hi Cindy, when Dave Brock was over, he talked about time commitments and our attitudes towards time. For instance, in some countries deadlines are rarely met whereas in others they are consistently met and to do otherwise would sour the relationship. Another area he talked about was what he termed the "pesky details". These little differences can at first appear to be very small but can invariably cause huge issues. I suppose these would both fall under the banner of cultural difference. Hi Cindy, when Dave Brock was over, he talked about time commitments and our attitudes towards time. For instance, in some countries deadlines are rarely met whereas in others they are consistently met and to do otherwise would sour the relationship. Another area he talked about was what he termed the “pesky details”. These little differences can at first appear to be very small but can invariably cause huge issues. I suppose these would both fall under the banner of cultural difference.

]]> http://bloggertone.com/global/2009/11/19/7-mistakes-stopping-you-from-developing-your-international-markets/comment-page-1/#comment-35 nialldevitt Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:49:48 +0000 http://bloggertone.com/goinginternational/?p=82#comment-35 Hi Cindy, when Dave Brock was over, he talked about time commitments and our attitudes towards time. For instance, in some countries deadlines are rarely met whereas in others they are consistently met and to do otherwise would sour the relationship. Another area he talked about was what he termed the "pesky details". These little differences can at first appear to be very small but can invariably cause huge issues. I suppose these would both fall under the banner of cultural difference. Hi Cindy, when Dave Brock was over, he talked about time commitments and our attitudes towards time. For instance, in some countries deadlines are rarely met whereas in others they are consistently met and to do otherwise would sour the relationship. Another area he talked about was what he termed the “pesky details”. These little differences can at first appear to be very small but can invariably cause huge issues. I suppose these would both fall under the banner of cultural difference.

]]> http://bloggertone.com/global/2009/11/19/7-mistakes-stopping-you-from-developing-your-international-markets/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Cindy King Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:37:14 +0000 http://bloggertone.com/goinginternational/?p=82#comment-28 Thanks for the comment Una. I was thinking about the mistakes people make before taking any real action when writing this post. You are right, there are many more mistakes during the actual process. And I think the next post here will be on that. Thanks for the comment Una. I was thinking about the mistakes people make before taking any real action when writing this post. You are right, there are many more mistakes during the actual process. And I think the next post here will be on that.

]]> http://bloggertone.com/global/2009/11/19/7-mistakes-stopping-you-from-developing-your-international-markets/comment-page-1/#comment-16 unacoleman Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:40:29 +0000 http://bloggertone.com/goinginternational/?p=82#comment-16 Hi Cindy, another mistake, which you regularly cover in your posts, is lack of cultural awareness. At yesterday's Winning International Business with the Internet conference (which I chaired - see my post in this section), a few simple mistakes were pointed out. <a href="http://Pigsback.com" rel="nofollow">Pigsback.com</a> is an Irish brand. On the Pigs back is a well known and used expression in Ireland yet it is unknown in the UK. We are so familiar with it that it would never occur to us that the British didn't use it too. Understanding the cultural relationship with particular numbers was another one pointed out yesterday. In China some numbers are lucky, some unlucky. Hi Cindy, another mistake, which you regularly cover in your posts, is lack of cultural awareness. At yesterday's Winning International Business with the Internet conference (which I chaired – see my post in this section), a few simple mistakes were pointed out. Pigsback.com is an Irish brand. On the Pigs back is a well known and used expression in Ireland yet it is unknown in the UK. We are so familiar with it that it would never occur to us that the British didn't use it too. Understanding the cultural relationship with particular numbers was another one pointed out yesterday. In China some numbers are lucky, some unlucky.

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