Recently Popular Mechanics published an interesting article about David Mayer Rothschild building a boat he calls the plastiki. In the article Rothschild explains that he is building a 60-foot sailboat out of plastic bottles he plans to sail from San Francisco to Sydney. His intent is to raise awareness of the plastic pollution in the oceans. It seems to me that David Mayer Rothschild, head of Adventure Ecology, has been very...more
iLearning Global is an online group for people who want to seriously enhance their knowledge on topics such as sales, management, entrepreneurial-ism, tax strategies, leadership, negotiation, money making, customer service and much more in regards to topics. Its goal is to change the way people can be taught, combining that with state-of-the art technology advances, and leaving out advertising and sponsorships, as well as biased...more
The year started with trade terms; export, import, deficient, global economy, trade barriers, subsidy, tariff, and such. Stories were told to emphasis each area of study. I brought a selection of clothing and household items and we learned where all these things came from, it was pretty eye-opening. The second lesson I taught was about emigration and immigration, people moving about for economic, religious, culture, and safety reasons. Studying the migration of people though resent history proved fascinating. The face of Europe has changed due to unrest in the Middle East and Africa. Studies show that there will be more of these groups of people in Europe in 50 years than there will be native Europeans because of the low birth rate among the European countries. We studied competition, production resources, natural resources, wages, quality of life of the workers. The world is not a fair market place, where labor is cheap, goods are produced. The first world countries thrive off the the horrific working and living conditions of the third world countries. It is a sobering study. The most interesting lesson I taught was on doing business with a world community. We talked to...more
You read about the threat posed through breathing in air that is in your rooms. You decide to buy an air purifier. But before you went frontward and bought it, a friend of yours asks you to do some research about the product. Like everyone else you too rely on the internet for your background reading. And now you are just bombarded with never...more
Shipping the car across large distances is in most cases the most sensible and economic solution, saving effort, time, and car wear. There is shipment across roads by several types of carrier trucks, shipment by sea, and shipment by air of any type of car or motorcycle, whether modern, prestige, vintage, veteran, classic or sports.Auto shipping is...more
Mention getting in touch with people back home to someone who has had a nightmare experience and you are likely to see someone who cringes. This is because they have probably been stung by an exorbitant international roaming bill or found the whole keeping in touch thing extremely complicated. With a new Global, World SIM card, things are changing and keeping in touch with friends, family and colleagues back home has just got a lot more convenient. It means:You are not carrying around a pile of SIM cards when you travel. Previously, international travelers may have purchased a prepaid SIM card in the country that they are traveling to. If you are visiting numerous countries you could end up with a pile and not remember which number to give out to people. A prepaid global card means that you are contactable on the one number wherever you are. This means much less hassles.You get help with Language translation. Some of the better global SIM card providers out there offer a language translation service, meaning you can keep in touch and be understood in whichever country you are in.Cheap Calls, and instantaneous email access. Most importantly, a global SIM card gives you...more
Drop Shipping is a source of selling products globally. Now a days many ecommerce sites are running. It helps to target international customers. Dropshipping shipping companies ship the product directly to the customer. Your item can be...more
B2B marketing is getting really popular. The reason behind its popularity is not because it allows people to compare the cost of products sold by various buyers online but also as these websites offer a great variety. Without a successful strategy...more
Global Medical Devices Industry Outlook to 2010: Buyer Spend and Procurement Strategies and the Impact of Recession and Recovery Summary “Global Medical Devices Industry Outlook to 2010” is a new report published by Global Markets...more
Summary Global Downstream and Midstream Oil and Gas Industry Outlook to 2010: Marketing & Sales Strategies and the Impact of Recession and Recovery” is a new report published by in association with ICD Research that analyzes how...more
SummaryGlobal Chemicals Industry Outlook to 2010: Marketing & Sales Strategies and the Impact of Recession and Recovery” is a new report published by in association with ICD Research that analyzes how chemical companies and...more
Summary Global Mining Industry Outlook to 2010: Marketing & Sales Strategies and the Impact of Recession and Recovery is a new report published by Global Markets Direct in association with ICD Research that analyzes how metal and mining...more