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Challenges of Global Marketing

Expanding your business globally can be an amazing opportunity for any business. However, successfully branding your business in a global scale can be fore challenging. We recently came across an article from Certona talking about the major struggles any company will face when transitioning into a global business model. The biggest issue to overcome is […]

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Global Retailing: Amazon and Win Bigly

Amazon is ranked as the world’s 2nd largest global retailer with sales around $233 billion US even though its market capitalization is the largest at $778 billion. Amazon has dominated e-commerce with 49% market share although in the United States, as of December 2018, e-commerce represents only 11% of all retail. One product that has […]

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What Niccolò Machiavelli can tell us about Netflix

“There is a revolution happening, and within two years I think that Netflix will be built into all the televisions.” – Reed Hastings, Cofounder and CEO of Netflix Inc Netflix Inc. started as DVD-by-mail service in 1998 and now is the leading worldwide provider of film and television. In recent years, Netflix has expanded to […]

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The Tiger Effect: What It Can Do For A Brand

As a vehicle to differentiation and aspirational status, retail brands often pay a premium on sponsorships and endorsements of international athletes. Few do it on the scale of American Sportswear company, Nike. Nike has track record of renowned collection of global endorsers, including; Serena Williams, Derek Jeter, Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar […]

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Emerging markets & the global e-commerce landscape

Emerging markets have been a topic of discussion for quite some time now. E-commerce has enabled the idea of a global market for sellers and buyers a like. As retail in developed markets becomes saturated, furthermore, more favorable government regulations, these new frontiers prove to be lucrative opportunities for e-commerce growth. According to a report […]