Category Archives: International Sales

Fresh from the HuffPo: China on Your Mind?

Posted on 1 March, 2012 by

This blog can be read in its original version in the Huffington Post or here: Perhaps it’s due to the fact that my home base is located on the West Coast of the United States, at the mouth of the … Continue reading →

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Cultural Intelligence: From Buzz Word to Biz Mark

Posted on 23 February, 2012 by

This blog of mine was published last Friday on www.Livemocha.com, the world’s largest online language learning community. To read my blog in its original version: http://blog.livemocha.com/2012/02/cultural-intelligence-from-buzz-word-to-biz-mark/ For those who prefer to read it here: Sitting on the plane the other day, I … Continue reading →

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Fresh from the HuffPO: Have Skype. Will do International Business…

Posted on 14 February, 2012 by

Here is my latest column in the Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/valerie-bersetprice/have-skype-will-do-intern_b_1274855.html#es_share_ended Virtual interactions have gained a lot of traction in the past five years, and nowadays companies heavily rely on them to communicate internally with employees scattered all around the world. Some … Continue reading →

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“A Pervasive Lack of Knowledge and Foreign Languages is Threatening Us at Our Core”

Posted on 10 February, 2012 by

A white paper published by the National Education Association in 2004 states “A pervasive lack of knowledge about foreign cultures and foreign languages threatens the security of the United States as well as its ability to compete in the global … Continue reading →

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Fresh from the HuffPo! Going International? Read on…

Posted on 1 February, 2012 by

Here is the link to my newest article, published a few minutes ago by the Huffington Post and also posted below: President Obama said it again last week in his State of the Union Address: the Export Initiative is still … Continue reading →

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