● Gaia: Mexican brand designed by Kaleb Cardenas. With his studies in Sweden and his Mexican background designs detailed and complicated lines that when the piece is bought is by someone who understand the concept and will give its use. The mix of ideas and concepts has given the designer worldwide recognition. ● Hecho Aca: Uruguayan brand that sells house ware items‚ as well as‚ furniture and art pieces‚ 100% made in Uruguay by local artists. Wood‚ leather‚ silver‚ and fur‚ are the preferred materials
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The Best Global Leaders are Local Leaders. A few years ago‚ Thomas Friedman eloquently said that "the world is flat." Technology and globalization have made commerce a far more level playing field than it was many decades ago. The internet has unlocked opportunities‚ giving businesses access to previously unreachable customers. There’s a sense of equal opportunity in markets‚ with geographical and historical knowledge becoming more and more irrelevant. From business schools to boardrooms‚ building
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Challenges Faced When Charlotte Beers was hired at Ogilvy & Mather they were in turmoil and needed a desperate change. Ogilvy & Mather had once been a thriving‚ and revolutionary advertising company. Due to competition‚ and market changes Ogilvy & Mather lost many high paying clients‚ and were forced to adjust the way they performed business. Charlotte Beer’s was the first person to be hired externally from the company. With Charlotte’s prior experiences she understood the challenges that Ogilvy
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HIV/AIDS community programs Dr. Dudley Wang – CMO of De Beers Group Michelle Venketsamy – administrative assistant. Facts: 1. At the end of the 2005 De beers had a comprehensive HIV/AIDS Strategy covering all the aspects of the prevention‚ education‚ treatment and community involvement. 2. In 2005‚ mining amounted to 7.5% of country’s GDP‚ but by 2006 it dropped to 2.3% 3. According to PwC 2005 was successful year for the mining industry. Global mining companies increased their investment by about
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Coursework: Economic & Political Environment of International Business Is the End of the German Beer Industry Near? 1. Discuss how the changing technological environment present international threats and opportunities to the German beer industry. To discuss how changing technological environment presents international threats and opportunities for the German beer industry‚ the term of changing technological environment has to be explained. The literature distinguishes between a micro
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Global beer market trends The global beer market1 At the turn of the century‚ the top 10 brewers accounted for just over one-third of global beer sales volumes. The past decade has seen a rapid consolidation‚ resulting in the top four brewers – Anheuser-Busch InBev‚ SABMiller‚ Heineken and Carlsberg – accounting for almost 50% of beer sales volumes and up to 75% of the global profit pool2. Consolidation has continued in the past 12 months with further transactions in Mexico and China. As the
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The Global-Local Dilemma: Foundations of International Strategic Management‚ Ethics and Social Responsibility What is meant by Globalization? Form 5 Groups‚ discuss the questions below for 30 Minutes in your group; each group presents its findings to the class. What is Globalization? What is being “globalized”? Establish a ranking of degree of globalization. Develop a definition and discuss your definition in terms of the factors below Advantages‚ Disadvantages‚ Opportunities‚ Threats For participating
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Boston Beer Background: Jim Koch was motivated and haunted by the idea of being an entrepreneur in the beer brewing business. Once upon a time his great-great-grandfather created a recipe that was full bodied‚ had a longer brewing time‚ used rare hops‚ and cost a lot more than the imports are costing. Koch saved $100‚000 and was able to acquire $140‚000 from family and friends to start up his brewery. Knowing that it would cost close to $10 million to actually open a brewery‚ Koch contracted out
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Product and brand management Case analysis assignment Submitted by group 10 Pooja mahtre shishupal The Triumph of a Global Corporate Brand: The Case Study of Nokia | Summary The case deals with how a global brand can become successful and how it has to expand globally to mark its presence in the developed and the developing nations. In this case Nokia is used as a global brand to portray its success globally and also how it was able to build its brand image and the emotional
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Lenge Kotzé (KOT002) Class: Wednesday 16:00 6/21/2013 FTH02/01 DEGREE QUESTION 1 I hereby confirm that this essay doesn’t include any plagiarism and that it is my own work referenced according to the Harvard referencing guide. Lenge Kotzé “The Orient has helped to define the West as its contrasting image‚ idea‚ personality‚ experience.” (Said 1991:2) Issey Miyake and Yohji Yamamoto were among the first non-western designers to be included in the official world of
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