David Neeleman, founder of Azul Airlines (and JetBlue) will be speaking at Salt Lake City’s big, World Trade Month event next week. Learn more and register here: https://www.zionsbank.com/conference/conf-landing.jsp.
It’s World Trade Week, Oregon!
Hear from export experts, at events being throughout the state, to learn how to export your products and services to create jobs and diversify revenue! Learn more at Portland US Export Assistance Center’s website: http://export.gov/oregon/tradeevents/eg_us_or_029983.asp
2014 World Cup, 2016 Olympics… all in Brazil!
Brazil's One-Two Global Sports Bonanza!
Wondering how your company can find success in Brazil’s upcoming One-Two global sports bonanza?
Visit this website for a great road map on resources and partnerships offered by the US Commercial Service’s team, at five offices throughout Brazil.
They’ll help you link your products and services to companies and consumers, worldwide!
2011 in review: Hanson Marketing
Happy New Year from Hanson Marketing! We find ourselves based in Arlington, Virginia these days, where the sights and sounds of economic growth and global business activity are evident. No less than four high-rise construction sites are within view right now.
Our prospects for 2012 look bright, and include relocation to another bright spot in the world’s global economy, Sao Paulo, Brazil. We are eager to unpack, sit at our new desks, and plug into what makes this Alpha City hum! We will continue to press our views on what makes the nitty gritty world of global marketing so interesting, from an expanded Southern Hemisphere perspective.
Thank you, dear readers. Now – here’s a bonus: The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.
Here’s an excerpt:
A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 3,600 times in 2011. If it were a cable car, it would take about 60 trips to carry that many people.
Corruption Rankings Released
Perceptions are a telling guideline in measuring the damage done by corrupt practices in international trade. Having just studied the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, I was pleased to see this timely release of the latest “perception” study of corruption in global markets.
Our friends in New Zealand win this year’s Lily White status; Kiwis are true straight shooters. Anyone care to guess where the USA ranks? If you guessed top 20, you’re wrong.
See more here.
High-Tech Hydroponic Farm Transforms Abandoned Bowling Alley
Watching this interesting trend of urban farming, as part of our discussion on the food distribution channels. Our challenge remains how to reduce distribution costs while maintaining purity of fresh foods delivered to nearby city dwellers. Community garden plots in vacant lots remind us of the uncomplicated solution to grow what you eat, or at least eat what’s grown locally.
Which investment sector will step up first: growers, wholesale grocers, property developers?
Read more at Wired: High-Tech Hydroponic Farm Transforms Abandoned Bowling Alley | Wired Science | Wired.com.
Hemingway Acceptance Speech, 1954 Nobel Literature Prize
Sometimes, doing a better job in our chosen fields means listening to how legends in other fields define their path to greatness. Ernest Hemingway was awarded the 1954 Nobel Prize for Literature, and this is his acceptance speech, recorded in Cuba.
While my career goals do not include literary legend, I always strive to improve my writing, as a means of imparting maximum impact and value to the solutions I provide to my clients. To me, it helps to hear what this giant of our age thinks about gaining such a prestigious honor as the Nobel. Listen here.
Free Trade Agreements: White House Transmits Bills
Progress announced today in ratifying trade agreements with Korea, Panama and Colombia. These three trade agreements support American companies seeking export growth.
Read more in this news release by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
