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> <channel><title>Global by Design &#187; Business globalization</title> <atom:link href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/category/business-globalization/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com</link> <description>Adventures in web and mobile globalization</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:45:53 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>Be Kind: It&#8217;s not easy creating a global brand name</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/12/15/be-kind-its-not-easy-creating-a-global-brand-name/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/12/15/be-kind-its-not-easy-creating-a-global-brand-name/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:39:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[KIND snacks]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=5529</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetFrom The Wall Street Journal interview with the founder of KIND Snacks: WSJ: Kind recently became the subject of a trademark battle with Italy&#8217;s Ferrero SpA, a $10 billion candy giant, whose brands include Kinder. What happened and what did &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/12/15/be-kind-its-not-easy-creating-a-global-brand-name/">Continue reading <span
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=5222</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetFrom the article Groupon stumbles in China in The Wall Street Journal: Foreign Internet companies have long struggled in China, which has more Internet users than any other country. Yahoo Inc., one of the earliest to enter, handed over its China business &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/08/24/insert-company-name-here-stumbles-in-china/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/08/24/insert-company-name-here-stumbles-in-china/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Death of the Global Manager</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/08/08/the-death-of-the-global-manager/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/08/08/the-death-of-the-global-manager/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 14:54:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Harvard Business School]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=5175</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetGreat article by Julia Hanna of Harvard Business School in Working Knowledge: &#8220;Today, I would argue that you don&#8217;t put that qualifying adjective in front of manager—we all simply operate in a global environment,&#8221; Bartlett says. &#8220;It used to be &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/08/08/the-death-of-the-global-manager/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/08/08/the-death-of-the-global-manager/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>World 3.0: Making Sense of a Semi-Global Planet</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/05/04/world3-0/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/05/04/world3-0/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 18:26:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Business globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[China]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[India]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pankaj Ghemewat]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=4634</guid> <description><![CDATA[Tweet I received an advance review copy of Pankaj Ghemeawat&#8217;s new book World 3.0: Global Prosperity and How to Achieve It. I greatly enjoyed his previous book, Redefining Global Strategy, calling it a valuable counterpoint to Tom Friedman&#8217;s book The &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/05/04/world3-0/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/05/04/world3-0/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>When names collide</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/05/02/when-names-collide/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/05/02/when-names-collide/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 15:17:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Country Codes (ccTLD)]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Amazon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kobo]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=4910</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetKobo is the name of an eReader and bookstore that competes with the Amazon Kindle. Flush with a recent investment, Kobo Inc. has big plans for going global, which, as an author, I&#8217;m very happy to see. Here&#8217;s a recent &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/05/02/when-names-collide/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/05/02/when-names-collide/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Learning from the not-so-global web sites</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/03/16/worst_global_websites/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/03/16/worst_global_websites/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 21:08:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization Report Card]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Budweiser]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Four Seasons]]></category> <category><![CDATA[McKinsey & Co]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WalMart]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WGRC11]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=4542</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetI&#8217;ve highlighted the top 25 global web sites in the 2011 Web Globalization Report Card. Now it&#8217;s time to focus on the other end of the spectrum &#8212; the 25 web sites that scored most poorly overall. Just as you &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/03/16/worst_global_websites/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/03/16/worst_global_websites/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Byte Level Books is looking for authors</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/03/08/byte-level-books-is-looking-for-authors/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/03/08/byte-level-books-is-looking-for-authors/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 19:35:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Byte Level Books]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Books]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=4663</guid> <description><![CDATA[Tweet I&#8217;m pleased to announce the formation of a new publishing imprint dedicated to &#8220;books with a world view.&#8221; To date, we&#8217;re published two books &#8212; The Savvy Client&#8217;s Guide to Translation Agencies and The Art of the Global Gateway. &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/03/08/byte-level-books-is-looking-for-authors/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/03/08/byte-level-books-is-looking-for-authors/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Walking through jelly</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/03/06/walking-through-jelly/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/03/06/walking-through-jelly/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 04:24:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Google]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=2376</guid> <description><![CDATA[Tweet Just because a global company mandates one &#8220;global&#8221; language doesn&#8217;t mean that everything will run smoothly. English is typically the global language selected, which is nice for those who were born into it. But for most everyone else, it &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/03/06/walking-through-jelly/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/03/06/walking-through-jelly/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>6</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Upcoming Webinar: The New Global Enterprise</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/02/28/free-webinar-global-enterprise/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/02/28/free-webinar-global-enterprise/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 19:09:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Translation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AMA]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=4612</guid> <description><![CDATA[Tweet On March 15th I will be participating in a half-day online forum sponsored by the American Marketing Association and Localization World: The New Global Enterprise: Core Competencies for Localizing Marketing Communications The agenda includes three speakers, followed by a Q&#38;A &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/02/28/free-webinar-global-enterprise/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/02/28/free-webinar-global-enterprise/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Global by Design turns 1,000</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/02/18/global-by-design-turns-1000/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/02/18/global-by-design-turns-1000/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:58:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[China]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Facebook]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Global By Design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Google]]></category> <category><![CDATA[iPhone]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Software Localization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Translation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=4545</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetIn 2002, I launched this blog. It was the first blog devoted to web globalization. In fact, I don&#8217;t believe there were any blogs devoted to translation either at that point in time. So I really wasn&#8217;t sure where this &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/02/18/global-by-design-turns-1000/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/02/18/global-by-design-turns-1000/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Local by design; global by accident</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/02/02/local-by-design-global-by-accident/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/02/02/local-by-design-global-by-accident/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 15:47:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[China]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AdAge]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=4382</guid> <description><![CDATA[Tweet When I first visited Japan, I was struck by the range of local products made by the Japanese subsidiary of Coca-Cola, like Georgia Coffee (in a can, no less). This phenomenon is not unique to Japan. Consider the recent AdAge article: &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/02/02/local-by-design-global-by-accident/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/02/02/local-by-design-global-by-accident/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The world according to FedEx</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/01/24/the-world-according-to-fedex/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/01/24/the-world-according-to-fedex/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:31:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Facebook]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FedEx]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=4377</guid> <description><![CDATA[Tweet I must warn you that if you visit this FedEx microsite you might lose an hour or so viewing the many data maps. Above is a view of Facebook users around the world. If you click on a country &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/01/24/the-world-according-to-fedex/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/01/24/the-world-according-to-fedex/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Top 25 Global Web Sites of 2011</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/01/17/top-25-global-websites-2011/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/01/17/top-25-global-websites-2011/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:00:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Arabic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Business globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[China]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Facebook]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Global navigation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Google]]></category> <category><![CDATA[India]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Microsoft]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reports]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Translation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Twitter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization Report Card]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wikipedia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WGRC11]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=4344</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetI&#8217;m pleased to announce the publication of the 2011 Web Globalization Report Card. This year, we reviewed 250 web sites across 25 industries. The web sites represent nearly half of the Fortune 100 and nearly all of the Interbrand Global &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/01/17/top-25-global-websites-2011/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/01/17/top-25-global-websites-2011/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The next Internet revolution will not be in English</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/12/04/the-next-internet-revolution/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/12/04/the-next-internet-revolution/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Dec 2010 15:58:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Arabic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Business globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[China]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Country Codes (ccTLD)]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Global By Design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Google]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IDN (Intl. Domain Name)]]></category> <category><![CDATA[India]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Languages]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Maps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Software Localization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Translation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Unicode]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Baidu]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Latin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yandex]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=4100</guid> <description><![CDATA[Tweet This visual depicts about half of the currently approved internationalized domain names (IDNs), positioned over their respective regions. Notice the wide range of scripts over India and the wide range of Arabic domains. I left off the Latin country &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/12/04/the-next-internet-revolution/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/12/04/the-next-internet-revolution/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The decline of foreign markets and the rise of local markets</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/09/08/the-decline-of-foreign-markets-and-the-rise-of-local-markets/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/09/08/the-decline-of-foreign-markets-and-the-rise-of-local-markets/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:21:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Coca-Cola]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Coke]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=3766</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetAn article in The Wall Street Journal talks about the American &#8220;two track&#8221; economy &#8212; in which US companies that sell globally are doing much better than those focused only domestically. One quote jumped out at me: But John Farrell, &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/09/08/the-decline-of-foreign-markets-and-the-rise-of-local-markets/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/09/08/the-decline-of-foreign-markets-and-the-rise-of-local-markets/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Philips CEO on expanding globally</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/09/02/philips-ceo-global/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/09/02/philips-ceo-global/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:47:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[philips]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=3739</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetLast week I said I&#8217;d love to see more profiles of global-minded business execs and, sure enough, the Journal delivers. Here&#8217;s an interview with the Philips Electronics CEO Gerard Kleisterlee. According to the article, the company&#8217;s emerging-market sales increased 29% in &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/09/02/philips-ceo-global/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/09/02/philips-ceo-global/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Going Global Gracefully</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/06/21/going-global-gracefully-3/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/06/21/going-global-gracefully-3/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:30:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[art of the global gateway]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=3565</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetA great quote from an interview with Tarun Khanna and Krishna G. Palepu, authors of the new book Winning in Emerging Markets: Multinationals based in developed countries as well as emerging market -based companies face a tension between ambition and &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/06/21/going-global-gracefully-3/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/06/21/going-global-gracefully-3/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Twittering in Tongues: How companies are going global with Twitter</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/06/07/twittering-in-tongues/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/06/07/twittering-in-tongues/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 19:47:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Business globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Twitter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cisco]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Interbrand]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PricewaterhouseCoopers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Samsung]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sony]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=3478</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetOver the past six months, Twitter went from mostly serving people based inside the US to mostly serving people based outside of the US. Today, 60% of Twitter&#8217;s 105 million registered users are based outside of the United States. And half &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/06/07/twittering-in-tongues/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/06/07/twittering-in-tongues/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Nike -&gt; Brike</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/05/05/nike-brike/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/05/05/nike-brike/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 18:00:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nike]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=3262</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetFrom today&#8217;s Wall Street Journal: Nike Inc. aims to boost annual revenues more than 40% to $27 billion over the next five years by adding new stores and rapidly expanding affiliate brands such as Converse, Umbro and Hurley. The sneaker &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/05/05/nike-brike/">Continue reading <span
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=2881</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetAs I prepare to hop on a plane to Europe, I&#8217;d like to focus briefly on the airline industry. I should preface this post by saying that I find &#8220;meta&#8221; travel sites like Kayak and Sidestep much easier to use &#8230; <a
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=2797</guid> <description><![CDATA[Tweet I spent a few days in Canada recently and was struck but how many billboards, newspapers, and web sites prominently displayed .ca instead of .com. I started writing down every localized domain I encountered and here&#8217;s what I ended &#8230; <a
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=2896</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetWe included nine hotel and resort brands in the 2010 Web Globalization Report Card. The Web Globalization Report Card is an annual benchmark of how effectively companies internationalize and localize their web sites and applications for the world. It is &#8230; <a
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=2538</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetJust what the world needs &#8212; two more URL shorteners. Google now has goo.gl. And Facebook has FB.me. But Google&#8217;s URL jumps out at me because it marks the first instance of Greenland (.gl) being used as a &#8220;countryless country &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2009/12/15/google-goes-to-greenland/">Continue reading <span
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=2402</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetFor translation crowdsourcing to work, first you need crowds. And TED, which has been using the crowd to provide translation of its videos, is looking for a few more participants. Here&#8217;s a recent blog posting: Wanted: Translators The goal of &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2009/12/06/crowdsourcing/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2009/12/06/crowdsourcing/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>There is no such thing as a global slogan</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2009/10/16/global-slogan/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2009/10/16/global-slogan/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:40:13 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Google]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Translation]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=2232</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetHere&#8217;s an article that confirms what consumers apparently know but many companies have yet to figure out &#8212; that English-language slogans don&#8217;t make much sense to people who don&#8217;t speak English. In this article, the German publication Spiegel actually asked &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2009/10/16/global-slogan/">Continue reading <span
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