| Globig Weekly Global Growth Newsletter The global scene is constantly changing, with new opportunities and challenges every day. You’ll want to stay in the know and we’re here to help. Enjoy Globig’s weekly curation of insights on how to expand your business, locally and globally. We’re also including more content directly focused on expanding into new markets: insider knowledge on marketing, sales, demand generation, strategy, regulations, culture and more. Let us know if you have any feedback for us at editor@globig.co. |
 GLOBAL Europe Struggles To Defend Itself Against A Weaponized Dollar Via The New York Times: Despite warm words from Biden, US secondary sanctions against Iran, Russia and others punish European companies and prompt new calls for strategic autonomy. Read More Sorry, America: China Is Now Europe’s Biggest Trading Partner For Goods Via CNN: Europe is now trading more goods with China than the United States, a sign of how the pandemic is transforming the global economy. Read More Been Vaccinated? You May Have To Prove It Via Boston Globe: While such vaccination passports could help businesses quickly and safely reopen and jump-start tourism and travel worldwide, a proliferation of them could itself become a problem. Read More |
 ANALYTICS How Advanced Data Analytics Powers Organizations’ Missions Via Biz Tech Magazine: As Big Data applications become more widespread, businesses still on the sidelines find themselves at a disadvantage, experts say. Read More Embracing The Opportunity For Business To Change The World Via Washington Business Journal: We can shape the future when we look beyond the status quo, collaborate across silos, and focus on solutions. Read More Over 75% Funding Decisions To Be Driven By AI And Data Analytics By 2025 Via Mint: AI models can help investors by determining viability, strategy and potential outcome of an investment in an early-stage startup, based on past investments, revenue growth, market penetration and consumer sentiment. Read More |
 DEMAND GEN ABM Is Not A Replacement For Your Demand Strategy Via MarTech Today: The B2B buying and selling process is now digital. B2B buyers (and your most coveted accounts) are in control and driving the process. Gone are the days when a sales rep might ring to say, “I’ll be in New York in 2 weeks if you have time to meet…” B2B pros have spent the last year on video conferences, doing business online and making decisions remotely. Read More This Is Why Your Business Has Plateaued And How To Scale It Via Forbes: It’s far easier to stay where you are. But that won’t help you build an empire. Read More 3 Reasons Lead Scoring Is Failing Marketers Via Demand Gen Report: There’s a long history of reliance on modeling to provide revenue guidance in finance — it essentially predicts corporate performance based on myriad factors. Read More |
 SALES Account-Based Marketing And Sales In Tech: Five Trends That Will Matter This Year Via Forbes: As technology companies compete for their share of the growth, there’s significant pressure on their marketing departments to ensure they’re investing their resources most effectively. Read More Do You Know These 11 Common Sales Techniques? Via Built In: Finding your voice takes time and practice. These techniques will help. Read More |
| ASIA PACIFIC China Regulator Fines 12 Firms Over Anti-Monopoly Law Via US News & World Report: China’s market regulator has fined 12 companies, including Tencent Holdings and Baidu Inc., for not disclosing past deals as authorities step up anti-monopoly scrutiny in the internet sector. Read More US Companies in China Say Political Tensions Remain Top Concern Via Wall Street Journal: The pessimism comes despite 50% of respondents predicting the tone of the US-China relationship would likely improve this year following the change in leadership in Washington. Read More A Reluctant Japan At Last Enters The Digital Age Via The Economist: Covid-19 has turbocharged digitization around the world. But for all its technophile reputation, Japan has more ground to make up than other big economies in its embrace of information technology. Read More |
| EUROPE + UK How Your Business Can Make The Most Of The Opportunities Post-EU Exit Via Lincolnshire Live: Border disruptions, delays at ports, extra costs and red tape – does this feel like all you’ve heard about since January 1st? Read More EU Sets Out A More Sustainable And Assertive Approach To Trade Via ICAEW: A strategy recently adopted by the European Commission paves the way towards a greener trade policy, accompanied by a push for reform of global trading rules. It makes clear the EU’s determination to take a tougher approach towards enforcing trade agreements and dealing with unfair trade practices. Read More Google Faces ‘Very Large’ EU Ad Probe Via The Economic Times: Technology “is really a high priority for us because what has happened over these last 12 months has changed a lot of habits”, the company commented last Friday. Read More |
| NORTH AMERICA The US Is Averaging Fewer Than 50,000 New COVID-19 Cases Per Day For The First Time Since October, Down From A Peak Of 250,000 Via Business Insider: Brazil has overtaken the US as the country with the most new cases per day, at around 63,000, according to Johns Hopkins University. Read More Been Vaccinated? You May Have To Prove It Via Boston Globe: While such vaccination passports could help businesses quickly and safely reopen and jump-start tourism and travel worldwide, a proliferation of them could itself become a problem. Read More |
| A BIT OF CULTURE: Mexico A Quick Guide To Business Etiquette In Mexico Via Globig: Mexico’s economy, a powerhouse in Latin America, is growing and looking outward. As Mexico’s companies expand worldwide, foreign investors find Mexico a great foothold for both the Latin American and North American markets. Read More A Brief Introduction To Mexican Folk Art In 10 Pieces Via Culture Trip: If you want a brief introduction to the culturally and historically rich world of Mexican folk art, also known as artesanías, then this is the article for you. Read More [Video] Song Of The Week: Junior H: Dicen Via YouTube: Junior H is the youngest musician to place in the top ten on Billboard’s Top Latin Albums chart, after Natanael Cano. Watch HereYou Can Also Check Out Previously Featured Artists In Our Playlist! |
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