| 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 Japan Partly Ending Pandemic Emergency, Keeps It For Tokyo Via AP News: The state of emergency Japan set up to curb the spread of the coronavirus will be lifted in six urban areas and remain in the Tokyo area for another week. Read More UK To Discriminate Between EU Countries On Fees For Work Visas Via Politico: Citizens of five Eastern European and Baltic countries must pay more to get a UK work visa than other EU nationals. Read More What Will The Future Of Business Travel Look Like For Companies? Via Sifted: While we wait for travel to resume, we explore what the future of business travel looks like. Are passports and proof of vaccines the future?. Read More |
 DEMAND GEN Success Tips From A Disgruntled Musician Turned Growth Marketer Via CustomerThink: Why businesses should pivot, tap unconventional employee candidates, value diversity, and not get hung up on failures or disappointments. Read More How To Structure Your Demand Gen Team Via Scotsman: Leads, leads, leads — everyone wants more leads. And, businesses truly value teams that can bring in a steady stream of fresh, qualified leads.. Read More Biggest Shifts Happening in Marketing Strategy Via Business2Community: If we learned anything from 2020, it’s that anything can happen in the world at any time. Read More |
 SALES Tips For Surging Online Sales, As Retail Remains Sluggish Via Radio: It’s no surprise online sales have surpassed retail sales given pandemic restrictions, but Bigelow Tea’s third-generation owner understands exactly how to grow her fan base. Read More 15 Smart Ways To Get Marketing And Sales Teams On The Same Page Via Forbes: When these two departments don’t effectively communicate with each other, they can get “stuck” when it comes to closing the sales loop. Read More Building Your Team & Company Culture Via BenefitsPRO: Having a good rapport among all of your team members is essential–but that won’t happen without some intentional thinking and planning. Read More |
 STRATEGY There Is Such A Thing As Too Much Freedom Via strategy + business: The challenge for businesses is finding a balance in the hybrid working world. Read More 4 Tips For Starting A Business In Tough Times Via Concord Monitor: Think the best time to start a business is in a booming economy? Maybe. But some of the biggest business success stories in recent decades actually came from a good idea hatched during a recession. Read More Powerful Ways You Can Build Brand Loyalty Via Business2Community: A simple search can lead to thousands of businesses that are all offering similar products. If you want your online store to thrive in the digital world, you have to build brand loyalty. Read More |
| ASIA PACIFIC Asia Stocks Plunge Most In 11 Months In Broad Rout, Tech Slumps Via Bloomberg: Asian stocks fell the most since March as losses in technology shares deepened amid a global selloff triggered by rising Treasury yields. Read More How Taiwan Beat China To Be Asia’s Top-Performing Economy Via DW: For the first time in three decades, Taiwan outpaced China’s economy in 2020. The island’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic was the envy of the world, while demand for its semiconductors spurred growth. Read More Why It’s Still Too Early For Hong Kong-Singapore Travel Bubble Via South China Morning Post: Singapore and Hong Kong travel bubble: don’t let business needs compromise public health. Read More |
| EUROPE + UK If Retail Is To Survive, The UK’s Archaic Business Rates Must Change Via FT: A system born in the 16th century is wildly out of step with the modern digital world and Covid-19 shock. Read More Holiday Bookings Surge In UK After Lockdown Exit Plans Revealed Via The Guardian: EasyJet, Tui and Thomas Cook report jump in interest in hours after Boris Johnson speech. Read More European Leaders To Debate EU-Wide Vaccine Passports Via Healthcare IT News: Calls for European Commission to introduce common national measure to allow travel. Read More |
| NORTH AMERICA Biden Tweaks Paycheck Protection Program To Better Target The Nation’s Smallest Businesses Via USA Today: Administration officials say changes to the Paycheck Protection Program will allow more money to be directed to small businesses that need it most. Read More US Vaccine Supplies Look Set To Surge As Johnson & Johnson Gets Nod From Panel Advising FDA Via The Guardian: The company expects to deliver 20m doses of the vaccine by March and 100m doses by the end of June. Read More |
| A BIT OF CULTURE: Australia Business Culture And Etiquette In Australia Via Today Translations: Why is Australia a perfect place for business? What can be said if you visit Australia? What should you do when you go there? Read More The Amazing Story Of Aboriginal Art Via Artlandish Aboriginal Art: The story of Australian Aboriginal Art. Read More [Video] Song Of The Week: Vacations: Avalanche Via YouTube: “‘Avalanche’ is the first new track from the band since they experienced global, viral TikTok fame off the back of their 2016 song ‘Young’, causing them to hit the top 30 on the US Viral Chart on Spotify,” says NME. Watch Here You Can Also Check Out Previously Featured Artists In Our Playlist! |
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