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There are cultural differences between British English and American English that go beyond different spelling. Today many businesses want to reach a wide international audience in English and are turning to International English to make this easier. Read More

It is easy to see the obvious differences in different cultures, but we sometimes forget to look for the differences in rules and regulations in different countries. When we dig a bit deeper and try to understand the reason behind these different rules, we may stumble across the key to a deeper knowledge of this different culture. Read More

Building strong cross-cultural skills starts with learning to listen to all aspects of the communication. This is why you need to put aside your busy habits. Busy habits keep you from picking up the whole communication. The easiest way to improve your cross-cultural communication is simply to slow down and focus on the conversation. Read More

Erik Qualman's Social Media Revolution video raises questions with regards to international social media and how different countries will use social media in the future. As the social web brings us closer to each other, will there be a bigger cultural divide on social media in the future? I would love to hear your thoughts, questions and remark Read More

Social media is dozens of different platforms with different types of environments and atmospheres. Now add in the cultural differences in the social media platforms from different countries. Some social media platforms are more appealing to us than others. And others just do not feel right. Read More

For a real international sales advantage, you need to understand your international client at their own level, on their own terms and have an understanding that is deep enough to be meaningful. This means that you need to dig deep to understand the reasons behind any questions that pop up... and put your own cultural filters aside. Read More

Your international sales success depends on the choices you make in how you connect with your international clients. One of these first choices is to always try to see things from the other person's point of view and this can be very difficult in cross-cultural sales encounters. Read More

How have you built trust in cross-cultural communication with international clients? Please share your tips for next month's cross-cultural communication challenge to cultivate trust. Read the tips for the 2 previous monthly cross-cultural communication challenges, to expand your mindset and get extreme with clarity. Read More

There are options available today to reach your international markets that have never existed before. An international blog is a solution for some businesses to find out more about their foreign market opportunities Read More

Successful online businesses understand they are now B2P, or Business-to-People companies. One of the ways to go off track on social media is to focus on the tools and platforms. Social media is about connecting with people. Web marketing is a Business-to-People environment. Read More