– Getting started in only 7 steps – Aligning the members of diverse and geographically decentralized teams may be considered as a challenge in times of hybrid communication (a mix of online and in person communication). The virtual real time whiteboard miro is a powerful tool that helps to secure that all team members are […]
A lot has meanwhile been written about Vienna’s new IKEA downtown store which opened on September 1st, 2021 right next to the busy Westbahnhof train station. Immediately after the opening visitors needed to pre-register for a slot of 90 minutes to allow as many as possible people to enter the store first time.
In the previous blog article on challenges in business, we established that digital collaboration and “connecting people” communicatively are among the absolute basics for mastering the challenges of today.
With the pandemic, climate change and the financial crisis, we will also be living in challenging times in 2022. How is your business affected?
Visually developed and presented concepts can be extremely helpful and effective in digital communication and remote selling.
Dear blog readers! At the end of the year, I wanted to take the opportunity to thank you personally for reading along (and discussing it on my LinkedIn channel). My seasonal greetings in form of a video clip:
Today I would like to share with you an experience I had a few weeks ago during a guest lecture at the University of Applied Sciences Cologne.
Do you have any idea what your customers are thinking about at any given moment… like right now, for example? When did you last contact or have your last “touchpoint” with them? Perhaps you haven’t even noticed that some of your own customers have made a quick detour or are already on their way to […]
In every human interaction, trust plays THE key role: in politics, in business, in our professional activities, and, more generally, in our personal life, e.g. in the family, in partnerships or among friends.
Boring presentations are OUT! In the old days (before Covid-19), people did not dare to leave the room during battles of endless, boring PowerPoints. They persevered to the end, politely applauding when it was over. Now, those days are gone! Either people simply leave the virtual room or they get on with other work having […]
It has always taken a clear company strategy to sustain a successful company. After all, this has always been at the core of your success. However, one year ago, the world was turned upside down. At the onset of the pandemic, most of us probably thought that it was simply a passing phase, that we […]
After the umpteenth lockdown, on-line selling or remote selling has become more or less routine for us all. Most people have come to terms with it, a few have really got to love it!
These were the most widely read posts on perspective: international’s corporate blog in the year 2020.
Digitalization in sales, eCommerce and online shopping has been a topic of discussion for many years. This year, the Corona virus has had a dramatic effect on its development. Whilst physical businesses are closing, online businesses are booming!
Putting the customer in the focus of entrepreneurial activity is nothing new. Not only with the definition of ‘marketing’ as an independent business discipline, companies systematically deal with the question who the customers are and what their needs are.
COVID-19 has put us all into a worldwide crisis situation virtually overnight. Wherever people interact with each other, especially in times of crisis, it becomes obvious who we can rely on. This is true in politics, in organizations and companies, among friends and in the family.
Do you want to be always up to date in international business? Our perspective: international newsletter offers many valuable insights and practical help for you. We also keep you informed about updates on our website and provide links to the latest blog entries. Here is a selection of topics we will cover during the coming weeks […]
After the lively interest in our field report on online workshops, Harald Karrer and I would like to respond to the request to give our recommendations on the online tools we use. You may also want to consider this as a small input to promote ‘digital competence’ in companies and to underline the importance of […]
Today, together with Harald Karrer, I would like to report on an experience we had together last week: the implementation of a three-day strategy workshop for a company in the Gulf region, entirely in remote mode. A total of 3 countries, 5 locations and 10 people with 7 nationalities were involved. (by Christof Sauke and […]
The particular importance of sales for successful business results in many markets arises from an increasing glut and competition for products and services, worldwide. Hence, the quality of market and customer processing is becoming more and more important.
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