The meetings and events business is increasingly becoming a global one as businesses and associations spread far beyond their country of origin. According to the 2016 Wells Fargo International Business Indicator, 47 percent of U.S. companies expect profits from international business activity to increase this year, and 87 percent agree that international expansion is needed for long-term growth. But planning a meeting overseas can include many challenges, and it's vital to have a local partner you can depend on—and communicate clearly with. Tollfreeforwarding.com, which authored today's guest post/infographic, spoke to business leaders and etiquette experts to learn how to avoid communication mishaps while conducting business across borders—over the phone, or face-to-face.
ADDITIONAL BUSINESS ETIQUETTE RESOURCES
- Business Etiquette: Asia and Infographic
- Business Etiquette: South America
- Business Etiquette: Western Europe
- Business Etiquette: North America
Sources
https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/international-business-etiquette#sm.000003qcclkwftdjusblxdjxdqisg
http://www.iberglobal.com/files/Communicating_Japanese_business_jetro.pdf
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Travel-g293740-s604/South-Africa:Important.Phrases.html
http://www.ediplomat.com/np/cultural_etiquette
https://www.todaytranslations.com/doing-business-in-china
http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/guide-to-brazil-etiquette-customs-culture-business.html
http://www.commisceo-global.com/country-guides/south-africa-guide
http://businessculture.org/southern-europe/business-culture-in-italy/business-etiquette-in-italy/
http://www.sideroad.com/Business_Etiquette/Indian-telephone-internet.html
https://wholesale.wf.com/global-focus/international-business-indicator/
