The fact that so many more companies are trading and investing overseas also means that one core source of support for protectionist policies, that is, manufacturers who produce solely in the United States, has gotten smaller. This means…
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Executive Interviews
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Marketing guru Seth Godin on branding and new media
You need to decide if you’re selling to people who know you or people who don’t. If you are …
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Chinese authority Dr. Kerry Brown on China’s issues and western ways
Kerry Brown, Ph.D. is the author of ‘Struggling Giant: China in the 21st Century’ and, ‘The Rise of the Dragon: Chinese Inward and Outward Investment in the Reform Period.’ He is also a committee member with 48 Group Club, a business network committed to promoting positive relations with China, and …
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U.S. Office of Manufacturing and Services on unfair pricing, global competition
When U.S. manufacturing companies suspect they are being harmed by unfair pricing and subsidies, they should …
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Gary Shapiro on consumer electronics trends and the CEA
The Consumer Electronics Association CEO says consumer electronics industry executives continue to work toward selling the ‘experience’ rather than simply …
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WIPO’s Kamil Idris on protecting intellectual property rights
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) director general Dr. Kamil Idris discusses ways companies can protect their IP, ways executives can develop safer IP management programs and …
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In conversation with Valeria Maltoni on Dell and building your brand
Leading marketing expert Valeria Maltoni talks about how tech companies can effectively engage customers, and connect. In her discussion, Valeria cites Dell’s successful campaign to …
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Daniel Pink on remote work, right-brain thinking and outsourced economics
Read what this former White House chief speechwriter for Vice President Al Gore and one-time Botswana latrine builder has to say about Asia, ways to think about remote workforces, job skills you need in the future, our changing world, his new book and more…
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Taking the pulse of EMS
While internal, defensive, cost-control issues dominated the companies’ reports; most firms also …
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Design guru John Maeda on Apple’s love potion and product design
In this popular interview Dr. Maeda isolates the source behind Apple’s iPhone success; discusses product design for manufacturing (DfM) and end-user usability, and more.
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