Before reading this chapter, I had never considered how factors of the environment like climate and topography could affect the way you market and sell a product. As mentioned in the text, "Altitude, humidity, and temperature extremes are climatic features that affect the uses and functions of products and equipment." Over the past few weeks, I have read The Operator by … [Read more...] about How Climate Affects Marketing Around the World
I really enjoyed this chapter, especially the section discussing population decline. I guess that I never realized that many industrialized countries actually have a population decline, while developing countries are experiencing population growth. As someone who is interested in the healthcare administration field, I find this to be very interesting. I believe that our society … [Read more...] about Controlling Populations and Life Expectancy
Last night a tweet from Steve Edwards, President and CEO of CoxHealth, caught my eye. Here is what the tweet read: "We need federal intervention. Supply is disrupted and filled with profiteering middle men and counterfeits. N95 mask was $.62 now $6.50, gowns were $.24, now $4.50. In a federal emergency if gas went from $1.50 to $28.13 per gallon would we intervene? These … [Read more...] about The Role of International Trade During a Pandemic
While I was abroad in Australia, I was actually in a course called "International Trade and Competition." I thought it was very interesting to learn about international trade from an outside perspective. It was kind of funny because most of the class was centered around the United States and my teacher often used the U.S. and China as examples. With that being … [Read more...] about International Trade Concepts Learned Abroad
I found this week's chapter to be both interesting and informative in regards to everything happening around the world at the moment. Typically, when reading a textbook for a class, I find it difficult to understand how I would apply the concepts to my every day life. However, this time it was different; while reading the information covered throughout Chapter 1, I was really … [Read more...] about Global Commerce During the COVID-19 Pandemic and How it Will Affect International Marketing