First time Coca-Cola make expansion to Latin America

Coca-Cola brand have become the most popular soft drinks and best selling in world history. On May 8, 2011 Coca-Cola commemorating the birthday-125. First produced in Atlanta, Georgia in 1886 by Dr. John S. Pemberton, Coca-Cola became the world's first soft drink offered as sweetened carbonated beverages. Coca-Cola as a brand patented in 1887, registered as a trademark began in 1893 and began to be sold freely in all parts of the United States in 1895. In 1899, Coca-Cola began to be a franchise products are generally packaged in the United States. Today, Coca-Cola can be found in almost every country in the world.

After producing Coca-Cola in 1886, Dr. Pemberton sold his business to several partners including the American tycoon, Asa Griggs Candler. Through the marketing prowess and tremendous business acumen, Candler popularized Coca-Cola until the 1890s, Coca-Cola's expanding Latin American countries such as Cuba, Panama and Mexico as a result of increased interaction between people of the United States and Latin America.

In 1906, Coca-Cola officially operate its first production plant in Panama and Cuba. Puerto Rico followed in 1909, and the period of rapid expansion throughout Latin America took place between 1906-1938. Coca-Cola learned quickly, especially in developing local markets. It becomes a challenging task considering the number of local factors and global that directly affect the business.

However, Coca-Cola in Latin America to win in terms of durability and optimistic attitude to embody the spirit of pride of Latin America, including the ingenious nature, humor and optimism to face the challenges. However, Coca-Cola is still being flexible and farsighted to realize that all partnerships are intended to extend fair and build new relationships in creative ways. Coca-Cola is also trying to create partnerships with local governments, local organizations and educational institutions, which enabled it to megembalikan something to society in addition to expanding its business network.

One of the real Coca-Cola contribution for Colombian was in 2005, when Coca-Cola Foundation in the United States donated $ 10 million to an independent foundation in Colombia to the problem of education and providing humanitarian assistance to residents affected Colombia armed conflict. This foundation is a non-governmental organization that seeks to provide job opportunities, health care, education and other services for the citizens of Colombia.

Coca-Cola officially manufactured and marketed in Colombia in May 2003 or after the stock was acquired by Coca-Cola Panamco (Panamerican FEMSA). The results of this acquisition has increased the share capital of Coca-Cola Company from 30% to 39.6%.

"Getting on the Balcony" Concept

Getting on the Balcony is a popular concept of leadership has ever seen. This concept want to describe a metaphor when we are at a dance party in a large ballroom with a balcony at the top of the room. From our point of view if we are on the dance floor, most of our attention will be focused on couples who are dancing and how we do not collide with another dance partner. Conversely, if we are on the balcony and look towards the dance floor, we'll see the different point of view and patterns.

Pattern view perspective from the balcony is to illustrate that a leader occasionally must leave the "dance floor", in order to get out of the "crowd", to be able to understand what is happening in the organization. When the position in "balcony", a leader could see what was going on "downstairs" and had to get back among the "crowd" in order to intervene directly related to what he saw during his stay on the "balcony".

FedEx Viewpoint as Visionary Companies

FedEx has become a major world-class companies and has up and down experienced in running its business operations. Visionary companies can survive, especially in transition. The key point is that visionary companies more than institutions, more visionary companies regarded as an organization. Visionary companies are also able to prove exceptional resistance with the ability to bounce back from adversity. "Visionary companies are premier institutions - the crown jewels - in Their industries, widely admired by Their peers, and having a long track record of making a significant impact on the world around Them" (Jim Collins and Jerry Porras et al).

FedEx has proven its reputation as a big company with the exit of the global economic recession that occurred in 2008. By sticking to its long-term strategy, FedEx did find a reduction in operational costs, the positive momentum in 2010. After experiencing a decline in profits year-to-year in the first half in fiscal year 2010, in the second half FedEx experienced growth in sales volume and managed to record a net profit US$ 1.2 billion. The increase in revenue was in line with the rising value of the company shares more than 50 percent in the same year, the index exceeded the average S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Dow Jones transportation companies for the category. FedEx has been proven after years of building a business model that enables companies to manage the delivery capacity with demand. When the crisis struck, the company was ready to face a situation that makes a lot of large companies slumped at the same time able to maintain a strong balance sheet.

The Reason World's Premium Beer to Invest in China

With a population of more than 1.32 billion, China has the largest market and has the potential for substantial future growth in terms of beer consumption. Average beer consumption per capita reached 31.4 liters in 2008 and is estimated to be 33.4 liters in 2011. While the trends and perceptions of drinking has changed in recent years in China, it has increased the proportion of people in China who prefer beer than other alcoholic beverages. This growth was also driven by several factors such as: increasing the level of income, the amount of beer advertising from manufacturers large enough, the existence of a preferential shift towards beer consumers, and fierce competition in maintaining or reducing the sale price. This is what makes many global manufacturers to invest in China's premium beer.

MBI Model in Van den Bosch Case

From case-related conflicts mail delivery van den Bosch to Menendez, his counterpart in Mexico, when viewed from the standpoint of Van Den Bosch, he only intended to get the development of financial reports from Pablo Menendez. Firstly, he felt optimistic that Menendez will give attention to providing his clients needed some answers from the UK, Malcolm Smythe-Jones. But the situation changed, after Van Den Bosch verbally was blamed by Smythe-Jones because she failed to present the financial statements submitted to the Menendez workmanship for Smythe-Jones company in Mexico. Intends to cool the situation, Van Den Bosch then write an email that contains facts and data to Menendez at once revealed less discomfort and emotional feelings of Smythe-Jones who previously directed him.

Pablo Menendez will not provide financial reports as requested by Van den Bosch, because early on in the ties of cooperation between them, which was built only limited communication exchanged a few e-mails for several weeks without any direct meeting that is expected to soon obtain follow-up and results are expected by both parties. This is caused by several factors relating to the habits of work culture among nations, in which Van den Bosch was under the influence of European culture is a higher priority than the work of developing relationships with co-workers. Meanwhile, Pablo Menendez more influenced Mexican culture, which prefers working relationship than a job. Because they have never met in person, they have not been able to develop close personal relationships as colleagues.

Seen with the MBI Model, the cases above can be analyzed in terms of inter-cultural comparisons (Van den Bosch: Netherlands and Menendez: Mexico) as follows:

Mapping

• The orientation time in the Netherlands tend to the future, while in Mexico is more to the current state (Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck - Hofstede).

• The relationship between individuals in the Netherlands tend to be individual, while in Mexico is collective or by hierarchy (Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck - Trompenaars - Hofstede). From the above case, it is seen in a waiting attitude certainty Menendez to complete the financial statements of the client company Van den Bosch.

• The Dutch do not recognize the distance power in the leadership, while in Mexico the hierarchy of power is still very strong (Hofstede).

• Mexico is to avoid the uncertainty, whereas the Dutch did not consider that the uncertainty (Hofstede). This is seen from the stance of refusing to continue Menendez's financial statements because Smythe-Jones has been no definite command from the client's branch office in Mexico.

Bridging

• The approach through motivation and confidence.

In this stage it should be Van den Bosch presents the motivation to Menendez's involvement to be able to communicate and build their confidence in overcoming a problem. Due to the motivation and confidence are very important in bridging and understand the differences that emerged between them, especially in improving performance.

• Decentering without blame.

Decentering requires incorporation of an understanding of both parties to the difference in the communication process, empathize with each other through changes to their own behavior and try to think in terms of accommodating the culture embraced by the parties concerned and with whom they work. Van den Bosch should be able to suspend judgments about the stance taken by Menendez did not blame him and put him in a difficult situation.

• Recentering by engaging in common.

Recentering can be used as the final step in bridging the impasse between Van den Bosch and Menendez to develop new basics of interacting. This depends on a good understanding of differences and agreed to mutual respect shared norms of each region in the interaction between the two.

Integrate

• Building participation.

Both parties must begin to build participation by making sure all members have the same opportunity to be involved in the problems with accommodating different norms stemming from cultural differences.

• Resolving the conflict.

Between the Van den Bosch and Menendez should immediately think to look for solutions related to the conflict that occurred before the problem becomes dysfunctional. Mapping phase can be used to assist in early detection of potential conflicts that will arise. While the process of bridging and participation can help to manage personal conflicts that occur. Ultimately, through these processes are expected to both sides can make a quality decision to the settlement of conflicts constructively.

• Building on the ideas of different individuals.

The final stage in the process of integration is to build ideas among them as a starting point for discussion. Hopefully with this stage, breakthrough ideas can be created. However, there are things that should be avoided at this stage, namely to avoid a compromise between both parties, they should prioritize quality in taking a decision.

E-commerce vs. E-business

In the era of Internet technology today, almost all of our activities, especially the interaction with other parties to be unlimited by time and place. Similarly, in building a business through the Internet. Online business system is best known for E-commerce. Then, we sometimes often wrongly assume a difference between E-commerce and E-business.

Electronic commerce or e-commerce more refers to online business activities for products and services exchanges. With E-commerce, every form of business transaction between the parties interact electronically rather than based on exchanges or direct physical contact. This system is usually associated with buying and selling via the Internet, or with the idea that any transaction involving the transfer of ownership or right to use goods or services is done through the mediation of computer networks.

Outline Definition of E-commerce is the use of electronic communications and digital information technology in business transactions were to create, modify, and redefine the relationship of a value creation between or among organizations or individuals.

While E-business has a different concept. If in E-commerce, information and communication technologies are used in inter-business transactions or inter-organizational transactions and in business-to-consumer (B2C). In E-business, technology, communications and information further functionalized to improve the business of an organization or the individual. E-business encompasses all the activities of business organizations through the medium of computer networks.

Outline definition of E-business is the process of transformation that made the organization to provide added value for customers through the application of technology, philosophy and the new economic paradigm.

Ho Ching, The Temasek Superwoman

Dubious myth of women's leadership has been through the glass ceiling. We have many business leaders are occupied by women. Even Asian women are also many who are in control of the company's shoulders, one of whom is Ho Ching, CEO of Temasek, Singapore.

55-year-old woman is the CEO of Temasek Holdings, Singapore's state-owned companies. He occupied the highest office in Temasek since May 1, 2002. Lot of controversy over his election as CEO of Temasek. She is the wife of Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore at that time, the once-in-law of former Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew.

Temasek's success can not be separated from the leadership of Ho Ching, who is famous for Methodical decision-maker, is keen to collect input from managers and won the inputs with a logical argument. The success of Ho Ching currently supported his leadership experience at the Singapore Technologies Engineering, since 1997 then. The former Singapore Technologies received a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Singapore, and a Master of Science in the same field from Stanford University. Ho Ching also worked in the defense ministries of Singapore, before finally joining with Singapore Technologies.

Under the leadership of Ho Ching, Temasek began the expansion of investment outside Singapore. Temasek was established in 1974, with the aim to combine some business to the Singapore government, Temasek now has a stake in transportation companies and logistics, financial services, telecommunications, infrastructure, engineering, and property.

Although much criticism of nepotism, chairman of Temasek said that Ho Ching was selected as the CEO not because of his political connections, but because of competency and track record of Ho Ching. This opinion is evidenced by the success of Ho Ching's Temasek to take the largest investment company in Singapore. The success of the leadership of Ho Ching has been placed as one of "Ten Asia's Most Powerful Women in Business" in 2004 Fortune magazine, and included in the list of "One Hundred The Most Powerful Women" in 2005, Forbes magazine.

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal

If appropriate when Forbes magazine said Prince Alwaleed bin Talal is the 13th world richest and the first level of Arabic. With total net assets reached US$ 23 billion until 2007, he was the owner of the largest Citigroup shares and 95% shares in the United Kingdom. The fact, Alwaleed empire consists of 42 investments in 10 sectors of Apple Computers and Citigroup to the Four Seasons and News Corporation. In practice, the coverage of his investment is much greater, and most do not see the outside world.

Although just lose US$ 2.5 billion due to the mortgage crisis in the United States, the kingdom of the business is not shaky. The billionaire name of Saudi Arabia is even more bounce. In fact, he became the first person has a super luxury aircraft A380 Super Jumbo. Recently, Alwaleed inject more funds to the largest United States bank.

Besides, the rich Arab prince also have other purposes, namely to increase their stock-ownership that currently less than four percent to be five percent. The strategy smoothly success. Citigroup shares fell to a previous 23% can eventually rise 21% to US$ 6.61 in pre-opening of transactions. For Alwaleed, who already have a Citi shares since early 1990's and joined the bank rescue program to design, the step is one part in maintaining his ownership portion under five percent to avoid regulatory investigations.

Alwaleed business career started with a transaction broker foreign companies who want to have business in Saudi Arabia. This evolved to the transactions of land in the 1980's, in addition to investment banking in Saudi, which undervalue at that time. In the year of 1982, two years after founding the company called Kingdom Establishment in a small office in Riyadh, Alwaleed get the first success transaction: the US$ 8 project to build the bachelor's club in a celibate military academy near Riyadh. He represents the small contractors from South Korea. From this project, Alwaleed grow business rapidly and become more sophisticated. Not only act as an agent, it is increasing the benefits to the company to establish itself and form a joint venture with foreign parties.

Forbidden Phrases in Business While Meet The Clients

World of work and business is an arena of human togetherness that there are new people, such as new clients and new competitors in it. From the various experiences and some research has been done by experts, in order to successfully establish cooperation with new participants, there are a few things that are prohibited or phrases should be avoided to not say.

*. I Do not Know
Do not even say this sentence to answer clients' questions in connection with your business. If you do not know, try to find out. And if you have not found the answer, you better say: "That's a good question, I will discuss your questions with colleagues first."

*. Wait a minute, I Will Return Soon
If you say this sentence to find answers to client questions and then disappear, you will be deemed to be not fair to the client. You better say: "I take three to five minutes to find the information you need. Are you willing to wait until I get that information .....?"

*. You should be .....
The phrase: "You have to use our products impressed .....," forced and unethical. Better to use the phrase: "You need our product ....." or "We can help your problem with our product ....."

*. We Cannot Fulfill Your Request
Such sentences will make your clients frowned and thought about not continuing the business relationship with you. Moreover, the sentence gives the impression that you are submissive and do not intend to satisfy the client. You better say: "Although it is quite difficult thing, we will try to fulfill your request. For that we will discuss further with our team members the other."

Here it can be concluded that in the world of work and business, you must always be selective in choosing the words and phrases that will be revealed to clients. Because by making the slightest error, can create new client disappeared and this means you will receive a failure to capture the new relationships that are valuable. So, be careful!

Starting a Printing Business

Printing Business Opportunity is one of the best business opportunities are often found, in the home environment or in the office. Offset Printing as a business, Print & Digital Print Digital. Many combinations of conditions and situations that arise when someone wants to start. Where to start?

Many people who have the desire or the desire to start entrepreneurship in the field of Digital Printing, but sometimes confused start. Starting from the focus is not on the choice of what to attempt to knock the problem dijalankannya capital to start his business. There are also certain groups that just happen to have enough capital to finance their business intentions, but too confused to choose what kind of business that would work with him. Many combinations of conditions and situations that arise when an existing business opportunities in the eyelid, but not quickly taken and realized.

Here are some tips to start a business or Offset printing:

See and Look Around You Opportunity
If you are sensitive, seeing wide and ears, is all around you many opportunities that can be used as an "opportunity". But this little thing can become Business Printing Business Opportunity is missed when not know or rather did not dare to begin. When you get a chance, be it in the office, the community association, or the home environment for their own needs, your chances are asked and asked "Where can I print things like this?" Take the opportunity! Do not look at the amount of order. This opportunity will not come two times in front of you. But if you take this opportunity, a second chance and so on will come your way by itself.

Never Reject Order
Have you ever "asked for help" by the boss, friend or your close relatives? The definition was asked for help here is certainly related to the "business". If you are quite often "told" to order something, just tell me if you are able to do it. Do not ever refuse any orders, especially the print order.

Do not Shy To Ask
Start your journey to get this initial order. The first step and the most quickly, without error risk is to go to one of the printing company that convincing. Asked what the price printed on the printing company and apply the sale price difference to your customers. This step is safe, but you will not have any knowledge of the people in the printing company.