Tuesday, May 26, 2015

3D Printing Marketing – Can Pinterest Help Your 3D Printing Firm?

Pinterest Marketing?
Oh yeah, and when you’re done managing your Pinterest account, don’t forget to run your business too! All joking aside, you’ve got a full plate as it is. But the numbers behind Pinterest don’t lie. Pinterest users spend hours browsing for products they want in their lives. You know you can’t ignore the Pinterest opportunity. That’s where we come in.

Thursday, May 21, 2015

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Welcome to the Site!

Notes From A May Speaking Event

How to Enter Cultures; international and otherwise

Participants should leave the session knowing:

– The largest stumbling block when working in different corporations.
– The 10 questions each person should be asking when confronted with any new culture.
– Common mistakes made in interacting with different cultures.

    What we will cover:

– Interactive exercise that is revealing, interactive and fun; “Who am I?”
How we size up a new situation

– Defining culture; visible and invisible
Strategies and tactics for cross generational and international work

– A primer for global cultures
International Business defined with 3 drawings

Task Specific vs. Relationship Specific
Short Term vs. Long Term
Individual vs. Collective (think of Bush vs. Saddam)

    War stories

Refrigerator
How to fire employees in Womza
What is profit?
Chinese Balance Sheet

10 Questions To Ask Yourself!

This is how we do it our way. What is is their way
What is public, what is private?
How do you know when you are in?
Do they respect my authority?
What assumptions might be underlying their actions?
Have I heard this correctly?
Does the other person understand what I have asked them to do?
Who does my “employee” work for?
Is there more than what I am seeing?
How can I “bridge?”

Free Goodies!

International Business Podcast

International Business Audio Book: Lessons From the Road; Global Business 1-2-3

Free International Business Videos

Free International Business Articles

Email me: Bill@billdecker.com

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

3D Printing Gives Them A Hand – Or Better Yet a 3D Printed Hand Knob

What if your local hardware store doesn’t carry the knobs you need for your vacuum, dishwasher, toaster or blender? Well, before now, things were horrible. But now, 3D Printing to the rescue. Want more 3D Printing Fun? Click here for our 3D Printing newsletter.

Friday, May 15, 2015

3D Printing Marketing Services – Finally An Easy Way For 3D Printing Firms To Get Marketing Support

When Rip Saunders and Bob Chapman came into the 3D Printing Industry, they saw the hole in marketing. Bob told the 3D Printing Channel that “most of these 3D Printing firms need low cost, easy to implement, marketing solutions. His latest venture, 3D Printing Marketer, does just that. “With easy sign up and no contracts […]

Thursday, May 7, 2015

3D Printing Industry Predictions – Who Will Be the Next Players in the 3D Printing Industry?

3D Printing Slide Show – Who Will Be The Next Players in the 3D Printing Industry from Bill Decker For more on the 3D Printing Industry, check out the 3D Printing Trade Association

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

3D Printing Update From China – Latest 3D Printing News

Don’t worry about the dialog, there are plenty of subtitles. This is just to show how international the 3D Printing industry really is. This show from China discusses updates and directions of the 3D Printing business.

Friday, May 1, 2015

3D Printing Factory of the Future?

Jeff Hanson, presents a factory of the future. The factory includes a fully automated digital production facility, with 90 machines and only 2 people working on the floor, replacing materials and moving parts. Hanson explains the process of how a customer would go online, pick from the list of models, click print and the order […]