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Brazil is using the law to push innovation, but here’s how it can do more

The Next Web

operations for Brazil-based Movile , a mobile platform for content and commerce. This is a step forward for the Good Law—which has already helped Brazil a lot—but private business and government need to start doing more to truly help launch Brazil’s mobile potential. Eduardo Henrique is the head of U.S.

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[Brazil] The Startup Samba: Internet Ventures Boom in “Brasilicon Valley”

YoungUpstarts

Fiercely intelligent, self-starting, and as at home in America as he is in Brazil, Vanossi is typical of a new generation of Brazilian tech innovators that is making Silicon Valley sit up and take notice. But Clickpic, is set to attract more than an initial R$500,000 (US $284,000) angel investment.

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[Singapore] Location Based Marketing Association Launches Local Chapter

YoungUpstarts

LBMA currently covers North America (Toronto, Montreal, New York, Atlanta and San Francisco), EMEA (Amsterdam and London), Asia Pacific (Singapore), as well as an upcoming chapter for South America (in Brazil).

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Paul Herdsman Of NICE Global: The Benefits Of Utilizing Nearshore Outsourcing For Your Business

YoungUpstarts

Examples of this for businesses in the United States would be countries such as Mexico, Brazil, Costa Rica, or Jamaica.

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[Review] Loveworks

YoungUpstarts

It’s great insight into how creatives think – as someone from the F&B industry, I particularly enjoyed the examples of how Guinness conquered Africa (through a campaign that featured a James Bond-esuqe character called Michael Power), when SKOL leveraged on Brazil’s largest cultural event Carnival, or even Miller’s High (..)

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Consider Emerging Markets for Your Global Expansion

Transformify

Globalization is the most significant challenge facing multinational firms today, especially in the emerging markets of Russia, Brazil, China, and Mexico. Being the region's strongest economy, Brazil has played a vital role in accelerating economic growth in LATAM. Emerging Markets: Five Markets To Watch. The Bottom Line.

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6 Management Strategies To Maintain Brand Leadership

Startup Professionals Musings

Most of us can still remember when Ford expanded into Brazil with the Pinto model, not realizing the translation had a negative sexual connotation, which severely hurt Ford’s brand in many countries for all models. Yet every change can cause brand dilution or competition you don’t need. Always check language nuances and translation issues.