Offshore This!

Written by Rick David


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Foreign Outsourcing vs. Offshoring

"Foreign Outsourcing" isrepparttar hiring of a foreign company to do some of your work, while "Offshoring" isrepparttar 135710 creation of a wholly owned foreign subsidiary which givesrepparttar 135711 company greater control. According torepparttar 135712 financial consulting firm Deloitte and Touche, there was a 38% increase inrepparttar 135713 number of financial institutions with offshore operations in 2003, with an estimated 500% increase in offshore jobs.

Call center work is onlyrepparttar 135714 tip ofrepparttar 135715 iceberg. There is an ever expanding list of higher level technical positions being exported from a variety of industries. Engineering positions, architectural design work, computer programmers, computer-generated animation, financial and legal research, insurance claim processing, software coding, AutoCAD, technical drawings and billions of dollars worth of back office services are now being moved fromrepparttar 135716 first world torepparttar 135717 third world by mostlyrepparttar 135718 larger companies. This is making it difficult for medium sized businesses to compete.

India is well positioned to receive much of this work because it has a large English speaking population from its colonial history with Great Britain, and a growing pool of Internet-wise graduates ready to work at low Indian wages.

Concerns over data privacy and data theft loom large. Three employees of Msource in India allegedly siphoned off $350,000 from Citibank customers recently, using information obtained overrepparttar 135719 phone, according to Callcentres.net. The plaintiffs who will go through a living hell trying to gain back their financial identities will not be outsourced, nor willrepparttar 135720 local judges and jury who will hearrepparttar 135721 case. A couple other factors that come to mind when considering foreign outsourcing or off-shoring, are Islamic terrorists hostile to western interests, civil unrest, security costs, infrastructure concerns andrepparttar 135722 global war on terrorism...just offrepparttar 135723 top of my head.

Growing up we were told to eat all of our food because people were starving in other countries. I remember being chastised for suggesting that we should ship out my left over peas and carrots. Today we should tell our kids to study hard and think outsiderepparttar 135724 box because people in other countries are hungry for their jobs!

Let's Laugh and Have Faith

On a lighter note, my wife called our credit card company and was transferred to “Mumbai”. (Bombay) In one minute she was squaring off withrepparttar 135725 mores of a patriarchal society. She was told that she would have to “consult with her husband and obtain his permission and consent, and gain his approval.”

The policy was no doubt born in America, but something inrepparttar 135726 tone and wording communicated female inferiority and wifely subservience. The idea of being "granted approval" was not going down easy. There may have been some gagging.

“BUT...IF, my husband doesn’t pay his bill, THEN you’ll want to talk to me! Will I need his "approval" and "consent" and "permission" for MY credit to be hammered?"

I was handedrepparttar 135727 phone at a certain mid-point inrepparttar 135728 intercontinental shoving match. Something about “your husband will have to make that decision”.

I got onrepparttar 135729 phone and had a lovely conversation. We marveled at how all of this can be taking place over thousands of miles. Actually I rather enjoyedrepparttar 135730 experience. Perhaps I can outsource our marriage counselor.

Rick David writes for a Merchant Newsletter @ Merchant America.  He also writes a humor column called, "Don't Laugh It Could Happen To You"  for  http://sandiego.merchantamerica.com.


The Relationship Between Colour & Sales

Written by Amanda Vlahakis - Truly Ace


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Finally, in many culturesrepparttar following colours haverepparttar 135674 following marketing potential:

Red – The colourrepparttar 135675 eye perceivesrepparttar 135676 quickest (although apparently research has indicated that middle aged and older people can find it hard to see this colour). Red can represent energy, speed, anger, danger (blood), excitement, strength, sex.

Blue – A cool colour preferred by most Europeans, especially men, it can hint at trust, and reliability.

Yellow – Warm and stimulating likerepparttar 135677 sun, and encourages feelings of happiness, especially preferred by young people if not used in excess. Can also be associated with betrayal however.

Orange – A warm vibrant shade without being reminiscent of danger or aggression as in red, good for encouraging impulse purchases.

Green – Fresh and cool; associated with nature, growth, and hope, but also with illness and superstition.

Purple – Has links with religion (Cardinals), and can also be seen as a royal colour and therefore is often linked with spirituality and dignity. Pink – Soft, nurturing, and security and is used a symbol of love and sweetness. Too much pink can be seen as childish.

White – Purity, cleanliness, and is associated with nature and light. Take care; in Asia this colour is connected with mourning.

Black – Can see seen as sophisticated, and elegant, or mysterious but does symbolise death andrepparttar 135678 occult also, however if used inrepparttar 135679 right way (as it is often used with prestige/luxury products), such as when combined with gold, it can create a chic exclusive feel.

Gold – Prestigious and royal colour; expensive.

Silver – Can also be prestigious if used correctly, or to impart a ‘scientific’ association.

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