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International Business/Expert Profile
Expertise
General questions about bringing American and British business models/ideas to Europe and CIS (former soviet countries).
Experience in the area
My main area of expertise is in IT, Consulting and Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG). I've worked in the US, UK, Denmark, France, Spain, Hungary, Czech Republic, the Philippines, Poland, Azerbaijan, Serbia, Saudi, Slovakia, Switzerland, Germany, Georgia, Turkey, Montenegro, Khazahstan, Kosovo and Greece. I have experience in company start ups and business re-engineering, working in the soft drinks, snack foods, distribution, real estate management and telecoms industries. I have strong skills in process design, systems development, systems integration and cross-border team building.
Publications
Budapest Sun
Education/Credentials
BA from SUNY Purchase, New York. Graduate work at NYU, Courant Institute of Mathematics.
Past/Present Clients
Pepsi, British Telecom, Pernod-Ricard, Digital, Chase Manhattan Bank, British Steel, Matutano, General Bottlers, PepsiAmericas, A&P doo, Frito-Lays, Britvic, Dataserv, AT&T, Kidder Peabody, A&P
Average Ratings
Recent Reviews from Users
K = Knowledgeability C = Clarity of Response T = Timeliness P = Politeness| User | Date | K | C | T | P | Comments |
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| Tiny | 10/17/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you very much. |
| zilla | 12/22/08 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Brad M. | 12/15/08 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | great person and very knowledgeable |
| ajmal | 09/16/08 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | thanks alot for sending the answer for ..... |
| Jeffrey | 08/22/08 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Recent Answers from Eric Hofer
2008-12-14 help with idea:
Brad, Hospitality and general sales involve some similiar skills, but it's not necessarily the same. (Unless perhaps you're selling "Hospitality" and/or involved in the equipment, etc.) Sounds like
2008-12-12 help with idea:
Brad, To answer, there are many factors that I'd need to know to better evaluate which approach(es) best apply:- - your experience in this field, the particular country, selling the product, sales
2008-09-13 samll businesses and conomice development?:
This is more an economics question than specific to this forum, but I'll give you my 2 cents worth of thought. SME (Small and Medium Size Enterprises) contribute to the economy as they can more easily
2008-07-16 international business:
Krishna, First, it's rather easy to "search" online for this; try google, "masters international business"... I got 25M hits. http://www.fulbright.co.uk/eas/studyuk/usschools/postgrad.html - lists
2008-06-24 Customer Centric Organizations:
As you also found, there's no single definition for "customer centric"; that reflects how different people have taken the core precept, explored and expanded it. Towards your next point. Business Re-Engineering
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