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How Singapore firms can build strong service brands

To cultivate purchase preference and build a strong brand, a company needs to wins the trust of its clients. It wins that trust when its employees deliver a service which exceeds their clients’ expectations.

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How Singapore firms can build strong service brands

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Has the shutdown damaged "Brand USA" for Singaporean businesses?

If the United States of America were a car brand, you might think twice about running out to buy the latest model. After all, my close friend who owns the last late-model Saab now struggles to find replacement parts.

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Will the new iPhone divide Singapore into two consumer classes?

We are what we possess. Our cars, shoes, jackets, travel, pets and gadgets define who we are. Our possessions announce our exclusivity to the world around us and we carefully guard this exclusivity through ways that are beyond the price tag.

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7 ways to effectively manage remote workers in Singapore

Remote working shouldn't be the same as detached working

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Find out what can cause Singapore companies to lose staff and sales

Visitors to Singapore can be under no illusion that this is one of the most efficient service-based economies in the world. The Singapore Government’s investment into the service sector has helped ensure that the very highest standards of efficiency and customer service are encountered at every stage of the tourist’s journey.

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5 things Singaporeans must do for their LinkedIn profile today

With 238 million members globally and a more than 2 people joining every second, LinkedIn is the world’s biggest social network when it comes to online business networking. There’s no doubt that the ones who are investing a little more time and effort into LinkedIn are the ones that are gaining exceptional value from it.

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Why Singapore is still ASEAN's best business hub

The results of AmCham’s recently published 2014 ASEAN Business Outlook Survey clearly show that U.S. companies remain bullish on growth in Singapore and throughout ASEAN.

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Why Singapore businesses need excellence as standard

Singapore has become internationally renowned for its business performance, but as global competition increases and the economy in South East Asia continues to struggle, excellence in business performance has become a necessity for all.

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Why Singaporeans should not be afraid of talking to strangers

Everyone accepts the importance of networking. Many of us get our best work through personal introductions, or hire our best people on the basis of a personal recommendation. We know the power of word of mouth.

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Things you need to know about opening up the U.S. to Singapore businesses

Recent economic trends have highlighted that the diagnosed death of the US economy may have been grossly exaggerated. Indeed, perhaps the doctors should be sued. While there are, no doubt, structural issues around national debt, housing, healthcare, and unemployment - there have been some positive signs that things are on the right track, and Singapore businesses looking to develop or expand export markets should take note.

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Here's how to build a very successful business culture

Increasingly, we are seeing local soccer teams trying to stock their lists of players with high-paid talent at the top of their game in their quest to win. Examples of this were seen in Singapore when Croatian-born Mirko Grabovac, Brazilian-born Egmar Goncalves and English defender Daniel Bennett were all brought in to strengthen the national soccerteam.

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8 tips to grow your salary in Singapore today

With the ‘Fair Consideration Framework’ measure that is recently introduced by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), it gives the local and foreign PMEs in Singapore, a more level playing field in the job market.

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Can Singapore's economic success be sustained?

The world economy is increasingly connected. Crisis in one part of the world can create ripples of instability to distant nations. A recent example is the Syria unrest that had caused financial uncertainty in global equity markets as investors flock to safe havens such as the US treasury. Countries can no longer be fully insulated from events far from their shore.

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How Singaporeans can think differently in this competitive time

Our landscape is changing. We have to think differently. A question is: can we?

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3 pieces of advice for successful networking

Dating and business networking. Most often, two separate topics and scenarios. However, there are a number of striking similarities. First impressions, the fear of rejection, the presence of alcohol, and holding out hope that you’ll get a ‘follow-up’ call or email—it’s all basically the same.

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Will the effort to hire locals first affect the foreign influx?

From August 2014 if you want to hire a foreigner you will have to go through the process of advertising for a local, first. Ministry of Manpower announced the new measures that will force employers to use the Ministry of Workforce Development Agency job bank for 14 days to advertise. The aim is to try and increase the amount of locals employed before being allowed to employ a foreigner.

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