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Why India Is a Rising Star Among Exporting Nations

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According to the 2013 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index (GMCI), a survey of 550 senior manufacturing executives from around the world, India currently ranks a surprising fourth in manufacturing competitiveness, behind only China, Germany and the U.S. My company, international trading website Alibaba.com, currently has 2.9

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Social marketing 101: respond to your customers about social issues too

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At first Northface ignored the comments on their Facebook page, but as irrefutable evidence of Allied Feather and Down being one of their suppliers who support the foie gras industry, Northface needed to address the issue. It is interesting to note that by 2013 all animal testing for cosmetics will be banned across the European Union.