{"id":7015,"date":"2017-02-15T09:37:11","date_gmt":"2017-02-15T09:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blueeyedsun.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7015"},"modified":"2017-03-23T10:40:03","modified_gmt":"2017-03-23T10:40:03","slug":"how-to-grow-international-customer-relationships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blueeyedsun.co.uk\/blog\/how-to-grow-international-customer-relationships\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Grow International Customer Relationships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=X4KndkRT_z0&amp;feature=youtu.be\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blueeyedsun.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/International-Customer-Relationships.jpg\" alt=\"International Customer Relationships\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blueeyedsun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/International-Customer-Relationships.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.blueeyedsun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/International-Customer-Relationships-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.blueeyedsun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/International-Customer-Relationships-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.blueeyedsun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/International-Customer-Relationships-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>I recently gave a\u00a0talk with the Department for International Trade on how to grow your international customer relationships. The presentation\u00a0was attended by visitors to the Spring Fair trade show held at the Birmingham NEC.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=X4KndkRT_z0\">2 minute preview<\/a> by clicking on the image below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X4KndkRT_z0\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Blue Eyed Sun&#8217;s export success led to us being awarded a prestigious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueeyedsun.co.uk\/blog\/queens-award\/\">Queen&#8217;s Award for Export<\/a>\u00a0in recognition of our team&#8217;s amazing achievements. We were also lucky enough to be invited to Buckingham Palace to meet the Queen and members of the Royal Family. We were very proud to be flying the flag for our wonderful greeting card industry.<\/p>\n<p>In my talk I share the details of how Blue Eyed Sun\u00a0expanded into twenty countries around the world. See\u00a0the key things you need to look out for as you grow\u00a0internationally. Discover how to nurture and maximise\u00a0your international customer relationships.\u00a0Learn\u00a0about some of the mistakes we made along the way and how best to avoid them.<\/p>\n<p>Watch a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GmiybhSxQ94\">video of the full 29 minute talk<\/a> on growing international customer relationships below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GmiybhSxQ94\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>View the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/JeremyCorner\/7-key-insights-into-growing-international-customer-relationships\">slides from my talk<\/a> on 7 key insights into growing international customer relationships below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/JeremyCorner\/slideshelf\" width=\"760px\" height=\"570px\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueeyedsun.co.uk\/blog\/queens-award\/\">Read more about Blue Eyed Sun&#8217;s\u00a0Queen&#8217;s Award<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueeyedsun.co.uk\/blog\/queens-award-for-international-trade\/\">Watch the Blue Eyed Sun case study for Export Week<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueeyedsun.co.uk\/blog\/how-export-has-helped-blue-eyed-sun-to-generate-more-revenue\/\">See: How Blue Eyed Sun grew it&#8217;s revenues through Export<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently gave a\u00a0talk with the Department for International Trade on how to grow your international customer relationships. 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