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U.S. – EU Reset: The transatlantic relationship must be reset after the upcoming election. Brussels produced a state-by-state report on Europe’s trade and investment engagement to help set the environment. U.S. technology firms argue it is ludicrous for Europe to think it can be competitive in IT by blocking American firms and technology. Network effects companies like Google naturally depend upon large scale and cannot easily be restructured. Post-Election Trade Policy: Some contend that neither the Trump nor Harris campaigns have adequately defined the post-Biden trade agenda. A Bloomberg Morning-Consult survey found a majority of voters in swing states support increased tariffs. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce says both Trump and Harri...

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Accountability and a comprehensive approach to export programming

WPI’s team helped construct a strategic approach to develop, implement, and track promotional activities in 8 key regions across the globe for an agricultural export association. With continued progress measurement and strategic advisory services from WPI, the association has seen its ROI from investments in promotional programming increase by 44 percent over the past 5 years. Not only does this type of holistic approach to organizational strategy provide measurable results to track and analyze, it fosters top-down and bottom-up organizational accountability.

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