Selling internationally is the proven path to fast sales. The chart above shows that U.S. companies focused on selling globally (shown in green) are growing much faster than rivals focused on selling domestically. The winners include Exxon Mobil, Intel, HP and Coca-Cola. For example, executives say Coke "approaches the world not as an American company that does a lot of business abroad, but as a global company that numbers the U.S. among its hundreds of markets."
What's driving these sales trends? Well, the U.S. economy limped to 1.6% growth in the second quarter. In comparison, economists expect brisk economic growth of 9.8% this year in China, 8.3% in India and 7.5% in Brazil. (Wall Street Journal subscribers can read the story here.)
Bottom Line:
The best growth opportunities are outside of the U.S.
Graph Source: WSJ
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