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Business expressions for the New Economy

“The Long Tail”

The large number of small niche audiences that individually generate few sales but as a group account for a large number of sales. Selling to the customers in the ‘long tail’ category is best done through aggregating technologies like the Internet.

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This is the first edition of the U.S. Commercial Service’s monthly newsletter, ParlezUSA. This monthly digital briefing will provide timely information on American business trends that will help French companies connect with their American counterparts. Each month ParlezUSA will also focus on French businesses that trade with America, as well as upcoming events in which the U.S. Commercial Service will participate. All this information, along with superb customer service from our award-winning trade specialists, will help ensure that France remains among America’s top trade partners.

This communiqué will be a two way street. I want to hear from you. Please feel free to contact me with your thoughts or questions on trade with the U.S. or ParlezUSA at parlezusa@mail.doc.gov.

Bob Connan,
Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs

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The U.S. Commercial Service, America's frontline export promotion agency will organize the US Pavilion at Pollutec 2005, France’s premier environmental trade show, November 29 - December 2, 2005. The US Pavilion will showcase some of America’s most innovative environmental technologies from water conservation and air pollution control to recycling equipment and environmental analysis software. click here for more

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John E. Baldacci, Governor of the State of Maine, led a Trade and Tourism Mission to France from October 22-29, 2006, making Maine one of the first U.S. states to hold an official Trade and Tourism Mission to France since September 11th, 2001 The Maine International Trade Center is organizing the trip,. An indication of France’s importance to Maine as an international partner, both for Trade and Tourism, is the fact that trade with France was up 57% last year with exports totaling $18.6 million. and that 15 French Tour Operators are now programming Maine in their brochures. click here for more


Jaime Araujo, founder of Terravina

What could be more contradictory and unwelcome than modern marketing in the traditional and conservative French wine industry?

An American doing marketing for the French wine industry. Worse than that?

An American woman doing marketing for the French wine industry.

And yet, the current crisis has pushed the industry so far into hostile territory that what was once unthinkable is now considered a positive and creative solution. click here for more