In a recent Kelton Group study my firm commissioned, titled Social Commerce: Buying Behavior and Influence Online, consumers were asked who they were likely to trust the most and least for product recommendations.

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As office buildings from Singapore to Shanghai to Sao Paulo to London become sleekworthy billboards of Design progress, leaders understand that better Design not only helps make life better, but it is an influence that attracts commerce, attracts talent, and attracts value.

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The fourth kind of empire, suggests Mr Darwin, was a more informal one in places such as Argentina and Egypt where British influence was exercised through commerce, investment and shrewd diplomacy (occasionally of the gunboat kind).

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With allusions to the Arab Spring, Occupy Wall Street, and other current events, the video declares, human beings are becoming a collective organism able to influence social change, entrepreneurship, and commerce.

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Moreover, the introduction of mobile payment solutions and growing influence of social media are likely to complement growth in e-commerce and m-commerce channels.

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He had made a fortune in construction and other businesses in Saudi Arabia, and brought his money and influence to bear on restoring Lebanon to its former glory as a relaxed and enjoyable centre of commerce and culture in the Arab world.

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