F2F Class Notes (Shane)

Vocabulary

Corporate – Something done by a private company.  “Corporate events,” are events that are arranged by a company, rather than “family events,” which are arranged by families.

Form a company – Putting a company together, establishing a company.

Deposit – The money you need to put to guarantee a business transaction.  Like the rent of a retail store.

Market – China is a huge “market.”  A place to sell business to.

Incentive Travel – A reward for sales people in a company, where they have the “incentive” of traveling somewhere.

Individuals – Single people, or just people in general.  As opposed to “groups,” which are a lot of people.

Agency – A company that gives a service.  Such as your company that does design services for LVMH.

Execute – Do something.  Get the vendors to execute the proposal.

RFP – Request for proposal.

SOP – Standard operating procedures.

Liaise – Communicate and cooperate with.

Routine – Things that you do regularly.  Something that you learn that makes you feel more comfortable.

Grammar

I am responsible for… – What you do at work, eg. I am responsible for establishing the guidelines for the shops and setting up window displays in the retail stores.

We liaise with the Hong Kong office… – Better than – We work together with the Hong Kong office