Bus-Eng: Vocab List April 23-27

reputation- reputable
publicly-traded company/ publicly-owned company

Describing Relations

Relations (+)
-to cement relations
-to foster relations
-to maintain relations
-to strengthen relations

Relations (-)
-to cut off relations
-to disrupt relations
-to endanger relations
-to jeopardize relations
-to sour relations
-to undermine relations 

Listening- Relationships in a global market
-to expand (a business)
-power nap, power walking
-intermediary- a middle man- a go-between
-to bear in mind = to keep in mind
vita= essential, critical, crucial
"you have to deliver"= to follow through

AIG knows everyone in Asia
-untapped potential- a goldmine- an untapped market
-long-standing presence
-unrestricted access  - to get/gain access
-affiliated agents
-investing in emerging markets

-to underwrite
-unrivaled
-a benchmark
-to lobby
-to pioneer
-to have an edge

P.R./Crisis Management
"15 Mins of fame"
-to do damage control
-a press release
-a press conference
-the press/the media
-working conditions
-sweatshops-overseas factories
-pressure groups- lobbyists- to lobby
-swift
-a mission statement
-to raise awareness