Share Buildin Relationships Vocabulary
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Ignoring cultural differences can jeopardise international business relationships.
Jeopardise/Negative
Unmet expectations can quickly sour a previously friendly business relationship.
Sour/Negative
Gossip within the team can undermine trust and weaken professional relationships.
Undermine/Negative
Sales staff who are impolite to customers disrupt / damage the reputation of a company.
damage
We are planning to promote / establish branch offices in Spain next year.
establish
By merging with a US company, we greatly strengthened /maintained our sales force.
strengthened
Relations with customers have been fostered / undermined recently by poor after-sales service.
undermined
Thanks to a new comm unications system, we are souring /improving relations with suppliers.
improving
A strike at our factory last year resumed / disrupted production for several weeks
disrupted
We could not agree on several points, so we broke off /cut off talks regarding a joint venture.
broke off
The success of our new product launch was cemented /jeopardised by an unimaginative advertising campaign.
jeopardised
In order to gain market share in China, we are building up / cutting off relationships with local agents.
building up
Business relations between the two countries have been severed /fostered by official visits and trade delegations.
fostered
