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on Life Abroad: 10 Years of Expat Insider" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/2023/07/19/helpful-guide-but-not-a-green-light-insights-after-10-years-of-expat-insider/">A Great Resource on Life Abroad: 10 Years of Expat Insider</a></h2> <p class="entry-meta"><time class="entry-time" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2023-07-19T17:23:28+02:00">19 July 2023</time> · by <span class="entry-author" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/author/masumy/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="entry-author-name" itemprop="name">Jane Masumy</span></a></span> </p></header><div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p><a href="https://www.internations.org/expat-insider/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Expat Insider</a><em>, one of the biggest surveys about living and working abroad, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. Kathrin, Chief Marketing Officer at InterNations, and Margit, Senior Content & Communications Manager, reminisce about a decade of </em>Expat Insider<em>. </em></p> <p><em>What were the results that surprised them most? Should the survey report be considered an endorsement of any specific destination or rather a general resource? And how does the survey still manage to receive an impressive media coverage of more than 1,000 articles per year</em>?</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><a href="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/InterNations-Blog-Inights-after-10-Years-of-Expat-Insider-1.png"><img decoding="async" src="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/InterNations-Blog-Inights-after-10-Years-of-Expat-Insider-1.png" alt="" class="wp-image-25505" width="636" height="425" srcset="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/InterNations-Blog-Inights-after-10-Years-of-Expat-Insider-1.png 636w, https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/InterNations-Blog-Inights-after-10-Years-of-Expat-Insider-1-300x200.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px" /></a></figure></div> <p></p> <p><em>The </em><a href="https://cms.in-cdn.net/cdn/file/cms-media/public/2023-07/Expat-Insider-2023-Survey-Report.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Expat Insider 2023 <em>report</em></a><em> was published a week ago, featuring data from more than 12,000 respondents worldwide. It ranks 53 countries according to five topics: Quality of Life, Working Abroad, Ease of Settling in, Personal Finances, and Expat Essentials (Housing, Admin Topics, Language, Digital Life), plus expats’ overall personal satisfaction with life abroad.</em></p> <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/2023/07/19/helpful-guide-but-not-a-green-light-insights-after-10-years-of-expat-insider/#more-25496" class="more-link">[Read more…] <span class="screen-reader-text">about A Great Resource on Life Abroad: 10 Years of Expat Insider</span></a><div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='A Great Resource on Life Abroad: 10 Years of Expat Insider' data-link='https://blog.internations.org/blog/2023/07/19/helpful-guide-but-not-a-green-light-insights-after-10-years-of-expat-insider/' data-summary='The Expat Insider survey celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. Two of our team members reminisce about this past decade.' data-app-id-name='category_below_content'></div></div><footer class="entry-footer"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-categories">Filed Under: <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/category/internations-corporate-culture/success-stories/" rel="category tag">Success Stories</a></span> <span class="entry-tags">Tagged With: <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/corporate-communications/" rel="tag">corporate communications</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/expat-insider/" rel="tag">Expat Insider</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/expat-insider-2023/" rel="tag">Expat Insider 2023</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/expat-insider-survey/" rel="tag">Expat Insider survey</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/marketing-communications/" rel="tag">marketing & communications</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/public-relations/" rel="tag">public relations</a></span></p></footer></article><article class="post-24811 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-behind-the-scenes category-internations-corporate-culture category-success-stories tag-friendship tag-internations-anniversary tag-internations-founders entry" aria-label="Why You Won’t Find Real Friendships Abroad via Social Media" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/2022/09/28/why-you-wont-find-real-friendships-abroad-via-social-media/">Why You Won’t Find Real Friendships Abroad via Social Media</a></h2> <p class="entry-meta"><time class="entry-time" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2022-09-28T15:43:00+02:00">28 September 2022</time> · by <span class="entry-author" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/author/masumy/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="entry-author-name" itemprop="name">Jane Masumy</span></a></span> </p></header><div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p><strong><em>InterNations turns 15: Co-founders Malte and Philipp explain why a community for people who live and work abroad is still essential today and where they see the potential of InterNations for the years to come.</em></strong></p> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><a href="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/InterNations-Blog-Interview-15th-Anniversary-1C.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/InterNations-Blog-Interview-15th-Anniversary-1C.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-24834" width="634" height="423" srcset="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/InterNations-Blog-Interview-15th-Anniversary-1C.jpg 634w, https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/InterNations-Blog-Interview-15th-Anniversary-1C-300x200.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px" /></a><figcaption><em><center>Happy birthday, InterNations! Our co-founders discuss the past and the future of the world’s largest expat community.</center></em></figcaption></figure></div> <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/2022/09/28/why-you-wont-find-real-friendships-abroad-via-social-media/#more-24811" class="more-link">[Read more…] <span class="screen-reader-text">about Why You Won’t Find Real Friendships Abroad via Social Media</span></a><div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Why You Won’t Find Real Friendships Abroad via Social Media' data-link='https://blog.internations.org/blog/2022/09/28/why-you-wont-find-real-friendships-abroad-via-social-media/' data-summary='InterNations turns 15: Our co-founders explain why our community is still essential and discuss the future potential of InterNations.' data-app-id-name='category_below_content'></div></div><footer class="entry-footer"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-categories">Filed Under: <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/category/internations-corporate-culture/behind-the-scenes/" rel="category tag">Behind the Scenes</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/category/internations-corporate-culture/" rel="category tag">InterNations Corporate Culture</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/category/internations-corporate-culture/success-stories/" rel="category tag">Success Stories</a></span> <span class="entry-tags">Tagged With: <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/friendship/" rel="tag">friendship</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/internations-anniversary/" rel="tag">InterNations Anniversary</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/internations-founders/" rel="tag">InterNations founders</a></span></p></footer></article><article class="post-24435 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-internations-corporate-culture category-success-stories tag-content-and-communications tag-content-marketing tag-expat-insider tag-expat-insider-survey tag-marketing tag-public-relations entry" aria-label="Using Original Research to Boost Business Goals" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/2022/06/15/how-to-use-original-research-for-boosting-business-goals/">Using Original Research to Boost Business Goals</a></h2> <p class="entry-meta"><time class="entry-time" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2022-06-15T17:48:19+02:00">15 June 2022</time> · by <span class="entry-author" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/author/grobbel/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="entry-author-name" itemprop="name">Margit Grobbel</span></a></span> </p></header><div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p><em>Conducting original research is a considerable expense, but it can be key to strengthening your company’s PR and marketing outreach. InterNations is sharing some of the insights that our team has gained from conducting a large-scale survey for nine years.</em></p> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><a href="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/InterNations-Blog_Boasting-Business-Goals-with-Original-Research_Pic-1.png.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/InterNations-Blog_Boasting-Business-Goals-with-Original-Research_Pic-1.png.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-24439" width="636" height="425" srcset="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/InterNations-Blog_Boasting-Business-Goals-with-Original-Research_Pic-1.png.jpg 636w, https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/InterNations-Blog_Boasting-Business-Goals-with-Original-Research_Pic-1.png-300x200.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px" /></a><figcaption><center><em>Investing into original research may significantly strengthen your brand.</em></center></figcaption></figure></div> <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/2022/06/15/how-to-use-original-research-for-boosting-business-goals/#more-24435" class="more-link">[Read more…] <span class="screen-reader-text">about Using Original Research to Boost Business Goals</span></a><div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Using Original Research to Boost Business Goals' data-link='https://blog.internations.org/blog/2022/06/15/how-to-use-original-research-for-boosting-business-goals/' data-summary='InterNations shares some insights our team has gained from conducting a large-scale survey for nine years.' data-app-id-name='category_below_content'></div></div><footer class="entry-footer"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-categories">Filed Under: <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/category/internations-corporate-culture/" rel="category tag">InterNations Corporate Culture</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/category/internations-corporate-culture/success-stories/" rel="category tag">Success Stories</a></span> <span class="entry-tags">Tagged With: <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/content-and-communications/" rel="tag">content and communications</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/content-marketing/" rel="tag">content marketing</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/expat-insider/" rel="tag">Expat Insider</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/expat-insider-survey/" rel="tag">Expat Insider survey</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/marketing/" rel="tag">marketing</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/public-relations/" rel="tag">public relations</a></span></p></footer></article><article class="post-23701 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-internations-corporate-culture category-success-stories tag-community-engagement tag-community-experience tag-community-management tag-online-events entry" aria-label="Global Online Events Are Thriving, Even after Lockdown" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/2021/10/01/global-online-events-are-thriving-even-after-lockdown/">Global Online Events Are Thriving, Even after Lockdown</a></h2> <p class="entry-meta"><time class="entry-time" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2021-10-01T17:08:19+02:00">1 October 2021</time> · by <span class="entry-author" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/author/grobbel/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="entry-author-name" itemprop="name">Margit Grobbel</span></a></span> </p></header><div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p>For some people, working remotely has lost its luster, becoming a lonely and boring experience. But this is not the case for InterNations members in search of connection. In the world’s largest community for people who live and work abroad, they can get access to a virtual co-working space where they sip their coffee and work alongside fellow expats and global minds. This is only one example of how online events enrich and empower global communities — and the feeling of isolation is just one reason for organizing them. We’ve interviewed our Senior Community Engagement Specialist Melody for her expertise in using online events as a vital tool in community building.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><a href="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/InterNations-Blog-Global-Online-Events-Pic-1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/InterNations-Blog-Global-Online-Events-Pic-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-23711" width="636" height="425" srcset="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/InterNations-Blog-Global-Online-Events-Pic-1.jpg 636w, https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/InterNations-Blog-Global-Online-Events-Pic-1-300x200.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px" /></a><figcaption><em><center>InterNations team member Melody is responsible for our new global online events.</center></em></figcaption></figure></div> <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/2021/10/01/global-online-events-are-thriving-even-after-lockdown/#more-23701" class="more-link">[Read more…] <span class="screen-reader-text">about Global Online Events Are Thriving, Even after Lockdown</span></a><div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Global Online Events Are Thriving, Even after Lockdown' data-link='https://blog.internations.org/blog/2021/10/01/global-online-events-are-thriving-even-after-lockdown/' data-summary='Senior Community Engagement Specialist Melody tells us more about online events as a vital tool in community building.' data-app-id-name='category_below_content'></div></div><footer class="entry-footer"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-categories">Filed Under: <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/category/internations-corporate-culture/" rel="category tag">InterNations Corporate Culture</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/category/internations-corporate-culture/success-stories/" rel="category tag">Success Stories</a></span> <span class="entry-tags">Tagged With: <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/community-engagement/" rel="tag">community engagement</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/community-experience/" rel="tag">community experience</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/community-management/" rel="tag">community management</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/online-events/" rel="tag">online events</a></span></p></footer></article><article class="post-22298 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-internations-corporate-culture category-success-stories tag-community-engagement tag-community-experience tag-covid-19 tag-internations-activities tag-internations-official-events tag-online-events entry" aria-label="Success Story: Going Online with Community Engagement" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/2020/08/14/success-story-going-online/">Success Story: Going Online with Community Engagement</a></h2> <p class="entry-meta"><time class="entry-time" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2020-08-14T12:49:14+02:00">14 August 2020</time> · by <span class="entry-author" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/author/grobbel/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="entry-author-name" itemprop="name">Margit Grobbel</span></a></span> </p></header><div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p>The COVID-19 pandemic has forced just about everyone to get creative and adapt — including the InterNations Team. Our Community Engagement Leads Miriam and Nichelle recount how their team rose to the challenge and introduced a brand-new kind of event that’s here to stay! </p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/InterNations-Blog-Success-Story-Online-Events-Pic-5.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-22341" width="634" height="423" srcset="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/InterNations-Blog-Success-Story-Online-Events-Pic-5.jpg 634w, https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/InterNations-Blog-Success-Story-Online-Events-Pic-5-300x200.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px" /><figcaption>In the past few months, online events have become a fixture at InterNations.</figcaption></figure> <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/2020/08/14/success-story-going-online/#more-22298" class="more-link">[Read more…] <span class="screen-reader-text">about Success Story: Going Online with Community Engagement</span></a><div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Success Story: Going Online with Community Engagement' data-link='https://blog.internations.org/blog/2020/08/14/success-story-going-online/' data-summary='Our Community Engagement Leads recount how their team rose to the challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic and introduced a brand-new kind of event.' data-app-id-name='category_below_content'></div></div><footer class="entry-footer"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-categories">Filed Under: <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/category/internations-corporate-culture/" rel="category tag">InterNations Corporate Culture</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/category/internations-corporate-culture/success-stories/" rel="category tag">Success Stories</a></span> <span class="entry-tags">Tagged With: <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/community-engagement/" rel="tag">community engagement</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/community-experience/" rel="tag">community experience</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/covid-19/" rel="tag">covid-19</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/internations-activities/" rel="tag">InterNations Activities</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/internations-official-events/" rel="tag">InterNations Official Events</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/online-events/" rel="tag">online events</a></span></p></footer></article><div class="archive-pagination pagination" role="navigation" aria-label="Pagination"><ul><li class="active" ><a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/category/internations-corporate-culture/success-stories/" aria-label="Current page" aria-current="page"><span class="screen-reader-text">Go to page</span> 1</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/category/internations-corporate-culture/success-stories/page/2/"><span class="screen-reader-text">Go to page</span> 2</a></li> <li class="pagination-next"><a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/category/internations-corporate-culture/success-stories/page/2/" ><span class="screen-reader-text">Go to</span> Next Page »</a></li> </ul></div> </main><aside class="sidebar sidebar-primary widget-area" role="complementary" aria-label="Primary Sidebar" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/WPSideBar" id="genesis-sidebar-primary"><h2 class="genesis-sidebar-title screen-reader-text">Primary Sidebar</h2><section id="custom_html-4" class="widget_text widget widget_custom_html"><div class="widget_text widget-wrap"><h3 class="widgettitle widget-title">Follow Us</h3> <div class="textwidget custom-html-widget"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/InterNations.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/iconmonstr-facebook-4-32.png" style="width:32px; 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