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Subject Name: INTERNATIONAL MARKETING MANAGEMENT
Sub Code: 12MBAMM418 IA Marks : 50
No.of Lecture Hrs/week : 04 Exam Hrs. : 03 Hours
Total No. of Lecture Hrs. : 56 Exam Marks : 100
Module I (7 Hours)
Framework of international marketing: Definition scope and challenges difference
between international marketing and domestic marketing the dynamic environment of
international trade transition from domestic to international markets orientation of
management and companies
Global e-marketing: The Death of Distance, communications, Targeting the individual
customers, relationship marketing, interactivity, Speed to market, living in an age of technical
discontinuities, new technologies change the rules of competition, components of the electronic
value chain.
Module II (8 Hours)
Developing a global vision through marketing research: Breadth and scope of international
marketing research problems in availability and use of secondary data problems in gathering
primary data multicultural research
a special problem research on internet a new opportunity estimating market demand
problems in analyzing and interpreting research information responsibility for conducting
marketing research communicating with decision makers. Identifying foreign markets
classification based on demand based on the stage of development other bases for division of
world markets
Social and Cultural Environment: Basic aspects of society and culture, Approaches to cultural
factors, Impact of Social and Cultural Environment on Marketing Industrial and Consumer
Products
Module III (7 Hours)
Global marketing management planning and organization: Global
perspective global gateways global marketing management an old debate and a new view
planning for global markets alternative market entry strategies organizing for global
competition
Module IV (6 Hours)
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Products and services for consumers: Quality Green marketing and product development,
products and culture analyzing product components for adaptation products for consumers in
global markets, product development, product adaptation, product standardization, marketing
consumer services globally marketing of services, brands in international markets
Products and services for businesses
Demand in global business to business markets quality and global standards business services
trade shows' crucial part of business to business marketing relationship markets in business to
business context
Module V (8 Hours)
Licensing, Strategic Alliances, FDI: Introduction, Licensing, Strategic Alliances, Manufacturing
Subsidiaries, Entry Modes and Marketing Control, Optimal Entry Strategies.
Global Distribution
Introduction, Distribution as Competitive advantage, Rationalizing Local Channels, Wholesaling,
Retailing, Global Logistics, Parallel Distribution, Global Channel Design
International retailing
International expansion of retailers international retailing defined retail format variations in
different markets general merchandise: retailing issues in international retailing
Module VI (7 Hours)
Pricing decisions: Global Pricing Framework, Pricing Basics, Marginal Cost Pricing and its
importance, Transfer Pricing, Counter trade, Systems Pricing, Pricing and Positioning, price
quotation INCO terms preparation of quotations.
Promotion Decisions
Promotions international advertising sales promotion in international markets international
advertising direct mailing personal selling exhibition generic promotions in international
marketing
Module VII (6 Hours)
Recent trends in India's foreign trade: Institutional infrastructure for exports promotions in
India India's trade policy exports assistance exports documentation and procedures
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including different stages of documentation Globalization in India, Opportunities, Constraints and
Initiatives India - A Hub for Globalization, Globalization in India - Post Liberalization, Indias
Strengths, Strategies for Sustainable Competitive Advantage, Potential for Made in India, Major
Globalization Initiatives from Indian Companies, WTO Regulations and their implications for
India, Undesirable effects of globalization, Government Initiatives needed to foster globalization
Module VIII (2 Hours)
The future of global marketing: Six major changes in global marketing
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Contents
Sl No: Modules Page NO
1 Framework of international marketing 5 14
2 Developing a global vision through marketing research 15 - 28
3 Global marketing management planning and organization 29 39
4 Products and services for consumers 40 49
5 Licensing, Strategic Alliances, FDI 50 72
6 Pricing decisions 73 82
7 Recent trends in India's foreign trade 83 100
8 The future of global marketing 101 119
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Module I (7 Hours)
Framework of international marketing: Definition scope and challenges difference between
international marketing and domestic marketing the dynamic environment of international trade
transition from domestic to international markets orientation of management and companies
Global e-marketing: The Death of Distance, communications, Targeting the individual
customers, relationship marketing, interactivity, Speed to market, living in an age of technical
discontinuities, new technologies change the rules of competition, components of the electronic
value chain.
Framework of international marketing
International marketing is defined as the performance of business activities designed to plan,
price, promote, and direct the flow of a companys goods and services to consumers or users in
more than one nation for a profit
Marketing concepts, processes, and principles are universally applicable all over the world
International marketing is defined as the performance of business activities designed to plan,
price, promote, and direct the flow of a companys goods and services to consumers or users in
more than one nation for a profit.
Marketing concepts, processes, and principles are universally applicable all over the world
Scope and challenges:
Important Points
1. An increasingly larger share of corporate profits are generated by international operations
2. Till last decade competition for the company comes from the local market only, now it is
not so. It comes from all the country
Global Perspective: Recent Events
1. Information technology boom
2. Enron scandals
3. September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon
4. Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq
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5. International conflict among China, Taiwan, and the United States
6. 2003 SARS outbreak in Asia
7. Global terrorism, e.g., Indonesia, Israel, India, and Morocco
8. Transcending these events, international commerce continued
Global Business Trends
The rapid growth of the World Trade Organization and regional free trade
areas, e.g., NAFTA and the European Union
General acceptance of the free market system among developing countries in Latin
America, Asia, and Eastern Europe
Impact of the Internet and other global media on the dissolution of national borders, and
Managing global environmental resources
Difference between international marketing and domestic marketing
International Marketing Vs Domestic Marketing
Sovereign political entities
I. Tariffs Or Customs Duties
II. Quantitative Restrictions
III. Exchange Controls
IV. Local Taxes
Different Legal Systems
Different Monetary Systems
Lower Mobility Of Factors Of Production
Differences In Market Characteristics
Differences In Procedures And Documentation
Greater Degree Of Risk
The Difference
More than one nation, Competition, Legal constraints, Govt. Control, Ecological factors,
Consumer traditions, or any uncontrollable elements.
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Reasons for Internationalization
Growth
Access to new markets
Access to resources
Survival
Against competitors with lower costs (due to increased access to resources)
Leveraging Key Success Factors Abroad
Follow Customers Abroad
Pursuing Diversification
Taking Advantage of Different Growth Rates of Economies
Exploiting Product Life Cycle Differences
Internationalizing for Defensive Reasons
The effects of uncontrollable and controllable both in the domestic and foreign
environments
- International marketers deals with at least two uncontrollable Elements
1. Domestic
2. International
- As the number of international market increases: uncontrollable layer increases
- Controllable elements : 4 ps (MARKETING MIX)
- Domestic Uncontrollable elements : Political & Legal, Competition, Economy, Culture &
Technology
- Foreign Uncontrollable elements : Political & Legal, Competition, Economy, Culture,
Technology, structure of distribution, Geography & infrastructure
Dynamic environment of international trade
Environmental Adaptation Needed
Differences are in the uncontrollable environment of international marketing
Firms must adapt to uncontrollable environment of international marketing by adjusting the
marketing mix (product, price, promotion, and distribution)
Adaptation (of Marketing Mix)
Standardization (of Marketing Mix)
Continuum
INFLUENCED BY 7 ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
ABCHighlight
ABCHighlight
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Developing a Global Awareness
To be globally aware is to have:
1. Tolerant of Cultural Differences, and
2. Knowledgeable of:
(a) Culture, (b) History, (c) World Market Potential,
(d) Global Economic, Social and Political Trends
Transition From Domestic To International Business
Pre Export Behaviour
1. Firm Characteristics
2. Perceived External Export Stimuli
3. Perceived Internal Export Stimuli
4. Level Of Organizational Commitment
Motivation To Export
a. Bulk Sales
b. Relative Profitability
c. Insufficiency Of Domestic Demand
d. Reducing Business Risks
e. Legal Restrictions
f. Obtaining Imported Inputs
g. Social Responsibility
h. Increased Productivity
i. Technological Improvements
How Much Commitment
a) No Involvement
b) Temporary Involvement
c) Continued Involvement
d) Global Involvement
e) Producing For Export
Stages of International Marketing Involvement
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Generally, four distinctive approaches dominate strategic thinking in international marketing:
Orientation of management and companies
Global orientation
Strategic Orientation: EPRG
Schema Orientation EPRG Schema
Domestic Marketing
Extension
Multi-Domestic Marketing
Global Marketing
(Ethnocentric)
(Polycentric)
(Regio/Geocentric)
In general, firms go through five different phases in going
international:
Infrequent Foreign Marketing
No Direct Foreign Marketing
International Marketing
Regular Foreign Marketing
Global Marketing
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A global orientation means operating as if all the country markets in a companys scope of
operations (including domestic market) are approachable as a single global market and to
standardize the marketing mix where culturally feasible and cost effective or to adapt the
marketing mix where culturally required and cost effective.
Ethnocentric or Domestic Marketing Extension Concept:
Home country marketing practices will succeed elsewhere without adaptation; however,
international marketing is viewed as secondary to domestic operations
Polycentric or Multi-Domestic Marketing Concept:
Opposite of ethnocentrism Management of these multinational firms place importance on
international operations as a source for profits Management believes that each country is unique
and allows each to develop own marketing strategies locally
Regiocentric:
Sees the world as one market and develops a standardized marketing strategy for the entire
world
Geocentric:
Regiocentric and Geocentric are synonymous with a Global Marketing Orientation where a
uniform, standardized marketing strategy is used for several countries, countries in a region, or
the entire world
Importance of International Marketing
International expansion helps firm:
Keep pace with competition
Reach a larger market
Reap higher profits
Prolong the lifecycle of their products
Levels of International Marketing
Domestic
Marketing
Export Marketing International
Marketing
Global
Marketing
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Least
international
commitment
Domestic
focus
Limited
international
commitment
Involves
direct or indirect
export
Ethnocentric
Substantial
international
commitment
Focus on
individual countries
or regions
Polycentric or
Regiocentric
Extensive
international
commitment
Focus on
segments, rather
than countries or
regions
Geocentric
Drivers of International Expansion
Competition
Regional Economic and Political Integration
Technology
Improvements in Transportation and Telecommunication
Economic Growth
Transition to Market Economy
Converging Consumer Needs
Firm-Specific Drivers
Product Life Cycle Considerations: opportunity to prolong product lifecycle by entering
growth markets.
Sales
Intro Growth Maturity Decline
Profits
Sales
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Global e-marketing: The Death of Distance
One of the powerful consequences of the widespread adoption and use of computer mediated
communication (CMC) is believed to be the world becoming smaller." Accounts consistently
highlight that CMC technologies such as email, video, audio or text chat, listservs and bulletin
boards create informational environments that enable the bridging of distances among
individuals and groups. The expectation that information and communication technologies lead
users to transcend the constraints of physical separation has been expressed as the death of
distance
ECONOMISTS are beginning to notice that dear oil is having an impact on trade. By making
transportation more expensive, high fuel prices are turning back the clock a bit on the process of
globalisation
Targeting the individual customers
Many startup companies have technologies that are of interest to many different market
segments. Given a startups limited resources, the company needs to prioritize which customers
to target with their technology and marketing efforts.
The International Marketing Environment
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3. ECONOMY
Environmental uncontrollables country market A
Environmental uncontrollables country market B
Environmental uncontrollables country market C
1. Competition
1. Competition
2. Technology Price Product
Promotion Place or Distribution
6. Geography and Infrastructure
Foreign Environment (Uncontrollables)
7. Structure of Distribution
3. Economy
5. Political- Legal
Domestic environment (Uncontrollables)
(Controllables)
2 .Technology
4. Culture
5. Political- Legal
4. Culture
Target
Market
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Relationship marketing
Relationship marketing was first defined as a form of marketing developed from direct response
marketing campaigns which emphasizes customer retention and satisfaction, rather than a
dominant focus on sales transactions
Speed to market
The elapsed time from order placement to arrival on the retail sales floor. Speed to market is
increasingly a factor in competitiveness of any company in the apparel chain.
Living in an age of technical discontinuities
New Millennium and the Age of the Internet we business journalists can look back knowing we
had front-row center seats at the great events of our time. I feel privileged to have helped
chronicle this extraordinary saga.
And it's not over. The Age of the Internet is, to borrow Peter Drucker's phrase, an Age of
Discontinuity. This is not just another story to cover. We are part of this story. For the spread of
the Internet has the potential to revolutionize the practice of journalism, like nothing since
Gutenberg's printing press.
New technologies change the rules of competition
Two major findings have characterized management literature in the past decades. The first is that
radical innovation, while risky, is one of the major sources of long-term competitive advantage.
For many authors, however, the phrase radical innovation is an ellipsis for a longer construction
that spells radical technological innovation. Indeed, investigators of innovation have focused
mainly on the disruptive effect of novel technologies on industries.
The second finding is that people do not buy products but meanings. People use things for
profound emotional, psychological, and socio-cultural reasons as well as utilitarian ones. Analysts
have shown that every product and service in consumer as well as industrial markets has a
meaning. Firms should therefore look beyond features, functions, and performance, and
understand the real meanings users give to things. The common assumption, however, is that
meanings are not a subject for innovation: they are a given. One must understand these meanings
but they cannot be innovated.
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Components of the electronic value chain
A value chain is a chain of activities that a firm operating in a specific industry performs in order
to deliver a valuable product or service for the market. The concept comes from business
management and was first described and popularized by Michael Porter in his 1985 best-
seller, Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance.
"The idea of the value chain is based on the process view of organizations, the idea of seeing a
manufacturing (or service) organisation as a system, made up of subsystems each with inputs,
transformation processes and outputs. Inputs, transformation processes, and outputs involve the
acquisition and consumption of resources - money, labour, materials, equipment, buildings, land,
administration and management. How value chain activities are carried out determines costs and
affects profits."
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Module II (8 Hours)
Developing a global vision through marketing research: Breadth and scope of international
marketing research problems in availability and use of secondary data problems in gathering
primary data multicultural research a special problem research on internet a new
opportunity estimating market demand problems in analyzing and interpreting research
information responsibility for conducting marketing research communicating with decision
makers. Identifying foreign markets classification based on demand based on the stage of
development other bases for division of world markets
Social and Cultural Environment: Basic aspects of society and culture, Approaches to cultural
factors, Impact of Social and Cultural Environment on Marketing Industrial and Consumer
Products
Developing a global vision through marketing research: Breadth and scope of
international marketing research
Introduction
Marketing research is traditionally defined as the systematic gathering, recording, and analyzing
of data to provide information useful in marketing decision making.
International marketing research involves two additional complications.
(i) Information must be communicated across cultural boundaries. That is , executive in
Chicago must be able to translate their research questions into terms that consumers in
Guanszhou, China can understand.
(ii) The environment within which the research tools are applied are often different in foreign
markets. Rather that acquire new and exotic method of research, the international marketing
research must develop the ability for imaginative and deft application of tried and tested
techniques in sometimes totally strange milieus.
BREDTH AND SCOPE OF INTERNATIONAL MARKETING RESEARCH
The basic difference between domestic and foreign market research is the broader scope
needed for foreign research, necessitates by higher levels of uncertainty. Research can be
divided into three types based on information needs:
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(i) General information about the country, area and/or market
(ii) Information necessary to forecast future marketing requirement by anticipating social,
economic consumer, and industry trend within specific market or countries
(iii) Specific market information used to make product, promotion, distribution, and price
decisions and to develop marketing plans.
A countrys political stability, culture attributes and geographical characteristics are some
of the kind of information not ordinarily gathered by domestic marketing research.
THE RESEARCH PROBLEM
A marketing research study is always a compromise dictated by limits of time, cost, and the
present state of the art. The research must strive for the most accurate and reliable information
within existing constraints. A key to successful research is a systematic and orderly approach
to the collection and analysis of data. The research process should follow these steps:
(i) Define the research problem and establish research objectives.
(ii) Determine the source of information to fulfill the research objectives.
(iii) Consider the costs and benefits of the research effort.
(iv) Gather the relevant data from secondary or primary sources, or both.
(v) Analyze, interpret, and summarize the results.
(vi) Effectively communicate the results to decision makers.
DEFINING THE PROBLEM AND ESTABLISHING RESEARCH OBJECTIVES
The research process should being with a definition of the research problem and the
establishment of specific research objectives. the major difficulty here is converting a series of
often ambiguous business problem into tightly drawn and achievable research objectives.
PROBLEMS OF AVAILABILITY AND USE OF SECOUNDARY DATA
:- The problem of availability and use of secondary data are as follows:
(i) Availability of data;-detailed data on the numbers of wholesalers, retailers,
manufacturers, and facilitating services, are unavailable for many parts of the world, as are data
on population and income. Most countries simply do not have governmental agencies that
collect on a regular basis the kind of secondary data readily available in the united state.
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(ii) Reliability of data;- Available data may not have the level of reliability necessary for
confident decision making for many reasons. Official statistics are sometimes too optimistic,
reflecting national pride or politics rather that practical reality, while tax structures and fear of
the tax collector often adversely affect data.
(iii) Comparability of data:- Comparability of available data is the third shortcoming faced by
foreign marketers. In United States, current sources of reliable and valid estimates of
socioeconomic factors and business indicators are readily available. In other countries,
especially those less developed, data can be many years out of data as well as having been
collected on an infrequent and unpredictable in many of these countries makes the problem of
currency a vital one.
(iv) Validating secondary data:- many countries have similarly high standard for the
collection and preparation of data as those generally found in the United States, but secondary
data from any source, including the United States must be checked carefully and interpreted
carefully..
GATHERING PRIMARY DATA: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
:- If, after seeking all reasonable secondary data sources, research questions are still not
adequately answered, the market research must collect primary data.- that is , data collected
specially for the particular research project at hand.
In most primary data collection. The researchers questions respondents to determine what
they think about some topic or how they might behave under certain conditions. Marketing
research methods, can be grouped into two basic types: quantitative and qualitative research. In
both methods, the marketer is interested in gaining knowledge about the market.
(i) Quantitative research:- in quantitative research, usually a large number of respondents are
asked to reply either verbally or in writing to structure questions using a specific response
format or to select a response from a set of choices. Questions are designed to obtain specific
responses regarding aspects of the respondents behavior, intentions, attitudes, motives and
demographic characteristics. Quantitative research provide the marketer with responses that can
be presented with precise estimations.
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(ii) Qualitative research:- In qualitative research, if questions are asked they are almost always
open-ended or in-depth, and unstructured responses that reflect the persons thoughts and
feelings on the subjects are sought. Direct observation of consumers in choice or product usage
situations in another important qualitative approach to marketing research.
Qualitative research is used in international marketing research to formulate and define
a problem more clearly and to determine relevant questions to be examined in subsequent
research. It is also used where interest is centered on gaining an understanding of a market,
rather the quantifying relevant aspects.
Qualitative research is also helpful in revealing the impact of socio-cultural factors on
behavior patterns and in developing research hypotheses that can be tested in subsequent studies
designed to quantify the concepts and relevant relationship uncovered in qualitative data
collection.
PROBLEMS OF GATHERING PRIMARY DATA
Most problem in collecting primary data in international marketing research stem from
cultural differences among countries, and range from the inability of respondents to
communicate their opinions to inadequacies in questionnaire translation.
(i) Ability to communicate opinions:- The ability to express attributes and opinions about a
product or concept depends on the respondents ability to recognize the usefulness and value of
such a product or concept.
(ii) Willingness to respond;- Cultural differences offer the best explanation for the
unwillingness or the inability of many to respond to research surveys. The role of the male, the
suitability of personal gender-based inquiries, and other gender-related issues can affect
willingness to respond.
(iii)Sampling in Field Surveys:- The greater problem in sampling stems the lack of
demographic data and available lists from which to drawn meaningful samples. If current,
reliable lists are not available, sampling becomes more complex and generally less reliable.
(iv) Language and comprehension:-
(v) The most universal survey research problem in foreign countries is the language barrier.
Differences in idiom and the difficulty of exact respondents answer. Equivalent concept may
not exist in all language.
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MULTICULTURAL RESEARCH
As companies become global marketers and seek to standardize various parts of the
marketing mix across several countries, multicultural studies become more important. A
company need to determine to what extent adaptation of the marketing mix is appropriate. Thus
market characteristics across diverse culture must be compared for similarities and difference
before a company proceeds with standardization on any aspect of marketing strategy.
Multicultural research involves dealing with countries that have different languages,
economies, social structure, behavior, and attitude patterns. It is essential that these differences
be taken into account.
RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET
For many countries the internet provides a new and increasingly important medium for
conducting a variety of international marketing research. Indeed, a survey of marketing research
professionals suggests that the most important influences on the industry are the internet and
globalization. It has been suggested that there are at least seven different uses for the internet in
international research:-
(i) Online survey and buyer panels
(ii) Online focus groups.
(iii) Web visitor tracking
(iv) Advertising marketing lists
(v) E-mail marketing lists
(vi) Embedded research.
A vexing challenge facing international marketers will be the cross-cultural concern about
privacy and the enlistment of cooperative consumer and customer group. As more of the general
population in countries gain access to the internet. This tool will be all can be used one of
several methods of collecting data offering more flexibility across countries. Today the real
power of the internet for international marketing research is the ability to easily access volumes
of secondary data.
There are volumes of good secondary data that can be accessed from your computer that
will make international marketing research much easier and more efficient that it has ever been.
New opportunity
The chapter starts with identifying the types and categories of information which are useful in
marketing decision making on a global scale and discusses the two main ways of getting
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information by surveillance or by research. Details are given on some of the sources of
information available to marketers. The chapter then describes in some detail the process of
global marketing research and highlights the dangers and pitfalls in the process.
Uncertainty
In international marketing, the marketer is faced with a dilemma of having too much data and too
little information. There is plenty of global data from sources like the World Bank, but often a
lack of specific information on countries and markets. In helping to reduce uncertainty around
decision making, precise information is the key, getting it is quite another thing.
Whilst searching for opportunities globally, uncertainties will arise due to four main factors: lack
of knowledge of the existence of possible new market alternatives, the conditions internal and
external to the firm which will determine the consequences of a new alternative, what
consequences these conditions when known may have for the firm, and how these consequences
may be expressed in relevant terms of goal fulfilment. Uncertainty arises due to the time lapse
between the decision and the outcome of the action decided on. Carlson (1975)1 also believes that
uncertainty increases with the degree of "foreignness" of the place of outcome, the cost of
information and the learning effect, that is, when entering a foreign market knowledge of it builds
slowly, usually by experience and its attendant uncertainty.
When marketing domestically the system is fairly easy to learn. When crossing global boundaries
the whole process is exaggerated by necessary paperwork, exchange rates, cash flows and
transportation problems to name but a few. This uncertainty gives rise to the need for information.
Table 5.1 Specific information
Marketing decision Marketing intelligence
Go international or
remain domestic
Assessment of global market and firm's potential share in it, in view of
local and international competition, compared to domestic opportunities.
Which markets to
enter
A ranking of world markets according to market potential, local
competition and the political situation.
How to enter target
markets
Size of markets, international trade barriers, transport costs, local
competition, government requirements and political stability.
How to market in For each market, buyer behaviour, competitive practice, distribution
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target markets channels, media, company experience
Elements of the information system
The following constitute the elements of the global information system. Data may be specific or
general or both and used for decisions on whether to enter markets or not, in what degree and
what emphasis in terms of the marketing mix. General information includes data on the following:
Economic - rate of growth of GNP, level of inflation, incomes
Social - people, demographics, culture, subculture
Political - risk, instability, attitudes to "foreigners"
Technology - current, rate of change, infrastructure
Resources - money, manpower, materials, acquisitions, joint ventures
Fiscal - taxes, exchange rates
Institutions - money markets
Managerial - funds
ESTIMATING MARKET DEMAND
In assessing current product demand and forecasting future demand reliable historical data are
required. Despite of limitations, there are approaches to demand estimation that are usable with
minimum information. The success of these approaches relies on the ability of the researcher to
find meaningful substitute or approximations for the needed economic, geographic, and
demographic relationships.
When the desired figures are not available, a close approximation can be made using local
production figure plus imports, with adjustments for exports and current inventory levels. In a
rapidly developing economy, extrapolated figures may not reflect rapid growth and must be
adjusted accordingly. Given the greater uncertainties and data limitations associated with
foreign markets, two methods of forecasting demand are particularly suitable for international
marketers:
(i) Expert Opinion: - for many market estimation problems, particularly in foreign countries
that are new to the marketer, expert opinion is advisable. In this method, expert are polled for
their opinion about market size and growth rates. Such expert may be companies, own sales
managers or outside consultants and government officers. the key in using expert opinion to
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help in forecasting demand is triangulation, that is, comparing estimates produced by different
sources.
(ii) Analogy: - This assumes that demand for a product develops in much the same way in all
countries as comparable economic development occurs in each country.
A relationship must be established between the item to be estimated and a measurable
variable. Once a know relationship is established, the estimator then attempt to draw an analogy
between the known situation and the country in question.
PROBLEM IN ANALYZING AND INTERPRETING RESEARCH INFORMATION
After data are collected, the final steps in the research process are the analysis and interpreting
of findings in light of the stated marketing problem. There are so many factors, the researchers
must take consideration these factors and, despite their limitations, produce meaningful guides
for management decisions.
Accepting information at face value in foreign market is imprudent:- The meanings of words,
the consumers attitude toward a product, the interviewers attitude, or the interview situation
can distort research findings. Just as culture and tradition influence the willingness to give
information, so they also influence the information, so they also influence the information
given.
News paper circulation figures
Readership and listener ship studies
Retail outlet figures
Sales volume can all be distorted through local business practice.
To cope with such disparities, the foreign marketing researcher must possess three talented to
generate meaningful marketing information.
First, the researcher must possess a high degree of cultural understanding of the market in
which research is being conducted.
Second, a creative talent for adapting research methods is necessary. A researcher in
foreign markets often is called on to produce result under most difficult circumstances and short
deadlines.
Third, a skeptical attitude in handling both primary and secondary data is helpful.
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RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONDUCTING MARKETING RESEARCH
Depending on the size and degree of involvement in foreign marketing, a company in need of
foreign market research can rely on an outside foreign-based agency or on a domestic company
with a branch within the country in question. It can conduct using its own facilities or employ a
combination of its own research force with the assistance of an outside agency.
Many companies have executive specifically assigned to the research function in foreign
operations;
Other companies maintain separate research department for foreign operations or assign a full-
time research analyst to this activity
A trend toward decentralization of the research function is apparent. In terms of efficiency, it
appears that local analysts are able to provide information more rapidly and accurately than a
staff research department.
A comprehensive review of the different approaches to multi-country research suggests that the
ideal approach is ti have local research in each country, with close coordination between the
client company and the local research companies.
COMMUNICATING WITH DECISION MAKERS
As concert with the decision maker, it should be clearly recognized, however that getting the
information is only half problem/job. That information must also be given to decision makers in a
timely manner. High-quality international information system design will be an increasingly
important competitive tool as commerce continues to globalize, and resources must be invested
accordingly. At the most basic level, marketing research is mostly a matter of talking to
customers. Marketing decisions makers have questions about how best to serve customers, and
those questions are posed and answered often through the media of questionnaires and research
agencies. Even when both managers and customers speak the same language and are from the
same culture, communication can become garbled in either direction. That the customer
misunderstands the questions and/or managers misunderstand the answers. Throw in a
language/cultural barrier, and the changes of misinformation expand dramatically. The four kind
of company-agency-customer relationships possible are presented in overcoming the cultural
barriers
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Identifying foreign markets
Selection of markets is the first stage in International marketing. No matter how much attempt is
made, the firm will not succeed unless it is marketing the right product in the right export market.
It costs lot of time and money to find out a suitable market for a product. No firm has unlimited
resources. Proper selection of markets would avoid waste in time and effort. The time and care
taken to select the product and the market for initial export venture can minimize the risks and
make ultimate success quicker and more certain. One product may be more acceptable in some
countries than in others. It would, therefore, be better to concentrate on a few fruitful markets than
to spread too thinly. Market concentration can lead to better debt collection and cash flow and
savings in administration. Of course, after having established in one market, the firm can always
move on to the other markets. This is what Larsen and Toubro did while it entered the export
markets for the first time. They concentrated on Indonesia. After having established in Indonesia
they moved on to other nearby markets. It is easier to extend operation in other markets because
of the experience already gained in entering the first market. It is easier to increase business
where you have a stronghold rather than increase business in new areas.
In some instances products to be exported might by their very nature have only a small number of
possible customers in any one country making it essential to approach a large number of foreign
areas simultaneously. This applies to some large items such as complete cement plants or to
extremely specialized apparatus like the equipment to measure electrical voltages in the human
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muscle. So also in some cases, success might depend on high volume of production that it is
essential to aim at every possible market simultaneously.
Criteria for classifying world Markets: The basic problem that a firm has to solve in the initial
stage of planning its international marketing strategy is to identify global marketing opportunities.
To identify and shortlist markets which offer or might offer in future opportunities that can be
exploited by it, a classification scheme for segmenting the world markets is required. There are
several bases of classification, principal among then are:
Classification based on demand
Classification on the basis of stages of demand: Keegan has produced a threefold classification of
world marketers:
1. Exiting markets
2. Latent markets
3. Incipient markets
In the existing markets, consumer needs are known and are already being serviced by some
products. The market opportunities can be assessed by estimating the consumption rate and the
share of imports in current consumption. Latent markets have potential customers but because no
one has offered a product to fill the latent need there is no existing market. Incipient markets do
not exist in the present, however conditions and trends can be identified that point towards the
emergence of future needs and preferences for product and services that will create a potent
market, which if supplied will become an existing market.
Based on the stage of development other bases for division of world markets
Classification on the basis of Stages of Development: The world markets can be divided into four
distinct segments, viz., industrial economies, more developed developing countries, raw material
exporting economies and subsistence economies. Industrial Economies: These countries lay more
emphasis on research and development and devote their resources to production of more
sophisticated products and will therefore like to import goods of simpler technology and simpler
manufactures. These countries also have an acute shortage of labor and would, therefore tend to
import intensive products like electronics and light engineering goods. They also tend to import
spares and components and raw materials to feed their industries and many decorative articles
because of their affluence. They are very particular about preventing further pollution and,
therefore they would like to import not only anti-pollution equipment but also articles whose
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production has been banned for risks of pollution. They are willing to provide technology to set
up production and processing facilities in developing countries. They provide a large market as
they have no import restriction. In fact, the five major importing countries viz., United States, the
United Kingdom, France, Japan and Germany, account for 40 per cent of world imports
Social and Cultural Environment: Basic aspects of society and culture,
The social environment, social context, sociocultural context, or milieu, refers to the
immediate physical and social setting in which people live or in which something happens or
develops. It includes the culture that the individual was educated or lives in, and the people
and institutions with whom they interact.
The interaction may be in person or through communication media, even anonymous or one-
way, and may not imply equality of social status. Therefore the social environment is a broader
concept than that of social class or social circle.
Cultural environments consist of the influence of religious, family, educational, and social
systems within the marketing system. Marketers who intend to market products overseas must be
sensitive to foreign cultures. While the differences between our cultural background in the United
States and those of foreign nations may seem small, marketers who ignore these differences risk
failure in implementing marketing programs.
This task is not as easy as it sounds, as various features of a culture can create an illusion of
similarity. Even a common language does not guarantee similarity of interpretation. For example,
in the U.S. we purchase "cans" of various grocery products, but the British purchase "tins". The
following are a few cultural differences that may cause marketers problems in attempting to
market their products overseas.
Approaches to cultural factors
Keegan (1989) suggested a number of approaches to the study of culture including the
anthropological approach, Maslow's approach, the Self- Reference Criterion (SRC), diffusion
theory, high and low context cultures and perception. There are briefly reviewed here.
Anthropological approach
Culture can be deep seated and, to the untrained can appear bizarre. The Moslem culture of
covering the female form may be alien, to those cultures which openly flaunt the female form.
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The anthropologist, though a time consuming process, considers behaviour in the light of
experiencing it at first hand. In order to understand beliefs, motives and values, the anthropologist
studies the country in question anthropology and unearths the reasons for what, apparently,
appears bizarre.
Maslow approach
In searching for culture universals, Maslow's (1964) hierarchy of needs gives a useful analytical
framework. Maslow hypothesized that people's desires can be arranged into a hierarchy of needs
of relative potency. As soon as the "lower" needs are filled, other and higher needs emerge
immediately to dominate the individual. When these higher needs are fulfilled, other new and still
higher needs emerge. The self-reference criterion (SRC)
Perception of market needs can be blocked by one's own cultural experience. Lee
(1965)4 suggested a way, whereby one could systematically reduce this perception. He suggested
a four point approach.
a) Define the problem or goal in terms of home country traits, habits and norms.
b) Define the problem or goal in terms of the foreign culture traits, habits and norms.
c) Isolate the SRC influence in the problem and examine it carefully to see how it complicates the
pattern.
d) Redefine the problem without the SRC influence and solve for the foreign market situation.
The problem with this approach is that, as stated earlier, culture may be hidden or non-apparent.
Uneartherning the factors in b) may, therefore, be difficult. Nonetheless, the approach gives
useful guidelines on the extent for the need of standardization or adaption in marketing planning.
Diffusion theory
Many studies have been made since the 1930's to assess how new innovations are diffused in a
society. One of the most prolific writers was Everett Rogers8. In his book, "Diffusion of
Innovations" (1962) he suggested that adoption was a social phenomenon, characterized by a
normal distribution
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Impact of Social and Cultural Environment on Marketing Industrial and Consumer
Products
Potential impacts from the Proposal considered relevant to indigenous cultural heritage in
proximity to Anketell Point include:
Possible disturbance of heritage sites during vegetation clearing, infrastructure establishment or
operations;
Possible disturbance or contamination of heritage sites by the workforce during construction or
operation; and Possible restrictions or access to certain areas.
Assessment of potential impacts
A preliminary assessment of known indigenous cultural heritage sites on the DIA register within
proximity to the Proposal has identified a number of archaeological and ethnographic sites
(Figure 3.26). Information available from the DIAs databases indicates that a total of 12
indigenous cultural heritage surveys have been completed in proximity to the Proposal; many
completed over 15 years ago. Detailed surveys in consultation with Traditional Owners is planned
for the Proposal area. Based on previous surveys in the Proposal area and the wider Pilbara, it is
also considered likely that Aboriginal archaeological sites will be located in the vicinity of major
creeks and rivers. The DIA register identifies numerous archaeological and ethnographic sites that
are located in proximity to the Proposal. No rock shelters have been publically recorded to date.
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Module III (7 Hours)
Global marketing management planning and organization: Global perspective global
gateways global marketing management an old debate and a new view planning for global
markets alternative market entry strategies organizing for global competition
Global marketing management planning and organization: Global perspective:
Confronted with increasing global competition for expanding markets, multinational companies
are changing their marketing strategies and altering their organizational structures. Their goals
are enhance their competitiveness and to ensure proper positioning in order to capitalize on
opportunities in the global marketplace.
In fact, the flexibility of a smaller company may enable it to reflect the demands of global
markets and redefine its program more quickly than larger multinationals. Acquiring a global
perspective is easy, but the execution requires planning, organizations, and a willingness to try
new approaches-from engaging in collaborative relationships to redefining the scope of
company operations.
Global gateways
A gateway that global resource manager programs use to access resources outside a CS or
TSAF collection
GLOBAL MARKETING
Definition:
Marketing on a worldwide scale reconciling or taking commercial advantage of global
operational differences, similarities and opportunities in order to meet global objectives.
Why global marketing?
Here are three reasons for the shift from domestic to global marketing
Saturation of Domestic Markets
For a company to keep growing, it must increase sales. Industrialized nations have, in many
product and service categories, saturated their domestic markets and have turned to other countries
for new marketing opportunities. Companies in some developing economies have found
profitability by exporting products that are too expensive for locals but are considered inexpensive
in wealthier countries.
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World Wide Competition
One of the product categories in which global competition has been easy to track is in U.S.
automotive sales. Three decades ago, there were only the big three: General Motors, Ford, and
Chrysler. Now, Toyota, Honda, and Volkswagen are among the most popular manufacturers.
Companies are on a global playing field whether they had planned to be global marketers or not.
E-Commerce
With the proliferation of the Internet and e-commerce (electronic commerce), if a business is
online, it is a global business. With more people becoming Internet users daily, this market is
constantly growing. Customers can come from anywhere. According to the book, Global
Marketing Management, business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce is larger, growing faster, and
has fewer geographical distribution obstacles than even business-to-consumer (B2C) e-
commerce.
GLOBAL MARKETING EVOLUTION
PHASE 1
Leverage of domestic capabilities:
Foreign market entry
Objective:- Economies of scale
PHASE 2
Expansion of foreign market presence
Objective :-Economies of Scope
PHASE 3
Coordination of global operations
Objective :-Exploit synergies
throughout network
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Benefits Of Global Marketing:
Economies of scale in production and marketing can be important competitive advantages for
global companies
Unifying product development, purchasing, and supply activities across several countries it
can save costs
Transfer of experience and know-how across countries through improved coordination and
integration of marketing activities
Diversity of markets by spreading the portfolio of markets served brings an important stability
of revenues and operations to many global firms
Helps to establish relationships outside of the "political arena"
Helps to encourage ancillary industries to be set up to cater the needs of the global player.
Disadvantages
Differences in consumer needs, wants, and usage patterns for products
Differences in consumer response to marketing mix elements
Differences in brand and product development and the competitive environment
Differences in the legal environment, some of which may conflict with those of the home
market
Differences in the institutions available, some of which may call for the creation of entirely
new ones (e.g. infrastructure)
Differences in administrative procedures
Differences in product placement.
Global Marketing: A Old Debate and a New View
Global Marketing Management thought has undergone substantial revision
In the 1970s the argument was framed as standardization vs. adaptation
In the 1980s it was globalization vs. localization or Think local, act local
In the 1990s it was global integration vs. local responsiveness
The basic issue is whether the global homogenization of consumer tastes allowed global
standardization of the marketing mix
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PLANNING FOR GLOBAL MARKETS
Planning is a systematized way of relating to the future. It is an attempt to manage the
effects of external, uncontrollable factors on the firms strengths, weakness, objectives and
goals to attain a desired end. Planning is the job of making things happen that might not
otherwise occur.
The difference between planning for a domestic company and for an international company
Domestic Planning International Planning
1. Single language and nationality 1. Multilingual/multinational/multicultural factors
2. Relatively homogeneous market 2. Fragmented and diverse markets
3. Data available, usually accurate
and collection easy
3. Data collection a large task requiring significantly
higher budgets and personnel allocation
4. Political factors relatively
unimportant
4. Political factors frequently vital
5. Relative freedom from
government interference
5. Involvement in national economic plans;
government influences business decisions
6. Individual corporation has little
effect on environment
6. "Gravitational" distortion by large companies
7. Chauvinism helps 7. Chauvinism hinders
8. Relatively stable business
environment
8. Multiple environments, many of which are highly
unstable (but may be highly profitable)
9. Uniform financial climate 9. Variety of financial climates ranging from over-
conservative to wildly inflationary
10 Single currency 10. Currencies differing in stability and real value
11 Business "rules of the game"
mature and understood
11. Rules diverse, changeable and unclear
12 Management generally
accustomed to sharing
responsibilities and using
financial controls
12. Management frequently unautonomous and
unfamiliar with budgets and controls
Planning allows for rapid growth of the international function, changing markets, increasing
competition, and the turbulent challenges of different national markets. The plan must be blend
the changing parameters of external country environments with corporate objectives and
capabilities to develop a sound, workable marketing program.
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Planning relates to the formulation of goals and methods of accomplishing them, so it is both a
process and a philosophy. Structurally, planning may be viewed as corporate, strategic, or
tactical. International Corporate Planning is essentially long term, incorporating generalized
goals for the enterprise as a whole. Strategic planning is conducted at the highest levels of
management and deals with products, capital, and research, and long and short-term goals of the
company. Tactical planning or market planning, pertains to specific and to the allocation of
resources used to implement strategic planning goals in specific markets.
The Key success of planning is evaluating company objectives, including managements
commitment and philosophical orientation to international business.
THE PLANNING PROCESS
Guidelines and systematic procedures are necessary for evaluating international opportunities
and risks and for developing strategic plans :
International planning process includes 4 phases:
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Phase 1: Preliminary Analysis and Screening-Matching Comapany and Country Needs
A critical first step in the international planning process is deciding in which existing country
market to make a market investment. A companys strengths and weakness, products,
philosophies, and objectives must be matched with a countrys constraining factors and market
potential. In the first part of the planning process, countries are analyzed and screened to
eliminate those that do not offer sufficient potential for further considerations. The next step is
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to establish screening criteria against which prospective countries can be evaluated. These
criteria are ascertained by an analysis of company objectives, resources, and other corporate
capabilities and limitations. It is important to determine the reasons for enetering a foreign
market and the returns expected from such an investment. Minimum market potential,
minimum profit, return on investment, accepatable competitive levels.
Phase 2: Adapting the Marketing Mix to Target Makets:
When target markets are slelected, the market mix must be evaluated in light of the data
generated in the phase 1. Incorrect decisions at this point lead to products inappropriate for the
intended market or to costly mistakes in pricing, advertising, and promotion. The primary goal
of phase 2 is to decide on am marketing mix adjusted to the cultural constraints imposed by the
uncontrollable elements of the environment that effectively achieves corporate objectives and
goals. Phase 2 also permits the marketer to determine possibilities for applying marketing
tactics across national markets.//
Phase 3: Developing the Marketing Plan
At this stage of the planning process, a marketing plan is developed for the target market-
whether it is a single country or a global market segment. The marketing plan begins witn a
situation analysis and culminates in the selection of an entry mode and a specific action
program for the market. The specific plan establishes what is to be done, by whom, how it is to
be done, and when. Included are budgets and sales and profit expectations.
Phase 4: Implementation and Control
A go decision in phase 3 triggers implementation of specific plans and anticipation of
successful marketing. However, the planning process does not end at this point. All marketing
plans require coordination and control during the period of implementation. An evaluation and
control system requires performance-objective action, that is, bringing the plan back on track
should standards of performances fall short. A global orientation facility the difficult but
extremely important management tasks of coordinating and controlling the complexities of
international marketing.
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ALTERNATIVE FOREIGN MARKET ENTRY STRATEGIES:
When a company makes the commitment to go international, it must choose an entry strategy.
This decision should reflect an analysis of market characteristics ( such as potential sales,
strategic importance, cultural differences, and country restrictions) and company capabilities
and characteristics, including the degree of near-market knowledge, marketing involvement,
and commitment that management is prepared to make.
Alternative Market-Entry Strategies
Import regulations may be imposed to protect health, conserve foreign exchange, serve as
economic reprisals, protect home industry, or provide revenue in the form of tariffs.
A company has four different modes of foreign market entry from which to select
exporting
contractual agreements
strategic alliances, and
direct foreign investment
EXPORTING
Exporting can be either direct or indirect. In direct exporting the company sells to a customer in
another country. In contrast, indirect exporting usually means that the company sells to a buyer
(importer or distributor) in the home country who in turn exports the product. The internet is
becoming increasingly important as a foreign market entry method. Direct sales, particularly for
high technology and big ticket industrial products a direct sales force may be required in a foreign
country. This may mean establishing an office with location expatriate managers and staff
depending of course on the size of the market and potential sales revenues.
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CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS
Contractual agreements are long term, non-eqauity associations between a company and another
in a foreign market. Contractual agreements involve the transfer of technology, processes,
trademarks, or human skills.
Contractual forms of market entry include:
(1)Licensing: A means of establishing a foothold in foreign markets without large capital
outlays is licensing of patent rights, trademark rights, and the rights to use technological
(2)Franchising: In licensing the franchiser provides a standard package of products, systems,
and management services, and the franchisee provides market knowledge, capital, and personal
involvement in management.
STRATEGIC INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCES
Strategic alliances have grown in importance over the last few decades as a competitive
strategy in global marketing management. A strategic international alliance (SIA) is a business
relationship established by two or more companies to cooperate out of mutual need and to share
risk in achieving a common objective.. SIAs are sought as a way to shore up weaknesses and
increase competitive strengths. SIAs offer opportunities for rapid expansion into new markets,
access to new technology, more efficient production and marketing costs.
An example of SIAs in the airlines industry is that of the Oneworld alliance partners made up of
American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, British Airways, Canadian Airlines, Aer Lingus, and
Qantas.
INTERNATIONAL JOINT VENTURES
International joint ventures (IJVs) have been increasingly used since 1970s.JVs are used as a
means of lessening political and economic risks by the amount of the partners contribution to the
venture. JVs provide a less risky way to enter markets that pose legal and cultural barriers than
would be the case in an acquisition of an existing company. A joint venture is different from
strategic alliances or collaborative relationships in that a joint venture is a partnership of two or
more participating companies that have joined forces to create a separate legal entity. Joint
ventures are different from minority holdings by an MNC in a local firm.
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Four factors are associated with joint ventures:
1. They are established, separate, legal entities
2. They acknowledge intent by the partners to share in the management of the Jv.
3. They are partnerships between legally incorporated entities such as companies, chartered
organizations, or governments, and not between indiciduals
4. Equity positions are held by each of the partners.
CONSORTIA
Consortia are similar to joint ventures and could be classified as such except for two unique
characteristics.
(1)They typically involve a large number of participants.
(2)They frequently operate in a country or market in which none of the participants is currently
active.
Consortia are developed to pool financial and managerial resources and to lessen risks
DIRECT FOREIGN INVESTMENT
A fourth means of foreign market development and entry is direct foreign investment.
Companies may manufacture locally to capitalize on low-cost labor, to avoid high import taxes,
to reduce the high costs of transportation to market, to gain access to raw materials, or as a
means of gaining market entry. Firms may either invest in or buy local companies or establish
new operations facilities.
Comparison of Market Entry Options
The following table provides a summary of the possible modes of foreign market entry:
Comparison of Foreign Market Entry Modes
Mode Conditions Favoring
this Mode
Advantages Disadvantages
Exporting Limited sales potential in
target country; little
product adaptation
required
Distribution channels
close to plants
Minimizes risk and
investment.
Speed of entry
Maximizes scale;
uses existing
facilities.
Trade barriers &
tariffs add to costs.
Transport costs
Limits access to
local information
Company viewed as
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High target country
production costs
Liberal import policies
High political risk
an outsider
Licensing Import and investment
barriers
Legal protection possible
in target environment.
Low sales potential in
target country.
Large cultural distance
Licensee lacks ability to
become a competitor.
Minimizes risk and
investment.
Speed of entry
Able to circumvent
trade barriers
High ROI
Lack of control over
use of assets.
Licensee may
become competitor.
Knowledge
spillovers
License period is
limited
Joint
Ventures
Import barriers
Large cultural distance
Assets cannot be fairly
priced
High sales potential
Some political risk
Government restrictions
on foreign ownership
Local company can
provide skills, resources,
distribution network,
brand name, etc.
Overcomes
ownership
restrictions and
cultural distance
Combines
resources of 2
companies.
Potential for
learning
Viewed as insider
Less investment
required
Difficult to manage
Dilution of control
Greater risk than
exporting a &
licensing
Knowledge
spillovers
Partner may become
a competitor.
Direct
Investment
Import barriers
Small cultural distance
Assets cannot be fairly
priced
High sales potential
Low political risk
Greater knowledge
of local market
Can better apply
specialized skills
Minimizes
knowledge
spillover
Can be viewed as
an insider
Higher risk than
other modes
Requires more
resources and
commitment
May be difficult to
manage the local
resources.
ORGANIZING FOR GLOBAL COMPETITION
An international marketing plan should optimize the resources committed to company
objectives. The organizational plan includes the type of organizational arrangements to be used,
and the scope and location of responsibility. Companies are usually structured around one of
three alternatives:
1. Global product divisions responsible for product sales throughout the world;
2. Geographical divisions responsible for all products and functions within a given geographical
area; or
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3. A matrix organization consisting of either of these arrangements with centralized sales and
marketing run by a centralized functional staff, or a combination of area operations and global
product management.
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Module IV (6 Hours)
Products and services for consumers: Quality Green marketing and product development,
products and culture analyzing product components for adaptation products for consumers in
global markets, product development, product adaptation, product standardization, marketing
consumer services globally marketing of services, brands in international markets
Products and services for businesses
Demand in global business to business markets quality and global standards business services
trade shows' crucial part of business to business marketing relationship markets in business to
business context
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FOR CONSUMERS
QUALITY:
The ability of a product or service to meet customer needs. It can be defined on 2
dimensions,
Market perceived quality
Performance quality
Both are important but consumer perception of a quality product often has to do more with
market perceived quality. It is also measured in many industries by objective third parties.
Maintaining performance quality is critical, but frequently a product that leaves the factory at
performance quality is damaged as it passes through the distribution chain.
A product may have to change in a number of ways to meet the physical or mandatory
requirements of a new market, ranging from simple package changes to total redesign of the
physical core product.
Green marketing is a term used to identify concern with the environmental consequences
of a variety of marketing activities.
Quality is associated with customer satisfaction. It is a means to an end.
Q: QUEST FOR EXCELLENCE.
U: UNDERSTANDING CUSTOMERS NEEDS.
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A: ACTION TO ACHIEVE CUSTOMERS APPRECIATION.
L: LEADERSHIP.
I: INVOLVING ALL PEOPLE.
T: TEAM SPIRIT TO WORK FOR A COMMON GOAL.
Y: YARDSTICK TO MEASURE PROGRESS.
GREEN MARKETING
At the forefront of the green movement, with strong public opinion and specific legislation
favoring environmentally friendly marketing and products.
Green marketing is a term used to identify concern with the environmental consequences of a
variety of marketing activities. The designation that a product is environmentally friendly is
voluntary, and environmental success depends on the consumer selecting the eco-friendly
product. In some countries each level of the distribution chain is responsible for returning all
packaging, packing, and other waste materials up the chain
PRODUCTS AND CULTURE:
A product is the sum of physical and psychological satisfactions it provides the user. A
product is more than a physical item. It is a bundle of satisfaction that the buyer receives. A
products physical attributes generally are required to create its primary function. The meaning
and value imputed to the psychological attributes of a product can vary among cultures and are
perceived as negative or positive.
To maximize the bundle of satisfaction received and to create positive product attributes
rather than negative ones, adaptation of the nonphysical features of a product. The adoption of
some products by consumers can be affected as much by how the product concept conforms to
norms, values, and behavior patterns as by its physical or mechanical attributes.
An important first step in adapting a product to a foreign market is to determine the degree
of newness as perceived by the intended market. Any idea perceived as new by a group of
people is an innovation. Product diffusion is the process by which innovation spreads. A critical
factor in the newness of a product is its effect on established patterns of consumption and
behavior.
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Analyzing the 5 characteristics of an innovation can assist in determining the rate of
acceptance or resistance of the market to a product. A products,
Relative advantage The perceived marginal value of the new product relative to the old.
Compatibility With acceptable behavior, norms, values.
Complexity The degree of complexity associated with product use.
Trial ability The degree of economic and/or social risk associated with product use.
Observability The ease with which the product benefits can be communicated.
After the degree of its acceptance or resistance.
ANALYZING PRODUCT COMPONENTS FOR ADAPTATION:
A product is a multidimensional, and the sum of all its features determines the bundle of
satisfactions received by the consumer.
Core Component: It consists of the physical product, the platform that contains the essential
technology and all its design and functional features. It is on the product platform that product
variations can be added or deleted to satisfy local differences. Alterations in design, functional
features, flavors, color can be made to adapt the product to cultural variations. Functional features
can be added or eliminated depending on the market.
Packaging Component:
Includes style features, packaging, labeling, trademarks, brand name, quality, price of a
products package. Packaging component frequently require both discretionary and mandatory
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changes. Care must be taken to ensure that corporate trademarks and other parts of the
packaging component do not have unacceptable symbolic meanings. Labeling law create a
special problem for companies selling products in various markets with different labeling laws
and small initial demand in each.
Support Services Component:
Includes repair and maintenance, instructions, installations, warranties, deliveries and the
availability of spare parts. Repair and maintenance are difficult in developing countries.
The product component model can be a useful guide in examining adaptation
requirements of products destined for foreign markets. A product should be carefully evaluated
on each of the 3 components for mandatory and discretionary changes that may be needed.
MARKETING CONSUMER PRODUCTS & SERVICES GLOBALLY:
Products are often classified as tangible, whereas services are intangible. The intangibility
of services results in characteristics unique to a services. It is inseparable, heterogeneous, and
perishable. A service can be marketed as a B2B or consumer service.
There are various barriers to entering global markets for consumer services:-
Protectionism
Restrictions on Transborder data flows
Protection of Intellectual Property
Cultural Barriers and Adaptation
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FOR BUSINESS:
B2B marketing requires close attention to the exact needs of customers. Basic differences
across various markets are less than for consumer goods, but the motives behind purchases
differ enough to require a special approach. Global competition has risen to the point that
industrial goods marketers must pay close attention to the level of economic and technological
development of each market to determine the buyers assessment of quality. Companies that
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adapt their products to these needs are the ones that should be the most effective in the market
place.
The demand for products and services in B2B markets is by nature more volatile than in
most common markets. The demand also varies by level of economic development and the
quality of educational systems across countries. Ultimately, product or service quality is defined
by customers, but global quality standards such as ISO 9000 are being developed that provide
information about companys attention to matters of quality. After sale services are hugely
important aspect of industrial sales. The demand for other kinds of business services is
burgeoning around the world. Trade shows are an especially important promotional medium in
B2B marketing.
product adaptation
Definition
Marketing strategy whereby new products are based on modification or some improvement on
existing or competing products, and not on pioneering innovations. It is the strategy of a follower.
PRODUCT STANDARDISATION
Even though product adaptation becomes inevitable in the case of certain products, it should
be realized that there is sound economics logic behind a product policy which suggests
uniformity in all markets. Terpstra has identified six factors which may favour international
product standardization.
1. Economies of Scale in Production: When only one standard version is marketed in all the
areas, it will be possible to have larger production runs, which will result in lower
manufacturing costs.
2. Economies in Product Research and development: Similarly, product standardization will
allow recovery of all costs incurred in product research and development from the entire
sales. This will reduce the recovery period as also lower the break-even point. Moreover,
additional expenditure on adapting product to each individual market can be avoided.
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3. Economies in Marketing. When the same product is to be launched in different markets,
economies can be achieved in terms of sales literature, sales force training, inventory
management, advertising and after-sales requirements.
There are 3 marketing factors which may reinforce the standardization level:
1. Consumer Mobility: Consumers are becoming increasingly more mobile and
transcontinental travel in now fairly common. A consumer who is loyal to a particular
brand in his home market is more likely to remain loyal in a foreign country as well when
the product in question is the same.
2. Made-in Image: When the name of a country is associated with a high standard of quality
in the minds of the consumers, a product manufactured in that country may enjoy a
psychological premium in the foreign markets.
3. Impact of Technology: Industrial products generally tend to have standard and
specifications and do not require much adaptation for foreign markets unless climatic and
similar considerations call for it.
Consumer services globally marketing of services
MARKETING OF SERVICE
Advice regarding adapting products for international consumer markets also applies to adapting
services or intangible products
However, many c