REACHING
GLOBAL
MARKETS
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AFTER READING THIS CHAPTER
YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO:
1. Identify the major trends that have
influenced the landscape of global
marketing in the past decade.
2. Identify the environmental factors that
shape global marketing efforts.
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AFTER READING THIS CHAPTER
YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO:
3. Name and describe the alternative
approaches companies use to enter
global markets.
4. Explain the distinction between
standardization and customization
when companies craft worldwide
marketing programs.
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MATTEL’S GLOBAL MARKETING IS
MORE THAN CHILD’S PLAY
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DYNAMICS OF WORLD TRADE
• Decline of Economic Protectionism
 Protectionism
 Tariff
 Quota
 World Trade Organization (WTO)
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FIGURE 7-1 How protectionism affects
world trade
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DYNAMICS OF WORLD TRADE
• Rise of Economic Integration
 European Union
• Euro
 North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA)
 Asian Free Trade Agreements
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FIGURE 7-2 The countries of the European
Union in 2006; Bulgaria and Romania are
expected to join in 2007
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DYNAMICS OF WORLD TRADE
• A New Reality: Global Competition
among Global Companies for Global
Consumers
 Global Competition
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Diet Pepsi
What is global competition?
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DYNAMICS OF WORLD TRADE
• A New Reality: Global Competition
among Global Companies for Global
Consumers
 Global Companies
• International Firm
• Transnational Firm
• Multinational Firm
 Global Marketing
Strategy
 Multidomestic
Marketing Strategy
• Global Brand
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FIGURE 7-A Global companies and
marketing strategies
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DYNAMICS OF WORLD TRADE
• A New Reality: Global Competition
among Global Companies for Global
Consumers
 Global Consumers
• Emergence of a Networked Global
Marketspace
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McDonald’s Website
What is a networked global marketspace?
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Concept Check
1. What is protectionism?
A: Protectionism is the practice of
shielding one or more industries
within a country’s economy from
foreign competition, using through
the use of tariffs or quotas.
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Concept Check
2. What is the difference between a
multidomestic marketing strategy and a
global marketing strategy?
A: A multidomestic marketing strategy means that
firms have as many different product variations,
brand names, and advertising programs as
countries in which they do business. A global
marketing strategy standardizes marketing
activities when there are cultural similarities and
adapts them when cultures differ.
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A GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN
• Cultural Diversity
 Cross-Cultural Analysis
 Values
 Customs
• Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (1977)
 Cultural Symbols
 Language
• Back Translation
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FIGURE 7-B Cultural appreciation
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Eiffel Tower (Paris) and Parthenon (Athens)
What cultural lesson did Coca-Cola learn?
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A GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN
• Economic Considerations
 Economic Infrastructure
 Consumer Income and Purchasing Power
 Currency Exchange Rates
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Coca-Cola (Russia)
How do marketers adapt to
a country’s infrastructure?
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A GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN
• Political-Regulatory Climate
 Political Stability
 Trade Regulations
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Concept Check
1. Cross-cultural analysis involves a
study of _______.
A: similarities and differences among
consumers in two or more nations or
societies
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Concept Check
2. When foreign currencies can buy
more U.S. dollars, are U.S. products
more or less expensive for a foreign
consumer?
A: less expensive
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GLOBAL MARKET-ENTRY
STRATEGIES
• Exporting
 Indirect Exporting
 Direct Exporting
• Licensing
 Franchising
• Joint Venture
• Direct Investment
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FIGURE 7-3 How purchasing power differs
around the world
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Nestle in China
What global market-entry strategy and why?
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Concept Check
1. What mode of entry could a company
follow if it has no previous
experience in global marketing?
A: indirect exporting through
intermediaries
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Concept Check
2. How does licensing differ from a
joint venture?
A: In licensing, the firm offers the right to a
trademark, patent, or trade secret in return for a
royalty or fee. In a joint venture, a foreign and
a local firm invest together to produce some
product or service. The two companies share
ownership, control, and profits of the new
entity.
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CRAFTING A WORLDWIDE
MARKETING PROGRAM
• Product and Promotion Strategies
 Product Extension
 Product Adaptation
 Product Invention
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FIGURE 7-4 Five product and promotion
strategies for global marketing
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Gillette For Women Venus
Why use an identical global message for
Greece, Germany, and the U.S.?
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CRAFTING A WORLDWIDE
MARKETING PROGRAM
• Distribution Strategy
• Pricing Strategy
 Dumping
 Gray Market or Parallel Importing
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FIGURE 7-5 Channels of distribution in
global marketing
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Concept Check
1. Products may be sold globally in
three ways. What are they?
A: (1) in the same form as in its home
market (product extension); (2) with
some changes (product adaptation);
and (3) as a totally new product
(product invention).
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Concept Check
2. What is dumping?
A: Dumping is when a firm sells a
product in a foreign country below
its domestic price or below its actual
cost.
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GOING ONLINE
GETTING TO KNOW THE WTO
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Going Online
1. Countries are constantly seeking
WTO membership. How many
countries are now members of this
organization? Which country is the
newest member?
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Going Online
2. What are the 10 most common
misunderstandings about the WTO
identified by this organization?
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VIDEO CASE 7
CNS BREATHE RIGHT STRIPS:
GOING GLOBAL
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VIDEO CASE 7
CNS Breathe Right
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VIDEO CASE 7
CNS Breathe Right
FIGURE 1 CNS threestage approach to
penetrate and develop
new markets
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VIDEO CASE 7
CNS Breathe Right
1. What are the advantages and
disadvantages for CNS taking
Breathe Right strips into
international markets?
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VIDEO CASE 7
CNS Breathe Right
2. What are the advantages to CNS
of (a) using its three-stage process
to enter new global markets and
(b) having specific criteria to move
through the stages?
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VIDEO CASE 7
CNS Breathe Right
3. Using the CNS criteria, with what
you know, which countries should
have the highest priority for CNS?
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VIDEO CASE 7
CNS Breathe Right
4. Which single segment of potential
Breathe Right strip users would you
target to enter new markets?
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VIDEO CASE 7
CNS Breathe Right
5. Which marketing mix variables
should CNS emphasize the most to
succeed in a global arena? Why?
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SUPPLEMENTAL
LECTURE NOTE 7-1
EXAMPLES OF VALUES,
CUSTOMS, CULTURAL
SYMBOLS, AND LANGUAGE
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IN-CLASS ACTIVITY 7-1
REINTRODUCING THE
®
MINI BRAND
TO THE U.S.
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History of the Classic Mini
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MINI Brand Launch at the 2002 NAIAS
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MINI Cooper Convertible and
MINI Cooper S Convertible
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MINI Cooper Convertible
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MINI Cooper Convertible Brochure
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MINI Cooper Convertible Billboard
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Protectionism
Protectionism is the practice of shielding
one or more industries within a country’s
economy from foreign competition
through the use of tariffs or quotas.
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Tariff
A tariff is a government tax on goods or
services entering a country, primarily
serving to raise prices on imports.
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Quota
A quota is a restriction placed on the
amount of of a product allowed to enter or
leave a country.
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World Trade Organization
The World Trade Organization (WTO)
is a permanent institution that sets rules
governing trade between its members
through panels of trade experts who
decide on trade disputes between
members and issue binding decisions.
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Global Competition
Global competition exists when firms
originate, produce, and market their
products and services worldwide.
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Multidomestic Marketing
Strategy
A multidomestic marketing strategy is
used by multinational firms that have as
many different product variations, brand
names, and advertising programs as
countries in which they do business.
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Global Marketing Strategy
A global marketing strategy is used by
transnational firms that employ the
practice of standardizing marketing
activities when there are cultural
similarities and adapting them when
cultures differ.
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Global Brand
A global brand is a brand marketed under
the same name in multiple countries with
similar and centrally coordinated
marketing programs.
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Global Consumers
Global consumers consist of customer
groups living in many different countries
or regions of the world who have similar
needs or seek similar features and benefits
from products or services.
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Cross-Cultural Analysis
Cross-cultural analysis involves the
study of similarities and differences
among consumers in two or more nations
or societies.
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Values
Values is a society’s personally or
socially preferable modes of conduct or
states of existence that tend to persist over
time.
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Customs
Customs are what is considered normal
and expected about the way people do
things in a specific country.
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Foreign Corrupt Practices
Act (1977)
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
(1977) is a law, amended by the
International Anti-Dumping and Fair
Competition Act (1998), that makes it a
crime for U.S. corporations to bribe an
official of a foreign government or
political party to obtain or retain business
in a foreign country.
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Cultural Symbols
Cultural symbols are things that represent
ideas or concepts.
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Back Translation
Back translation is when a translated
word or phrase is retranslated into the
original language by a different
interpreter to catch errors.
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Currency Exchange Rate
A currency exchange rate is the price of
one country’s currency expressed in terms
of another country’s currency.
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Exporting
Exporting is producing goods in one
country and selling them in another
country.
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Joint Venture
A joint venture is when a foreign country
and a local firm invest together to create a
local business.
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Direct Investment
Direct investment entails a domestic firm
actually investing in and owning a foreign
subsidiary or division.
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Dumping
Dumping is when a firm sells a
product in a foreign country below
its domestic price or below its actual cost.
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Gray Market
A gray market is a situation where
products are sold through unauthorized
channels of distribution. Also called
parallel importing.
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