The most obvious advantage of entering the global market is the expansion of a company's market. Expanding the places where a company does business and advertises its products and services opens up a larger customer base and potentially greater profit margins. While small businesses may find that marketing internationally is cost prohibitive, technology such as social media and online newspapers and advertising services have made the process of international marketing even more attractive. Customers can now buy from virtually anywhere in the world via the Internet, making market expansion through international marketing a highly useful skill for businesses to master.
Besides that, global marketing can have a unique advantage of helping to boost a brand's reputation. Right or wrong, customers perceive a brand that's selling in multiple markets to be of higher quality and better service than brands that just sell locally. Major technology companies, global automobile models and multinational banks are proof of this. People are keen to buy products that are widely available.
Expanding into a global market gives a business the distinct advantage of connecting with new customers and new business partners. A company doing business in Eastern Europe, for instance, may find a cheaper workforce, less-stringent tax laws or even less-expensive modes of advertising in local newspapers, television stations and radio programs. In other words, the opportunities for networking internationally are limitless. The logic behind this is simple: the more "places" your