International Marketing: Exam 2 Notes Chapter 6: The Political Environment * Sovereignty of Nations * Sovereign state is independent & free from external control * Enjoys a full legal equality with other states * Governs own territory * Selects its own political‚ economic‚ and social systems * Has power to enter into agreements with other nations * Sovereignty refers to powers exercised by a state in relation to other countries and the
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TOPIC: STRATEGY OPTIONS FOR ENTERING AN INTERNATIONAL MARKET. BY: RUGUMAYO ANDREW MPIRWE‚ MBA 11‚ MARKETING OPTION. REG.NO. 2011/U/HD/390/MBA KYAMBOGO UNIVERSITY. INTRODUCTION International Marketing Decisions Today due to the rapid growth rate of globalization‚ all types of businesses are seeking to expand their operations across borders into the global market place. A firm after several considerations can choose an entry strategy to enter a foreign market‚ among the modes of entry is:
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Marketing And the International consumer Table of content Introduction ……………………………………………………………3 Market segmentation…………………………………………………...3 Geographic segmentation…………………………………………………….………4 Demographic segmentation…………………………………………………………..4 Psychographic segmentation………………………………………………………….5 Behavioral segmentation………………………………………………………………5 Target market…………………………………………………………………………..6 Positioning……………………………………………………………………………..6 Marketing objectives……………………………………………………..6 Marketing mix strategies…………………………………………………7
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firm ’s international marketing program must generally be modified and adapted to foreign markets. This international marketing program uses strategies to accomplish its marketing goals. Within each foreign nation‚ the firm is likely to find a combination of marketing environment and target markets that are different from those of its own home country and other foreign countries. It is important that in international marketing‚ product‚ pricing‚ distribution and promotional strategies be adapted
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Summary International Marketing Chapter 1 What to learn from chapter 1: * The internationalization of business and marketing * The globalization debate and the various meanings of “globalization” * The scope of the international marketing task * The importance of the self-reference criterion (SRC) * The progression to becoming a global marketer * The increasing importance of global awareness and the strategic orientation of firms * The distinction among various terms
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1. Define the key terms listed above. (1) International marketing Controllable elements‚ Uncontrollable elements -Controllable Elements are what marketers in a company can adjust their marketing strategies such as firm characteristics‚ price‚ product etc.‚ to market conditions‚ consumer tastes‚ or corporate objectives. On the other hand‚ Uncontrollable Elements are what the marketers must actively evaluate and adapt to them if needed‚ as they can be defined as environmental factors. For examples
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Implications for Marketers Marketing strategies (Marketing mix elements – price‚ product‚ distribution‚ and promotions) has to reflect the brand and its image appropriately. Marketers should constantly be up to date with the changes in consumer’s demographic‚ lifestyles‚ and trends in order to develop marketing programs that appeals to them‚ so that they are able to be more adaptive to the marketing programs to the brand to achieve brand awareness. Marketers
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as a single business. 2. Marketing Management Philosophy Marketing management process undertakes the stages of strategy formulation‚ implementation and control. Therefore‚ it is imperative to first identify the adopted marketing management philosophy by the organization. Organisational purpose of Unilever clearly states that organisation’s focal attention is centered towards anticipation and satisfaction of customer needs and wants. Kotler (2000) mentions that marketing concept holds that the key
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INTERNATIONAL MARKETING International marketing is the export‚ franchising‚ joint venture or full direct entry of a marketing organization into another country. This can be achieved by exporting a company’s product into another location‚ entry through a joint venture with another firm in the target country‚ or foreign direct investment into the target country. The development of the marketing mix for that country is then required - international marketing. It can be as straightforward as using
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INTERNATIONAL MARKETING STRATEGY An international marketing strategy involves developing and maintaining a strategic fit between the international company’s objectives‚ competencies‚ and resources and the challenges presented by its international market or markets (Terpstra‚ V. and Sarathy‚ R.‚ 1997). As such‚ the international strategic plan forges a link between the company’s resources and its international goals and objectives in a complex‚ continuously changing international environment. In
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