Standardization vs. Localization: A Disney Case Study Multi-national organizations are becoming more prevalent in the global economy. The expansion into new countries requires companies to examine policies and products more closely. Standardization and localization are the options available to corporate decision makers when deciding whether products will be consistent across geographic borders or will vary based on the culture in local regions. Many levels of standardization and localization
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The Industry/strategy The industry Nestle will be in is the sector of Food and Beverages‚ the industry that specializes in the conceptualization‚ the making of‚ and delivery of foods. This is the sector in which the major part of the revenue of Nestle is earned. This field reflects the sector in which they have the most knowledge and experience; here lies their core competence. Products sold by Nestle in this industry range from bottled water such as ‘Nestle Pure Life’ to chocolate ‘KitKat’ to
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Standard vs. local(refer to book pg no.407) 1. Attitudes towards advertising in general are important to assess as they have been shown to influence attitudes toward advertisements‚ brands and purchase intent. Businesses need to have a presence everywhere and yet limited resources only allow for some markets to receive funding for customized material (Rogowski 2004). Thus‚ from a financial perspective‚ some degree of standardization is always desirable. Over the past decade‚ marketers have recognized
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Localization Strategy Localization strategy is the process of adapting a product or service to a particular language‚ culture‚ and desired local “look-and-feel”. Ideally‚ a product or service is developed so that localization strategy is relatively easy to achieve. An internationalized product or service is therefore easier to localize. The process of first enabling a product to be localized and then localizing it for different national audiences is sometimes known as globalization. In localizing
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Implementation and Standardization Strategies Paper Tracee Ward MKT/562 – Advanced International Marketing October 11‚ 2010 Jeffery Buck Implementation and Standardization Strategies Paper Valspar’s is planning to launch a new paint in its product line. The paint will change color based on the temperature. Once the paint is exposed to cold or heat the color will change which has lead to the product name Chameleon. “Since 1806‚ Valspar has been dedicated to bringing customers the latest
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Standardization of international marketing strategy by firms from a developing country Standardization of marketing strategy 107 Shaoming Zou University of Missouri‚ Columbia‚ Missouri‚ USA David M. Andrus and D. Wayne Norvell Kansas State University‚ Manhattan‚ Kansas‚ USA A major debate in the international marketing literature deals with the globalization of markets and the extent to which a company’s international marketing strategy can be standardized (Buzzell‚ 1968; Cavusgil
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1.1 Theoretical Background The shift in global business has created a new form approach in global business landscape‚ thereby forcing firms to rethink their marketing strategies. The development in the global business environment stands out as having a dominating role in this shift. It is the business demand on the internet for increase and greater bandwidth. Global business is seen as the means to facilitate e- commerce by offering rapid transfer rate to open up multimedia delivery to small and
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Compare and contrast standardized‚ concentrated and differentiated Global Marketing. Critically evaluate each strategy with an example from a global company to illustrate the differences There is a tendency for international corporate-level strategies to be substituted for global marketing strategies; namely‚ multi-domestic strategy to concentrated marketing‚ global strategy to standardized marketing‚ and transnational strategy to differentiated marketing. However‚ the borderline lies as the former
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Global Strategy Introduction Over several decades‚ there are several forces and rapid change in worldwide businesses which have been driven companies around the world attempting to survive in this uncontrollable changing. Such factors are tariff reduction‚ non-tariff barrier‚ free trade agreement‚ maturity in domestic market‚ threat from worldwide competitors and the rise of newly industrializing counties (NICs) such as Thailand‚ Hong Kong‚ Taiwan and so on where able to back up for sophisticated
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their by two Stanford MBA students with the strategy to reach the young and technologically savvy and young consumers in Russian speaking countries. Twith the founders’ goal of dominating in Russia and other countries of the former Soviet Union is well on its way as WikiMart . that has evolved into a large competitor in the e-commerce industry for that part of the world. The startup company was founded in 2008 by two Stanford MBA students with the strategy to reach the technological and young consumers
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