International Marketing Development Flashcards
Identify the key drivers of international marketing development
Excess stock, limited growth in domestic market m, comparative advantage and other markets becoming more stable, liberal and accessible
What environmental factors influence international marketing
Social, cultural and consumption attitudes as well as technological, economical, legal and environmental factors
What criteria is used when choosing a market
Market accessibility, size, geographic and psychological proximity ad well as quality and competition already on the market, cost of entry and potential profits
How may you enter an international market
Indirect exporting, licensing, franchising, contracting, direct exporting, joint ventures and direct investment
Explain dumping in international marketing
When you have excess supply domestically you can sell it elseware
Explain an
International product life cycle
When the life cycle of different products take place in different counties. For example through resale manufacturing etc
What are transnational market segments
When similar people exist in different countries
How can transnationalism be good för organizational sustainability
Because different markets are in different stages of product adoption and crises are not the same everywhere
How does companies adapt to new environment
Encourage empathy, provide cultural training and recruit from the local population
How may attitudes around time differ among cultures
punctuality, deadlines, discussion length and time to know each other.
Name some cultural differences relevant to businesses
Attitudes to time, business card and gift formalities, dress code, entertainment and body language
What issues might arise regarding language in international markeging
Failure to adapt to target audience mike relaxed to businesses people and formal to teens, avoid cringe. English is generally a safe bet but in some regions it is best to adopt the local language and dialect
What six scales characterizes a society
Collectivism v individualism, power distance, risk aversion, competitiveness v inclusion
( masculine v feminine in book),
long v short term orientation and indulgence v restraint
What is power distance
Acceptance of power inequality and respect for authority
What signifies ling term orientation
Placing importance on tradition and history
What technological factors affect international Marketing
Infrastructure affects what offerings are available to different markets and how to advertise, for example prople without gas cannot buy gas stoves and you cannot succeed with tv adds in a place with only radio
Name some economic factors if interest to international marketers
Size of market and the wealth of those inside as well as exchange rates and the penetration of your product
How might politics discourage trade
Through limiting imports aka quotas, taxing imports aka duties and non tariff barriers such as special laws to comply with. They may also subsidize domestic competitors
What questions regarding market should you ask before entry
Is there growth, can people and how many may afford the product, what distribution channels exist