Lecture 12 Flashcards
Largest advertisers internationally (outside the US) are
Unilever, P&G, Nestle, Toyota, VW, Coca-Cola, Ford, GM, Peugeot, Fiat, etc.
Many international companies have a __ presence in the U.S.
strong
eg: Nokia, Ericsson, Nestle, Unilever, Sony, Toyota, Siemens, Philips, Suntory, Shiseido, etc.
Of the top 25 Ad agencies in the world, 13 are headquartered in…
…the U.S. - most of the others are in Great Britain & Japan.
International marketing & advertising is very difficult due to…
…vast differences in the marketing environment in other countries.
Reasons for the Importance of International Markets
Domestic Markets for Many Products and Services Are Stagnant
Many Companies Rely on Foreign Markets to Survive, Particularly Those With Small Domestic Markets
International Markets Offer Growth Opportunities for Many Companies
Competition Has Become Global and Marketers Must Be Able to Compete Globally
Markets such as China offer…
…strong growth opportunities for many companies
American Companies Make _ __ Their Market
the World
International Marketing And Promotional Decisions
Economic Environment
Cultural Environment
Demographic Environment
Political/Legal Environment
Economies of BRIC nations rapidly growing and ad expenditure is estimated as
$130B
in 2020
The ‘Four Tigers’ of Asia were
the fastest growing economies of the 1990s
(Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and
S. Korea).
Nestle, the world’s largest food co. gets
80% of its sales from
20% of the world’s
population in Europe & N. America.
Economic environment
- Stage of economic development
- Economic infrastructure
- Standard of living
- Per capita income
- Distribution of wealth
- Currency stability
- Exchange rates
China Has Become Nike’s
Second Largest Market
‘CULTURAL VALUES’ are very different in
many countries (eg: individuality vs.
cooperation/conformity).
‘Ethnocentricism’
Pepsodent promised ‘white’ teeth -
unsuccessful in
Southeast Asia.
In France cosmetics are heavily marketed to
men
In most European countries the per capita
consumption of shampoo, deodorant, etc.
is
much lower than in the U.S.
In Japan, ‘soft-sell’ ads do far better than
‘hard-sell’ ads.
__ shapes the form that ads can take
in many countries.
Religion
Cultural environment
- Language
- Lifestyles
- Values
- Norms and customs
- Ethics and moral standards
- Taboos