International Marketing

P .Haukongo
WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA
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 Overview
 What is International Marketing?
 Benefits of International Marketing
 Globalization of corporations
 International marketing task
 Imperativeness of Environmental Adaptation
 Self-reference criterion and Ethnocentrism
 Developing a global mindset
 Stages of international marketing involvement
 The orientation of international marketing

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 International Marketing: A Definition

International
International marketing
marketing is is defined
defined as
as the
the
performance
performance of of business
business activities
activities designed
designed to to plan,
plan,
price,
price, promote,
promote, and
and direct
direct the
the flow
flow of
of aa company’s
company’s
goods
goods and
and services
services toto consumers
consumers or or users
users in
in more
more
than
than one
one nation
nation for
for aa profit
profit

Marketing
Marketing concepts,
concepts, processes,
processes, and
and principles
principles are
are universally
universally
applicable
applicable all
all over
over the
the world
world
 Global Perspective
Global Commerce Causes Peace
 The role of world trade and international
marketing in producing peace
 International marketing promotes peace and
prosperity through the marketing of products
and services that meet the needs and wants of
customers in other lands
 Two examples
◦ Large Multinational – Boeing
◦ Small Multinational – Peace Works

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Events and Trends
Affecting Global Business
 The rapid growth of the World Trade
Organization (WTO) and NAFTA and EU
 The trend toward the acceptance of the free
market system among developing countries in
Latin America, Asia, and Eastern Europe
 The increasing impact of the Internet, mobile
phones, and other global media on the
dissolution of national borders
 The mandate to properly manage the resources
and global environment for the generations to
come
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Internationalization of
Business (1 of 2)
 The world is one market – increasing
globalization of markets
◦ Sony, Norelco, Samsung, Honda, Toyota,
Nescafe
 Many U.S. companies are foreign controlled
◦ 7-Eleven and Firestone – Japan
◦ Wall Street Journal – Australia
◦ Smith & Wesson – Britain
◦ Zenith – South Korea (LG Electronics)

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Internationalization of
Business (2 of 2)
 Foreign companies are here to stay in the U.S.
and compete with U. S. companies
 The great worldwide acquisitions both by U. S.
and foreign companies
 Global markets are a necessity
◦ Foreign earnings a higher percentage of profits
◦ Multinationals outperform domestic firms
◦ Global value increased through global
diversification
◦ Intensifying domestic competition

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International Marketing
 International marketing is defined as the
performance of business activities designed to
plan, price, promote, and direct the flow
of a company’s goods and services to
consumers or users in more than one nations
for a profit.
 The difference is the “environment”
◦ Competition, legal restraints, government controls,
weather, economic conditions, technological
constraints, infrastructure concerns, culture, and
political situations.

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The International Marketing Task

Exhibit 1.3

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The International Marketing Task

Marketing
Marketing Decision
Decision Domestic
Domestic Environment
Environment Foreign
Foreign Environment
Environment

• Firm • Political forces • Political forces

Characteristics • Legal forces • Legal forces
• Product • Economic forces • Economic forces
• Price • Competition • Competition
• Place • Level of
• Promotion technology
• Research • Geography
• Culture

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Environmental Adaptation
 The most challenging and important adaptation
for international marketers is make cultural
adjustments.
 Must establish a frame of reference
◦ Time-conscious Americans vs. Time-is-not-an-
asset thinking Latin Americans
◦ Hand gestures vary between countries
 “Cultural Conditioning” – be aware of home
cultural references before making decisions

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Obstacles to Adaptation
 Adaptation is a conscious effort on the part of
the international marketer to anticipate the
influences of both the foreign and domestic
uncontrollable factors on a marketing mix and
then to adjust the marketing mix to minimize
the effects.
 Two primary obstacles are:
◦ Self-Reference Criterion (SRC)
◦ Ethnocentrism

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Self-Reference Criterion (SRC)
 Self-Reference Criterion (SRC) is an
unconscious reference to one’s own cultural
values, experiences, and knowledge as a basis
for decision.
 Risk of SRC:
◦ Prevent you from becoming aware of cultural
differences
◦ Influence the evaluation of the appropriateness
of a domestically designed marketing mix for a
foreign market

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Ethnocentrism
 The notion that people in one’s own company,
culture, or country know best how to do things.
 Risk of Ethnocentrism:
◦ Impedes the ability to assess a foreign market in
its true light

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Beyond Obstacles
to Adaptation
 The most effective way to control the influence
of SRC and Ethnocentrism is:
◦ To recognize the effects on our behavior
◦ To recognize that there may be more similarities
than differences between countries
◦ To conduct cross-cultural analysis

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 Avoiding the Self Reference Criterion
To
To avoid
avoid the
the SRC,
SRC, the
the following
following steps
steps are
are suggested:
suggested:

1: Define the business problem or goal in home-country cultural

traits, habits, or norms
2: Define the business problem or goal in foreign-country cultural
traits, habits, or norms. Make no value judgments
3: Isolate the SRC Influence in the problem and examine it
carefully to see how it complicates the problem
4: Redefine the problem without the SRC influence and solve for
the optimum business goal situation*
Cross-Cultural Analysis
1. Define business problem or goal in home-
country cultural traits, habits, or norms
2. Define business problem or goal in foreign-
country cultural traits, habits, or norms
through consultation with natives of target
country
3. Isolate the SRC influence and examine it
carefully to see how it complicates the problem
4. Redefine the problem without SRC influence
and solve for the optimum business goal
situation
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Developing
Global Awareness
 Tolerance of cultural differences
◦ You do not have to accept as your own the
cultural ways of another, but you must allow
others to be different and equal
 Knowledge of cultures, history, world market
potential, and global economic, social, and
political trends

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 Developing a Global Awareness
To
To be
be globally
globally aware
aware is
is to
to have:
have:

1. Tolerant of Cultural Differences, and

2. Knowledgeable of:
(a) Culture, (b) History, (c) World Market Potential,
(d) Global Economic, Social and Political Trends
Approaches to
Global Awareness
 Select individual managers that express a global
awareness orientation
 Develop personal relationships in foreign
countries
 Must have the support of a culturally diverse
senior executive staff or board of directors

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International Marketing
Involvement - Stages

No
No Direct
Direct Infrequent
Infrequent Foreign
Foreign
Foreign
Foreign Marketing
Marketing Marketing
Marketing
Global
Global
Marketing
Marketing
Regular
Regular Foreign
Foreign International
International
Marketing
Marketing Marketing
Marketing

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No Direct Foreign Marketing –
Reactive
• Products “indirectly” reach foreign markets
 Trading companies
 Foreign customers who contact firm
 Domestic wholesalers/distributors
 Web orders
• Foreign orders stimulate a company’s interest
to seek additional international sales

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Infrequent Foreign Marketing
– Reactive
 Caused by temporary surpluses
◦ Sales to foreign markets are made as goods
become available
 Firm has little or no intention of maintaining
continuous market representation
 Foreign sales activity declines and is withdrawn
when domestic demand increases

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Regular Foreign
Marketing – Proactive
Dedicated production capacity for foreign
markets
Strategy:
◦ Firm employs domestic or foreign intermediaries
◦ Uses its own sales force or sales subsidiaries
Products are adapted for foreign markets as
domestic demand grows
Firms depend on profits from foreign markets

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International Marketing –
Proactive
Fully committed and involved in foreign markets
and international activities
Production takes place on foreign soil earning
firms the MNC (Multinational Corporation) title
Fedders being “proactive:”
◦ Looked to Asia for future growth after stymied
U.S. sales
◦ Designed new types of air conditioner unit for the
Chinese market
◦ Plan to introduce new product in the U.S!

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Global Marketing – Proactive
The firm sees the world as one market!
Market segmentation is now defined by income
levels, usage patterns, or other factors that span
the globe
More than half of its revenues come from abroad
The firm has a global perspective

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Global Market Orientation
 This orientation entails operating as if all the
country markets in a company’s scope of operations
(including the domestic market) were approachable
as a single global market and standardizing the
marketing mix where culturally feasible and cost
effective.
 Depending on the product and market, firms may
pursue a global market strategy for one product
(global market orientation – P&G diapers) but a
multi-domestic strategy for another product
(international market orientation = P&G
detergents).
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Textbook’s Orientation
An environmental/cultural approach to
international strategic marketing
Aim is to demonstrate the unique problems of
international marketing
Attempts to relate the foreign environment to
the marketing process and to illustrate the many
ways in which culture can influence the
marketing task

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Summary (1 of 2)
It is imperative for firms to pay attention to the
global environment in the wake of intense
globalization of markets and competition.
The difference between domestic marketing and
international marketing is the environment that
consist of laws, customs, and cultural
differences.
Key obstacles to successful international
marketing are self-reference criterion (SRC) and
Ethnocentrism

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Summary (2 of 2)
Global awareness and sensitivity are solutions to
the obstacles of SRC and ethnocentrism
Five different international marketing
involvement strategies were discussed: No direct
foreign marketing, infrequent foreign marketing,
regular foreign marketing, international
marketing, and global marketing
Firms must have global orientation – the world
is seen as one market

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