International Marketing
15th edition
Philip R. Cateora, Mary C. Gilly, and John L. Graham
McGraw-Hill/Irwin
Copyright2011byTheMcGrawHillCompanies,[Link].
Introduction (1 of 2)
Major events at the turn of the century:
The technological bubble bust of 2001
Terrorism on 9/11
The Afghanistan and Iraq wars
The 2003 SARS outbreak in Asia
The Indian ocean Tsunami in December 2004
Price of oil at $100 a barrel
NASA budget cuts threaten the demise of the
space shuttle program
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Introduction (2 of 2)
Consumer spending rose despite the layoffs at
United Airlines and Boeing and the tough job
market
The housing bubble burst during the end of
2008 and the American consumer stopped
buying causing a 12 percent drop, the deepest
decline in world trade in 50 years!
International trade tensions are rising from
competitors in China, Brazil and India
The U.S. trade deficit keeps rising ($14 trillion)
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Overview of Chapter 1
What is International Marketing?
Benefits of International Marketing
Globalization of U.S. 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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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 - PeaceWorks
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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 burgeoning 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
U.S. 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
Carnation Switzerland
Wall Street Journal Australia
Smith & Wesson Britain
Zenith South Korea (LG Electronics)
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Foreign Acquisitions
of U.S. Companies
Exhibit 1.1
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Internationalization of
U.S. 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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Selected U.S. Companies
and Their International Sales
Exhibit 1.2
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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 companys 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, fickle consumers, 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
Firm
Characteristics
Product
Price
Place
Promotion
Research
Domestic
Domestic Environment
Environment
Political forces
Legal forces
Economic forces
Competition
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Foreign
Foreign Environment
Environment
Political forces
Legal forces
Economic forces
Competition
Level of
technology
Geography
Culture
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Environmental Adaptation
The most challenging and important adaptation
international marketers must make is cultural
adjustments.
Must establish a frame of reference
Time-conscious Americans vs. Time-is-not-anasset 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 ones 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 ones 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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Cross-Cultural Analysis
1. Define business problem or goal in homecountry cultural traits, habits, or norms
2. Define business problem or goal in foreigncountry 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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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
Infrequent
No Direct
Direct
Infrequent Foreign
Foreign
Foreign
Marketing
Foreign Marketing
Marketing
Marketing
Global
Global
Marketing
Marketing
Regular
International
Regular Foreign
Foreign
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 companys 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 companys 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
multidomestic strategy for another product
(international market orientation = P&G detergents).
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Textbooks 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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Foreign Policys Global Top 20
Exhibit 1.4
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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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