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0. Chapter 6 Strategic Planning. Global Marketing. 0. Globalization reflects a business orientation which believes that:. Exhibit 6.1: Global Marketing Evolution. 0. Global Marketing. 0. Globalization drivers Market factors – Cost factors – Environmental factors –
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0 Chapter 6 Strategic Planning
Global Marketing 0 • Globalization reflects a business orientation which believes that:
Global Marketing 0 • Globalization drivers • Market factors – • Cost factors – • Environmental factors – • Competitive factors –
The Strategic Planning Process 0 • Formal strategic planning contributes to both financial performance as well as non financial objectives such as:
The Strategic Planning Process 0 • Three broad dimensions to be kept in mind while undertaking formal strategic planning: • The costs in terms of management time and process realignment.
The Strategic Planning Process 0 • Understanding and adjusting the core strategy • The strategic business unit (SBU) represents groups organized around product market similarities based on: • Requires the participation of executives from different functions.
The Strategic Planning Process 0 • Market and competitive analysis • Help balance risks, resource requirements, competitive economies of scale, and profitability to gain stronger long-term positions. • Internal analysis
The Strategic Planning Process 0 • Formulating a global marketing strategy
The Strategic Planning Process 0 • Country-market choice • A market expansion policy will determine the allocation of resources among various markets; basic alternatives being concentration and diversification. • Factors that determine country market selection:
Exhibit 6.7 - Factors Affecting the Choice between Concentration and Diversification Strategies 0
The Strategic Planning Process 0 • Segmentation • Allows global marketers to take advantage of the benefits of standardization while addressing the unique needs and expectations of a specific target group.
Exhibit 6.8 - Bases for Global Market Segmentation 0 Bases for InternationalMarket Segmentation Environmental Variables Marketing Management Variables Geographic Variables Political Variables Economic Variables Cultural Variables Product Variables Promotion Variables Price Variables Distribution Variables
The Strategic Planning Process 0 • Global marketing program development - Marketing related decisions will have to be made in four areas: • The degree of standardization in the product offering. • Marketing approach - • Location and extent of value-adding activities. • Competitive moves -
The Strategic Planning Process 0 • Challenges of global marketing • Insufficient research and the tendency to over-standardize. • Local resistance in the form of not-invented-here syndrome (NIH), which occurs when country organizations are not part of the planning process, or if adoption is forced on them by headquarters.
The Strategic Planning Process 0 • How to avoid the NIH syndrome • Ensure that local managers participate in the development of global brand marketing strategies. • Maintain a product portfolio that includes local as well as regional and global brands.
The Strategic Planning Process 0 • Localizing global marketing • Management processes • Globalization enhances the flow of information, leading to idea exchange and strengthening of organizational values. • Coordinate and leverage resources of the corporation. • Minimize the influence of the NIH syndrome by using motivational policies.
The Strategic Planning Process 0 • Localizing global marketing • Organization structures • The matrix structure is considered more effective in today’s global marketplace.
The Strategic Planning Process 0 • Localizing global marketing • Corporate culture • The management development system has to be transparent; non-national executives should have an equal chance for the fast track to top management.
The Local Company in the Global Environment 0 • The degree and strength of globalization in an industry will determine the pressure that the local marketer will be under. • Multiple strategies are available to local marketers when global markets and marketers challenge them.
The Local Company in the Global Environment 0 • The following six-part strategy for success has been proposed: • Create customized products and services. • Utilize the latest technology for advantage. • Exploit low-cost labor.