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Assessing and Analyzing Markets. Chapter 14. Market Screening. What is it? Environmental screening Two types of screening Country Screening. Initial Screening. Basic need Specialized product Less specialized product Foreign Trade and Investment Source
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Assessing and Analyzing Markets Chapter 14
Market Screening • What is it? • Environmental screening • Two types of screening • Country Screening
Initial Screening • Basic need • Specialized product • Less specialized product • Foreign Trade and Investment • Source • UN’s International Trade Statistics Yearbook • International Trade Administration • Why can’t you look at imports?
Financial and Economic Screening • Financial • Economic • Market indicators • Survey of Buying Power • Market factors • Estimation by analysis • Trend analysis • Cluster analysis • Periodic updating
Political and Legal Screening • Entry Barriers • Profit Remittance Barriers • Policy Stability
Sociocultural Screening • Difficulties • Subjective • Hard to get information • How to get information?
Competitive Forces • Number, size, and strength of competitors • Their market share • Their marketing strategies • The effectiveness of their promotional programs • The quality levels of product lines • Their sources of products- imported locally produced • Their pricing policies • Their levels of after-sale service • Their distribution channels • Their coverage of the market
Final Selection • Visit the Country • Field Trip • Government Sponsored Trade Missions and Trade Fairs • Trade mission • Advantages • Trade fair • Advantages
Final Selection • Local Research • Hire a local research group? • Difficulties • Cultural problems • Questionnaires • Social desirability • Distrust • Technological problems • Mail • Government rules • Common Practices
Segment Screening • Across nations • Difficulties • Definable • Large • Accessible • Actionable • Capturable