3. Thinking about globalizing your
business?
What steps should you take?
Asses desired markets
Choose an entry strategy
Choose a marketing strategy
4. Assessing a New Market
Necessary Criteria
Economic
Analysis
Infrastructure
and
Technology
Sociocultural
Analysis
Governmental
Actions
• General economic environment
• Market size and population growth
• Real income
• Power distance
• Uncertainty avoidance
• Individualism
• Masculinity
• Time orientation
• Transportation
• Channels
• Communication
• Commerce
• Tariff
• Quota
• Exchange control
• Trade agreement
5. Find these answers!
Does your desired economy
have a trade surplus or deficit?
Does it import or export more
goods?
What is the gross domestic
product and gross domestic
income? It’s market value of
goods and services and the net
income earned from
investments abroad.
What is the purchasing power
parity? Is the exchange rate in
equilibrium with your current
economy?
What are the trade
agreements? Governmental
agreement to manage trade
activity.
What is the population growth
of your desired economy? Will
it grow or stagnate?
What is the population
distribution within a particular
region? Is it more rural or more
urban?
What are the tariffs ?The tax
levied on imported goods.
Is there a product quota?The
minimum or maximum
quantity allowed during a
specified time period.
What is the culture of the
economy?The visible artifacts
and underlying values.
Have other countries signed
the trade agreement?They
make up the trading bloc.
What is the status of the 4 key
elements of infrastructure?
Transportation, distribution
channels, communication and
commerce.
Will you make changes to your
existing product or change the
price to meet your new
market? Is your new market at
the bottom of the pyramid?
What is the exchange rate?
How much one currency is
worth in relation to another.
6. What will your global entry strategy be?
Direct
Investment
Joint
Venture
Strategic
Alliance
Franchising
Exporting
Produce your product in
one country and sell to
another?
Will you maintain
100% of ownership?
Pool your resources with a
local firm?
Operate a business
under an established
company?
Collaborate with
another independent
firm?
7. Produce your goods in one country but sell them in another.The least amount
of financial risk but you’ll see limited return.
Use the name and format of an existing business under a contractual
agreement.
Collaborate with another independent firm but do not invest
in one another.
Pool your resources with hat of a local firm. Ownership, control and
profits are shared.
Maintain 100% ownership of your business. Greatest risk
but possible high returns.
8. What should you know about global
marketing strategies?
Segmentation
Targeting
Positioning
9. Global STP is more complicated than domestic STP
WHY?
You must understand the cultural nuances of other
countries
In addition, there are subcultures within each
country that should be considered
Products and the consumer role are often viewed
differently in other countries
10. Globalize your
business to get your
product into as many
hands as possible!
Remember to evaluate the
desire for your product, what
the culture is willing to pay,
and the most effective way
to get it to them all while
seeing the best return!