InternatIonal MarketIng and export ManageMent Gerald Albaum Edwin Duerr
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InternatIonal M arketIng
and export M anageM
ent
Albaum Duerr
Seventh EditionInternatIonal MarketIng and export ManageMent
Gerald Albaum Edwin Duerr
Seventh Edition
International Marketing and Export Management offers an accessible and authoritative perspective on international marketing with a strong export management orientation, comprehensively describing the evolving competitive landscape as created by technological advances and international trade patterns. The seventh edition retains its clear and informed coverage of the opportunities for companies of all sizes and in all industries in the export of goods, services, intellectual property and business models.
Written in a no-nonsense style, the book has been updated to offer the most current discussion of the literature in the area, as well as new and engaging cases and examples in every chapter.
Key features include:
• Updated to take account of the global economic crisis
• New case studies including BP’s problems in the Gulf of Mexico and Toyota’s worldwide recalls, along with more practical examples and vignettes throughout the text
• Increased coverage of the service sector
• New material on the increased importance of the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) and their rapid export-led growth
• Greater emphasis on corporate social responsibility and ethics
About the authors
Gerald Albaum is Research Professor at the Robert O. Anderson Schools of Management, University of New Mexico, and Professor Emeritus of Marketing at the University of Oregon, USA. He is also Senior Research Fellow at the IC2 Institute, University of Texas, Austin, USA. He has been a visiting professor and scholar at universities in Canada, Denmark, New Zealand, Australia, Turkey, France, Finland and Hong Kong.
Edwin Duerr is Professor Emeritus of International Business at San Francisco State University, USA. He has been a visiting professor at universities in Japan, Brazil, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands, and has extensive consulting business around the globe. He is also Senior Editor of The Journal of International Business and Economy.
The book is ideal for undergraduate and postgraduate students taking modules in International Marketing and Export Marketing/International Trade. It will also be used as a supplementary text on International Business courses.
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Dedication To my wife, Carol, whose support and encouragement have sustained me in my continuing research and through seven editions of International Marketing and Export Management.
Gerald Albaum
To Mitsuko Saito Duerr, my wife and companion in life in teaching, consulting, writing and international adventures.
Edwin Duerr
Preface xvii
About the authors xxii
List of abbreviations xxiii
Publisher’s acknowledgements xxviii
1 International marketing and exporting 1
2 Bases of international marketing 102
3 The international environment: culture; economic forces; and competition 174
4 The international environment: government, political and legal forces 217
5 Market selection: definition and strategies 262
6 Information for international market(ing) decisions 322
7 Market entry strategies 391
8 Export entry modes 442
9 Nonexport entry modes 512
10 Product decisions 580
11 Pricing decisions 670
12 Financing and methods of payment 730
13 Promotion and marketing communication 774
14 Supply chain management/logistics and handling export orders 854
15 Organization of international marketing activities 921
Glossary 959
Index 974
Brief contents
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Preface xvii
About the authors xxii
List of abbreviations xxiii
Publisher’s acknowledgements xxviii
1 International marketing and exporting 1
Introduction 2
Reasons why rapid growth in international business will resume 7
Increasing competitive demands on business world wide 14
Problems and needs 17
Being effective: the nature and practice of international marketing 21
Export marketing planning and strategy 33
The Internet, the World Wide Web, and e-business 42
The impact of technology 48
Entrepreneurial approaches to international marketing 51
The growth of non-traditional exports 54
Purpose and approach of the book 60
Appendix The worldwide recession of 2007–2010 61
Questions for discussion 63
References 64
Further reading 68
Case study 1.1 Voice4u 68
Case study 1.2 New United Motors Manufacturing Inc. 70
Case study 1.3 Export of art goods from Hungary 87
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Case study 1.4 eBay, Inc. 88
Case study 1.5 Dell, Inc. 93
2 Bases of international marketing 102
Introduction 103
Potential benefits from export marketing 103
International trade theories 107
Export behavior theories and motives 116
The development of export in the firm: internationalization stages 126
Exporting and the network model 128
Ethical/moral issues 132
Social responsibility and the business environment 137
Summary 148
Questions for discussion 148
References 150
Further reading 152
Case study 2.1 BP 152
Case study 2.2 Toyota Motor Corporation 161
Case study 2.3 GlaxoSmithKline PLC 166
3 The international environment: culture; economic forces; and competition 174
Introduction 174
Culture and the socio-cultural environment 175
Economic forces 194
Competition 200
Summary 204
Questions for discussion 205
References 205
Further reading 207
Case study 3.1 Supreme Canning Company 208
Case study 3.2 Ford Motor Company 211
4 The international environment: government, political and legal forces 217
Introduction 217
Role of government 218
Economic integration 242
Summary 247
Questions for discussion 248
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References 248
Further reading 250
Case study 4.1 Avon Products, Inc. (A) 250
Case study 4.2 Woberg Company 260
5 Market selection: definition and strategies 262
Introduction 263
Market definition and segmentation 268
Market expansion/selection process, procedure, and strategy 277
Foreign market portfolios: technique and analysis 297
Summary 302
Questions for discussion 303
References 304
Further reading 306
Case study 5.1 IKEA 307
Case study 5.2 Seven-Eleven Japan 312
Case study 5.3 Better Way Company Limited 318
6 Information for international market(ing) decisions 322
Introduction 323
Sources of information 327
Assessing market potential 335
Export marketing research 339
Using the Internet and e-mail for data collection 359
Summary 360
Questions for discussion 361
References 361
Further reading 364
Appendix: Selected publications and websites providing secondary data 364
Case study 6.1 SAN A/S 370
Case study 6.2 Aquabear AB 374
Case study 6.3 Ford Motor Company Latin America 377
Case study 6.4 United Parcel Service, Inc. 388
7 Market entry strategies 391
Introduction 392
Entry as a channel decision 392
Importance of the entry decision 393
Entry as a strategy 398
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Factors influencing choice of entry mode 406
Managing the channel 417
Selecting the entry mode 419
Using free areas 421
Summary 421
Questions for discussion 422
References 423
Further reading 425
Case study 7.1 Yang Toyland Pte, Limited 425
Case study 7.2 Avon Products, Inc. (B) 434
Case study 7.3 Klako Group 438
Case study 7.4 Li and Fung Ltd 440
8 Export entry modes 442
Introduction 443
Indirect export 446
Direct export 462
Foreign sales branch 466
The Internet and e-commerce 480
Gray market exporting 486
Measuring performance 489
Summary 491
Questions for discussion 492
References 492
Further reading 495
Appendix: Developing an export plan 496
Case study 8.1 Sinova Management Consultancy Ltd. 498
Case study 8.2 Quint Winery 500
Case study 8.3 Nestlé 504
Case study 8.4 Urban Outfitters 509
9 Nonexport entry modes 512
Introduction 513
Alternative modes of entry 515
Manufacturing facilities 517
Assembly operations 532
Strategic alliances 535
Choosing between alternatives 554
Summary 555
Questions for discussion 555
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References 557
Further reading 560
Case study 9.1 Imagination Entertainment 561
Case study 9.2 GG Farm Machinery Company 565
Case study 9.3 VW in China 566
Case study 9.4 Gloria Jean’s Coffees 573
Case study 9.5 Sonya Madden 576
Case study 9.6 Wah Shing Toys 577
10 Product decisions 580
Introduction 581
Product policy 581
Product planning and development 583
Product mix decisions 605
Standardization vs adaptation 616
Packaging 625
Branding issues 630
Summary 639
Questions for discussion 640
References 641
Further reading 644
Case study 10.1 Daewoo Corporation 645
Case study 10.2 Tata Motors and Tata Daewoo 649
Case study 10.3 General Motors, GM Daewoo, and Hyundai 651
Case study 10.4 The Pampered Chef 653
Case study 10.5 The internationalization of Chinese brands 658
Case study 10.6 Royal Philips Electronics 663
Case study 10.7 The Boeing Company 665
11 Pricing decisions 670
Introduction 671
Determinants of an export price 673
Fundamental export pricing strategy 688
Relation of export to domestic price policies 695
Exchange rate changes, currency issues, and hedging 702
The price quotation 707
Transfer pricing 713
Summary 718
Questions for discussion 719
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References 719
Further reading 721
Case study 11.1 RAP Engineering and Equipment Company 722
Case study 11.2 The Capitool Company 723
Case study 11.3 Strato Designs 728
12 Financing and methods of payment 730
Introduction 731
Export financing methods/terms of payment 732
Payment/financing procedures 739
Export credit insurance 759
Countertrade 760
Summary 767
Questions for discussion 769
References 769
Further reading 770
Case study 12.1 Tainan Glass Manufacturing Company 771
Case study 12.2 Arion Exports 772
13 Promotion and marketing communication 774
Introduction 775
Export marketing promotion and communication decisions 778
Alternative techniques of promotion 786
Promotional programs and strategy 814
Standardization or adaptation? 818
Advertising transference 827
Management issues 829
Summary 830
Questions for discussion 831
References 832
Further reading 834
Case study 13.1 Christa Clothing International 835
Case study 13.2 Nove Ltd 841
Case study 13.3 Eli’s Cheesecake Company 846
Case study 13.4 Kraft Foods 852
14 Supply chain management/logistics and handling export orders 854
Introduction 855
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Handling the export order 859
Physical distribution 863
Logistics and the systems concept 868
Structure of international physical distribution 876
A concluding comment 906
Questions for discussion 906
References 907
Further reading 908
Case study 14.1 Jaguar Electronics, Inc. 908
Case study 14.2 Primex Marketing, Inc. 912
Case study 14.3 EFI Logistics 918
15 Organization of international marketing activities 921
Introduction 922
Main considerations of being organized internationally 923
Organizational structures 929
Summary 940
Questions for discussion 940
References 941
Case study 15.1 Hewlett-Packard (HP) 941
Case study 15.2 Unilever (A) 945
Case study 15.3 Unilever (B) 956
Glossary 959
Index 974
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Meeting the changing challenges in international marketing
Three changes in international business have made international marketing and export management of even greater importance – and a new edition of this book necessary. The first is the economic recession beginning in 2007–08, and its aftermath. The second is the exceptionally strong growth and economic power of China and India. The third is the continuing development of the factors that had led to economic growth and the importance of international business in previous decades.
1. The recession that began in 2007–08 had dramatic effects, reducing GDP and demand in most nations, and causing the first drop in the volume and value of international trade in 50 years. Paradoxically, as we shall see, it made inter- national business and export marketing of even greater importance to both countries and businesses. We will discuss the many problems businesses faced, the strategies taken to meet the challenges, and the effects these changes can be expected to have on long-term operations. However, in order to place the effects of the recession in perspective, we will first briefly discuss five aspects of the situation: (1) the recession and expected renewed growth; (2) increasing international interdependence; (3) exports as an engine of growth; (4) importance of innovation and entrepreneurship; and (5) the rea- sons why rapid growth in international business and trade will resume.
2. China’s economic development has made it one of the world’s largest exporters and importers, and the second largest economy in the world. It is exporting manufactured goods with increasing levels of technology, and importing more luxury goods. This has resulted in continually changing world trade patterns and greater threats to and opportunities for companies throughout the world. India has become the world’s leader in the provision of services of knowledge-industry workers, and also an important IT provider.
3. The other major advances that have occurred during past decades will con- tinue to drive increasing globalization, and the ever-greater importance of international marketing and export management. These include:
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● The information revolution with the technological advances and lowered costs in communications, the development of the Internet and e-commerce, and the development of increasingly sophisticated and diverse software to support a wide variety of business functions. New companies and industries have emerged while a number of existing companies have undertaker major changes or failed. Blogs and other new communications networks, some of which were initially developed as social network sites, have enabled easier gathering of information by individuals as well as providing new opportuni- ties for businesses. They have provided means for companies to more effec- tively interact with key stakeholders: obtaining information on consumer preferences, demands and suggestions as well as advertising to the cus- tomers; obtaining suggestions from and providing information to company personnel as well as other stakeholders and the public.
● The further development of logistics and supply chain management, draw- ing upon new concepts and methods, advances in information technology in its most broad sense, and major advances in physical equipment and facilities. This has resulted in goods moving around the world with increas- ing efficiency and lower costs.
● The increased importance of innovation as ideas, and advances in technolo- gies, strategies, and business models, spread more rapidly. The advantages of being ahead, and the dangers of failing to adjust to new conditions, have increased greatly.
● The recognition that increasing incomes, and the increasingly diverse pop- ulations in some countries, have provided new and often more segmented markets. Niche markets have emerged that provide additional opportuni- ties for small companies and the need for larger companies to respond to the increasing diversity in demand.
● The expected resumption of lowering of governmental and other barriers to trade and investment as economies around the world recover. Some in- creases in such barriers have resulted from the current economic problems, but increased multilateral trade agreements are still being developed.
● The increased competition and increased opportunities for companies of all sizes, resulting from the greater mobility of goods, services, information, and ideas due to all of the changes noted above.
Although many of these changes have created new problems that firms must address, they have opened new opportunities for businesses ranging from one-person operations to corporate giants. E-commerce has had a partic- ularly strong impact in furthering the globalization of business, especially for smaller and medium-sized businesses. With a viable product or service, the smallest business can now find potential customers and means of distribution across the globe. The increased ease of entry has also resulted in new entrants creating increased competition in all marketplaces.
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New to the seventh edition
The changes in the international marketing landscape discussed above are re- flected in both new material and in expanded coverage of topics previously emphasized. Several new cases have been added, and almost all of the previ- ous cases updated.
An important change is the addition of several interesting and insightful new cases. They cover success, challenges and problems of companies ranging in size from a profitable one-person exporter to well-known internationals operating worldwide. One particularly interesting case involves the unexpected shutdown in 2010 of a unique Japanese-US joint venture that had been operating very suc- cessfully for 26 years. Other new cases include BP, Royal Phillips Electronics, Toyota, India’s Tata Motors, Gloria Jean’s Coffees, Boeing Company, Kraft Foods, and the one-person company that is now successfully exporting its product to 21 countries. Cases carried over from the sixth edition have been updated to reflect changes in the economic, competitive, social, legal, and political environments.
Aims and objectives
The basic aims and objectives of this seventh edition remain the same as those of the previous editions:
1. to provide a text in international marketing which will be as applicable and valuable for small and medium-sized enterprises as it is for large interna- tional corporations;
2. to provide an emphasis on exporting which is appropriate, given its posi- tion as the major international activity of most small and medium-size busi- nesses and its extensive use by all global companies; and
3. to provide coverage of the non-export modes of market penetration used by both expanding smaller companies and corporate giants as a part of their overall international marketing strategy and channel management.
These emphases are a reflection of both the international marketing environ- ment and the authors’ view of exporting. In terms of the numbers of compa- nies doing some type of international business, small and medium-sized companies are most prevalent. Most of these companies never diversify and grow to the size where being a multinational (or global) company is desirable or even feasible. The major activity of most small and medium-size companies is exporting. It is in this area that the transition from domestic to international marketing usually occurs, and in which knowledge of international dimen- sions of marketing is of critical importance. For the increasing number of enter- prises that do expand into other methods of market entry, exporting typically remains a major activity. Even the largest multinational firms with global oper- ations are involved in extensive exporting.
This book is focused primarily on the marketing decisions and management processes involved in developing export operations. The key procedural aspects and activities required in exporting, which the manager must know, are covered. Necessarily, a certain amount of descriptive material must be included. While
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this is not a ‘how to’ treatment of technical details, it does provide the basic knowledge and references to facilitating organizations that can guide the poten- tial exporter in determining what he or she needs to do to begin exporting. As in previous editions, the emphasis remains on exporting as a marketing activity.
From a marketing perspective, the ideas underlying international market se- lection, information development, product development, and strategy, pricing, and promotion are often the same whether the mode of entry is export or non- export. Thus export marketing and international marketing as a whole con- verge from both an educational and an operational/practice perspective.
As in previous editions, we approach the material from the perspective of the process by which a company – from any country – can creatively adapt to the international environments within which it can operate. To enhance the discussion of each topic, case studies are provided at the ends of each chapter. We have added a number of new cases to provide coverage of emerging areas of opportunity and concern, such as e-commerce, changing strategies for mar- ket entry and development, and social responsibility. Some of the cases from the previous edition have been retained, and updated where appropriate. Most of the cases have been written expressly for this book. The experiences of the companies covered in the cases illustrate issues covered in the text and provide a vehicle for (a) integrating material from throughout the book and (b) illus- trating key elements and concerns in making decisions.
This edition of International Marketing and Export Management has been rewritten and updated to cover the events and changes that have occurred since the fifth edition was published. Both increasing opportunities and challenges are addressed. While the exporting focus remains, more extensive material on other forms of entry and methods for evaluating market entry strategy is provided so that decisions can be made regarding economical and effective entry mode selec- tion. As in previous editions, we continue to link the various topics to strategy.
Target audience
The seventh edition of International Marketing and Export Management is designed for anyone desiring to increase his or her knowledge of international and export marketing. It provides comprehensive coverage of the marketing mix, including all types of entry modes and channels. It also provides informa- tion on all aspects of the changing international marketing environment, making it particularly well suited for:
● undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in export manage- ment or international marketing;
● those enrolled in management education courses and other tertiary non- university programs that cover export management and/or international marketing;
● export/international marketing practitioners interested in fresh insights in the rapidly changing field of international marketing; and
● individuals interested in beginning export or import ventures.
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Authors’ acknowledgements
The authors wish to thank the many people who have encouraged, or assisted in, the preparation of this book. We are particularly gratefully to two people: Jesper Strandskov, who made outstanding contributions as co-author of the first five editions, and Juliet Dowd for making material available to us from the book Introduction to Export Management, written by Laurence Dowd and published by Eljay Press. We owe a great debt to the many scholars and busi- ness people whose articles, books, and other materials we have cited or quoted. Also, personal contacts with specialists in many of the subject areas have enhanced our knowledge.
We wish to acknowledge the help we received from the following:
J. Andrzej Lubowski J. H. Dethero Dico de Jon, ABN AMRO James Fitzgerald, President, EFI Logistics Daniel Scanlan, Bank of America Steven Schafer, Fenestra Technologies Corporation
In particular, we want to thank Gordon Miracle from Michigan State Univer- sity for making material available to us from work he did in the past with one of the authors of this book. We are also grateful to those who reviewed the fifth edition and previous editions of the book in part or in whole. We value their suggestions even though we were not able to incorporate all of them. There- fore, any deficiencies remaining are ours. Reviewers include:
Michele Akoorie, University of Waikato Jeremy Baker, London University Guildhall University Geraldine Cohen, Brunel University Ofer Dekel, University of Derby David Demick, University of Ulster Nick Foster, Sheffield Hallam University Collin Gilligan, Sheffield City Polytechnic Raul de Gouva, University of New Mexico, Anderson School of Management E. P. Hibbert, Durham University Business School Valerie Isaac, University of Derby Jürgen Reichel, University of Stockholm
Finally, the Publishing Team at Pearson Education, including Rachel Gear, Emma Violet and Tim Parker deserve our appreciation for their encourage- ment, support and most of all, patience while we prepared the manuscript.
Gerald Albaum Edwin Duerr
Spring 2011
About the authors
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Gerald Albaum is Research Professor at the Robert O. Anderson School of Management at the University of New Mexico. In addition, he is Professor Emeritus of Marketing at the University of Oregon and a Senior Research Fel- low at the IC2 Institute, University of Texas at Austin. He received his PhD in 1962 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his MBA (1958) and BA (1954) from the University of Washington.
He is the author, or co-author, of 8 books, 9 monographs, and more than 90 ar- ticles in refereed journals, 40 papers in refereed conference proceedings, 20 papers in other publications, and 14 book and software reviews published in the Journal of Marketing Research. His writings deal with issues in research methods, inter- national marketing activities, cross-cultural/national research, and retailing (especially direct selling). Many of his studies are cross-cultural/national in nature.
Dr. Albaum has presented seminars for such Danish companies as Danfoss, GfK Research, Novo Nordisk, and LEGO. He has also made presentations be- fore industry groups such as the Northern Jutland Export Council in Denmark and the Hong Kong Institute of Marketing. He has given seminars for the Hong Kong Housing Authority and for Air China in the People’s Republic of China.
Edwin Duerr is Professor Emeritus of International Business at San Francisco State University, where he has served as Department Head of International Busi- ness, Director of Graduate Studies in the College of Business, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the SFSU Research Foundation. He has been a Visiting Pro- fessor at universities in Denmark, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, and Sweden.
Dr. Duerr obtained his BS in Engineering at the Illinois Institute of Technol- ogy. After working for several years in technical and management positions in multinational companies, and establishing (and later selling) a successful im- porting company, he received his PhD in Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley.
Dr. Duerr has had extensive consulting experience in Brazil, Japan, Spain, and the United States. He has written widely on comparative management, produc- tivity improvement, and international marketing, and is a frequent speaker to business and educational groups in Europe, the United States, and Japan.
(Excludes company names; *these are not spelled out in the text)
AAC AsiaAfricaChina ABS* antilocking brake system AES automated Export Control System AFTA ASEAN Free Trade Area AGV automated guided vehicles ANZSCEP Australia, New Zealand, Singapore Closer Economic
Partnership ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations Austrade Australian Trade Commission B2B business to business B2C business to consumer BA business area BEMs big emerging markets BERI business environment risk index B/Ls bills of lading BPI business periodicals index BRIC Brazil, Russia, India and China CACM Central American Common Market C&F cost and freight CalPERS California Public Employees’ Retirement System CalSTERS California State Teachers Retirement System CARICOM Caribbean Community and Common Market CATI computer-assisted telephone interviewing CATV* cable television CCC [USA] Commodity Credity Corporation CD compact disk CD-ROM* compact disk read-only memory CE chief executive CEO* chief executive officer
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CEPA Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement [between Hong Kong and China]
CER Closer Economic Relations [between Australia and New Zealand]
CFO chief financial officer CIF cost, insurance and freight CL container loads CMA German Agricultural Marketing Board COD cash on delivery COFACE Compagnie Française d’assurance pour le commerce
extérieur COMECON Council for Mutual Economic Assistance CPM cost per thousand (mille) CSM customer satisfaction management CTCs commodity trading companies D/A documents against delivery DAP delivered at terminal DAT delivered at place DDP* delivered duty paid DJVs domestic joint ventures D/P documents against payment DVD* digital video disc EC electronic assemblies ECGD [UK] Export Credits Guarantee Department EVIC [Hong Kong] Export Credit Insurance Corporation EDI systems electronic data interchange systems EEA European Economic Association EFIC [Australia] Export Finance and Insurance Corporation EFTA European Free Trade Area EJV equity joint venture EMC export management company EMDG [Australia] Export Market Development Grant scheme EMS environmental management system EMU European Monetary Union EPZs export processing zones ERP enterprise resource planning ETCs export trading companies EU European Union Eximbank [USA] Export–Import Bank EXW ex works FAS free alongside FCA free carrier FDA [USA] Food and Drugs Administration FDI foreign direct investment FMGs federated export marketing groups FOB free on board FPA free of particular average
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FAP-AC free of particular average American conditions FAP-EV free of particular average English conditions FSCs foreign sales corporations FTAA Free Trade Area of the Americas FTZ free trade zone GATT* General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade GCCP global consumer cultural positioning GDP gross domestic product GMO genetically modified GNI gross national income GNP gross national product GPS global positioning system GTCs general trading companies IATA International Air Transport Association IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development ICAC [Hong Kong] Independent Commission Against
Corruption ICC International Chamber of Commerce ICFs insulating cement forms IJV international joint venture IMF International Monetary Fund INCOTERMS* trade terms of the International Chamber of Commerce INV international new ventures IPO initial public offering IP* Internet provider ISF importer security filing ISIC* International Standard Industrial Classification of All
Economic Goods ISO International Standards Organization ISPs Internet service providers IT information technology JAG [Australia] Joint Action Group JETRO Japan External Trade Organization JIT just in time L/C letter of credit LCL less than container load LNG liquefied natural gas LOV list of values MA mechanical assemblies MATV master antenna television MENA Middle East and North African region MFN most favored nation MII [China] Ministry of Information Industry MNCs multinational corporations MNEs multinational enterprises NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement NCR no licence required
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NICs newly industrialized countries NVOCCs non-vessel operating common carriers OBUs operating business units [Avon] OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development OEMs original equipment manufacturers OFC offshore financial centres OLAP online analytical processing OPEC* Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries PAIS Public Affairs Information Service PC* personal computer PCT Patent Cooperation Treaty PLC product life cycle POP point of purchase POS point of sale PRC People’s Republic of China PROEXPO [Columbia] Government Trade Bureau PSE Personal Selling Ethics Scale R&D* research and development RFID radio frequency identification RIP Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Act) ROI* return on investment RTA ready-to-assemble RTBs regional trading blocs RvA Dutch Council for Accreditation SAR Special Administration Region SARS severe acute respiratory syndrome SBU strategic business unit SDR* Special Drawing Rights SICA Central American Integration System SITC* Standard International Trade Classification SKUs* stock keeping unit SMEs small and medium-sized companies SRC self-reference criterion SUV sports utility vehicle SWIFT Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial
Telecommunications SWOT* strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats TEU 20 foot container equivalent units TGW things gone wrong TPOs trade promotion organizations [public sector] TQM total quality management TRIPS Agreement Agreement on Trade-Related aspects of Intellectual
Property Rights UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization USAID US Agency for International Development
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URL uniform resource locator VALS values and life styles VAT value added tax VCR video cassette recorder VERs voluntary export restraints VRA voluntary restraint agreement WAPs wireless application protocols WFOE wholly foreign-owned enterprise WIPO [UN] World Intellectual Property Organization WTO World Trade Organization WWW World Wide Web
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Chapter 1, in which we look at:
● A problem in the decade of the 2010s, and longer-range prospects;
● The importance, opportunities and challenges of international market- ing, factors affecting its growth: current problems and long-range opportunities;
● Being effective: the nature and practice of international marketing;
● Export marketing strategy and planning, and relationship to importing;
● The increasing impact of the Internet, World Wide Web, and e-business; the critical importance of technological advances, increased competition and innovations; the growth of non-traditional exports; and
● How the book is designed to be of use to students, entrepreneurs and mar- keting professionals.
Five case studies are provided at the end of the chapter, offering examples of how the material in the chapter (and book) relate to current opportunities and problems in international business and marketing. In Case 1.1 Voice4u, a small business, looks for ways for promotion. Case 1.2, NUMMI, examines the rea- sons for formation of the Toyota-GM joint venture, obstacles overcome, lessons learned, benefits obtained by each of the partners and reasons for the closure of the company in 2010 after 25 years of successful operation. Case 1.3 Export of art goods discusses questions facing a potential exporter. Case 1.4 eBay, Inc. shows how an emerging technology and entrepreneurship created a new
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Introduction
The growing importance of international marketing and export management
Recession and renewed growth
A recession beginning in 2007–2008 temporarily reversed a long period of eco- nomic growth and international trade. As will be shown, renewed growth in international trade is necessary for economic recovery and resumption of growth. Because of this, international marketing will continue to be of great importance in the future. While this chapter will discuss the recession, the pri- mary focus will be on the opportunities and challenges facing business in the near and long-range future.
The recession that began in 2007–2008 has been called the ‘Great Reces- sion’ because of its wide, serious, and prolonged effects (Zukerman, 2010). It sharply reduced demand in most of the nations around the world. Inter- national trade, which had been increasing more rapidly than investment and gross domestic product (GDP) for several decades, was directly affected. In 2009, for the first time in 50 years, the volume and value of international trade decreased. At the time of writing, international trade and recovery from the recession are progressing slowly. There is some fear that some economies may regress into a ‘double-dip’ recession because of the present sovereign-debt crisis in Europe or other problems (Premack, 2010). Whatever the short-range changes in the world economy, the other factors discussed below will retain their importance. Some comments regarding the causes, development and repercussions of the recession are given in the Appendix to this chapter.
As growth resumed in a number of countries in 2010, even though it was uneven and serious concerns remained, three things became apparent.
1. The importance of international business to national and regional economies, companies of all sizes, workers and consumers, in regaining growth.
2. The role of exports, along with innovation, as critical engines of economic growth (this was demonstrated again, as it had been in the past, by the ex- perience of China and others).
type of international marketplace. Case 1.5, Dell Inc. shows how changing consumer demands and competition forced an international company to change its business model.
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3. All of the factors that brought about previous rapid growth in inter- national business and the growing importance of international marketing will continue to drive increasing globalization and economic development in the future.
Increased international interdependence
Small and medium-size companies, as well as giant multinationals, have in- creased opportunities to enter foreign markets as goods, services, technologies, and ideas move more easily across national boundaries. Even an individual with a sufficiently good product, service, or idea can now find customers abroad if he or she understands international marketing and develops an ap- propriate strategy. Small domestic businesses with well-designed Web pages are increasingly receiving unsolicited orders from overseas, and have the po- tential to exploit new opportunities. Unfortunately, many small and medium- size companies are so daunted by their lack of knowledge of international business that they fail to follow up on the opportunities.
Worldwide, most companies are now selling to, buying from, competing against, and/or working with enterprises in other nations. Many of the goods appearing in marketplaces in any country include materials or components produced abroad, have been assembled or packaged overseas, and/or use technologies developed elsewhere. Increasingly, production and even research and development efforts are being carried out in cross-national cooperative efforts. Technological advances in communications and information processing have made it possible to provide a wide range of services across borders.
For many companies, small as well as large, international sales provide ad- ditional profits, and are all that enable some companies to make a profit at all. Research and development costs for many products simply cannot be recov- ered unless they can be sold internationally. Examples of these include: new medicines and equipment to combat disease; Japanese and American com- puter consoles and games; major American movies; machine tools; BMW’s Rolls-Royce automobiles; mid-range commercial aircraft made in Canada by Bombardier and in Brazil by Embraer; long-range commercial aircraft made by the United States’ Boeing and Europe’s Airbus; and many other products.
For consumers, international marketing and trade are providing an increas- ing range and selection of goods and services, often at lower prices and/or of better quality. It is no longer only better products that can enable an enterprise to expand internationally. Companies that have developed better ways of doing business or new concepts (business models) can use these in expanding overseas (eBay, Google, Canada’s Cirque du Soleil, the UK’s Tesco, Sweden’s Ikea, the USA’s Costco, etc.). Similarly, companies that have created new types of retail outlets to meet life-style needs or desires can successfully establish chains abroad (Japan’s Seven-Eleven, Starbucks from the United States, etc.). All of these companies are discussed in cases or exhibits in this text. In the in- creasingly competitive business environment, even very successful business models may need to be adjusted for changing competitive reasons as well as for other cultures.
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For most nations and regions, economic health and growth have become increasingly dependent upon export sales as an engine of growth, and as a source of the foreign exchange necessary for the import of goods and services. International trade will continue to grow more rapidly than international in- vestment and world GDP. Overall, the countries most open to international trade and investment, as we shall see in Chapter 2, have enjoyed both higher per-capita GDP growth rates and lower unemployment rates. Those that have stressed self-sufficiency have generally lagged.
Exports as one engine of growth
At the time of writing this book, substantial increases in orders from outside the eurozone are helping German industry recover from the recession (Atkins, 2010). Small and medium-size companies in Germany had suffered most early in the recession but are now leading in expanding exports. Countries in Europe that have not been able to increase exports sufficiently continue to lag in recovering. Japan’s fragile recovery depends upon growth in Japanese exports (Lau, 2010). ‘Exports have been the key driver of growth’ in the US according to the director of economic research at AllianceBernstein LP in New York (Homan and Feld, 2010). Though the former referred primarily to high- tech products, a number of other industries are also benefiting. Exports from America’s Caterpillar, Inc., the world’s largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, allowed the company to increase its annual dividend in June 2010. US exports of high-tech products and services are increasing. Increasing exports are leading Japan out of recession, and highly specialized small and medium-size companies in Japan hold world leadership in their areas of technical superiority. The increased strength of the Japanese yen, as discussed in Chapter 11, may push Japan back into recession even as other economies grow.
During the recession, China’s exports declined more than imports and the nation actually contributed to the strength of the economies of a number of its supplying countries. China was able to continue to grow during the recession because the foreign exchange it had accumulated through exports in preceding years supported a major stimulus, with continuing importing, during the in- ternational crisis. China has a continuing growth in demand for a wide range of goods from automobiles to cosmetics, agricultural products, parts for use in making final products, and raw materials for its domestic and export-oriented industries. India, which continued to grow during the recession, but at a lower rate than China, is now growing more rapidly as their exports increase.
Many companies made changes specifically to accommodate, or take advan- tage of, the recession and other economic changes. Some brief examples are given in Exhibit 1.1.
Innovation and entrepreneurship as engines of economic growth
China’s more rapid growth, while greatly increased through exporting, actually started when the government allowed more widespread private ownership. Farmers responded by becoming more productive as they benefited more
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Exhibit 1.1 Selected company responses to economic and competitive changes
During the recession, the Japanese convenience store chain Seven Eleven began a major expansion in the United States and a retrenchment in Japan. It saw the depressed real estate prices in the US as an opportunity to expand its number of outlets there at relatively low cost. In Japan, real estate prices had been depressed for 20 years, and the cutback in consumer spending during the recession there resulted in its weaker stores losing money. It thus began closing weaker stores there (see Case study in Chapter 5).
Avon Products, Inc., a major US cosmetics company and the world’s largest direct seller, receives approximately 80% of its revenue from overseas sales. It saw the economic downturn as an opportunity to grow its represen- tative (sales) staff and its customer base in China and elsewhere. It thus car- ried out its most massive recruiting campaign in its history, simultaneously carrying out a restructuring program to improve its global supply chain oper- ations (see Case study in Chapter 7). Several years earlier, it had been neces- sary to change its marketing model in China because of unexpected legal changes there (see Case studies in Chapter 4 and Chapter 7).
Coach, Inc. introduced a new line of handbags selling for about 20% less than other purses offered by the company. J. Crew, Inc. opened a new bou- tique selling accessories that carry a higher margin than its other products. Nordstrom, Inc. and Sacks, Inc. reduced inventories of slower-selling and/or lower margin items (Jargon, 2009).
Germany’s Volkswagen AG was faced with relatively slow growth in most of its European and North American markets. However, China, VW’s largest single market, was growing rapidly. Thus, in 2010 the company increased its investment funds for China to $7.8 billion for the period 2010 through 2016 (see Case study in Chapter 9).
The UK’s Tesco, the third-largest grocery chain in the world, encountered problems in its entry into the US market, based on problems with its small store model and the recession. The company did not withdraw but, at least temporarily, scaled back the number of stores to be opened.
In 2009, all three of McDonald’s restaurants in Iceland were closed by mu- tual agreement between the franchise holder and McDonald’s. The nation’s financial crisis and collapse of the Icelandic krona made it economically unfeasible to continue to import meats, cheeses and packaging from Germany as required for quality control by McDonald’s (US). While McDonald’s has exited eight countries from 1996 to 2002 because of poor profits, it continues to operate in 119 countries. It is expected that the three restaurants in Iceland will be reopened under another name, and using more locally produced products, by the present franchisee (Helgason, 2009).
Walmart’s heavy advertising showing how families could save money on breakfasts and other purchases resulted in increased market share and ➔
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directly from their individual efforts than they had as simply members of a co- operative. Some also began increasing output of higher value-added products such as vegetables and meat. Private ownership also led to the development of additional more productive small businesses. Another major increase in the growth rate occurred when manufacturing of products for sale overseas led to increases in exports, and also brought in foreign investment helping create even more factories to produce additional exports as additional technology spread to Chinese firms as well as joint ventures. The entrepreneurial spirit of the Chinese, previously demonstrated by the overseas Chinese throughout the world and those in Taiwan, increased the rate of growth in the People’s Republic.