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The International Marketing Communications
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Chapter Objectives• Describe the international promotional mix and the
international communication process
• Explore the international advertising formats and practices around the world
• Describe the international advertising and media infrastructure and infrastructure-related challenges in different markets
• Describe advertising strategies and budgeting decisions and offer examples of international applications
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International Promotional Mix• Advertising
• Salesforce Management
• Sales Promotion
• Public Relations
• Publicity
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International Promotional Mix, continuedUnderstanding the norms, motivations, attitudes, interests, and opinions of the target market is crucial to company success in marketing to and communicating with different cultures around the globe.
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ProductPricePromotionPlace
What does this picture depict?
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Marketing Communication Process
Effective communication requires 3 elements connected by a message channel: The sender The message The receiver
Encoding- converting message into symbolic form properly understood by the receiver
Decoding- dependent on receiver’s ability to transform message symbols back into thought
Noise- Extraneous stimuli that interfere with transfer of message through message channel
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International Communication Process
SENDER RECEIVERMEDIUM
Sponsor (sender) encodes message and sends it through the channel (medium) to the international consumer (receiver); the international consumer receives the message and decodes it into meaningful information.
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Marketing Communication Process
Noise
Sender Message MessageChannel Receiver
CommunicationOutcomeFeedback
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Non-Personal Communication Media• Print media
• Broadcast media
• Interactive media Not widely available in developing
countries
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Personal Media• Salespeople
• Telemarketers
• Trade show and exhibits Individuals can interact with knowledgeable company
representatives
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International Communication Challenges• Media infrastructure
• Unreliable mail
• Limited broadcast media
• Media is not use for advertising• Translation deficiencies—meanings intended may not
be the meanings conveyed
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Lessen Communication Challenges1) Hire research firms to evaluate message in multiple
international environments
2) Evaluate effectiveness communication in attracting target market attention
3) Evaluate effectiveness communication in getting consumers to purchase the product
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AdvertisingA nonpersonal communication by an identified sponsor across international borders, using broadcast, print, and/or interactive media.
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Media Infrastructure• Availability
• Reliability
• Restrictions
• Costs
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Media Reliability• Extent to which the existing media reliably reach the
target consumer Print lag times Poor quality Off-air Television
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Media Restrictions• Limitations imposed by existing media
Limiting the number and types of advertisements Cultural differences Clustered ads Media scheduling
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Media Costs• Differ greatly between countries, and even within
a particular country Income per capita of target market Competition for media Firm status Translation costs
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Various International Formats, Features, and Trends
• Posters on Kiosks and Fences
• Advertising on the Sides of Private Homes
• Advertising on Plastic Shopping Bags
• Advertising on Outdoor Umbrellas
• Billboards
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Global Media• Television
CNN, Bloomberg, MTV Tonight Show, Disney Fox Broadcasting, 20th Century
Fox, 20th Century Television
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Infomercials & TV Shopping• Shopping
QVC, Home Shopping Network Home Order Television
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Using English In Local Advertisements• English:
Requires less space in print and broadcasting time Conveys a cosmopolitan attitude Endows a product or service with status
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Product Placement
• U.S. movies’ box-office receipts are steadily increasing
• U.S. films are very successful abroad
Placing brands in movies and television programming with the purpose of promoting the products to viewers
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Advertising Regulations• Comparative Advertising
• Advertising to Children
• Advertising Vice Products
• Other Regulations: Vary by country; examples:
- France: Requirement to keep the French language pure- Islamic countries: Ban the use of sex in advertising
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International Advertising Infrastructure• Develop ads in-house
• Local advertising agencies
• Home-country agencies
• International agencies Top agencies are:
- Omnicom Group- Interpublic Group- Young & Rubicam (U.S.) - WPP Group (U.K.)- Dentsu, Inc. (Japan)
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International Advertising Strategy• Standardization vs. Adaptation
Standardization reduces costs: No duplication of effort for each market
Individual campaigns delay product launches Consumers increasingly share similar frames of references
with regard to products and consumption
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In Italy, where James Bond is considered too uptight, ads ignored star and featured a convict with the line: “You better have a good reason to miss the next James Bond film.”
Is this example of Standardized or Adapted Advertising?
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Bruce Almighty in MalaysiaMotorists pass a billboard advertising a billboard Jim Carrey’s latest movie “Bruce Almighty: along a highway in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Government censors have postponed the Malaysian release of the movie pending a decision on whether to ban it for trivializing the subject of God.” AP Aug. 10, 2003
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Message Standardize or Adapt?
“Cavity reducing fluoride toothpaste sells well in the U.S. where healthy teeth care perceived as important, but has limited appeal in markets such as Great Britain and France where the reason for buying toothpaste is breath control.”
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Message / Positioning: Standardize or Adapt?
• Differing culture, values and purchase motivations affects advertising message• E.g. In Germany, bicycle is
primary source of transportation; promote it as reliable, optimal performance regardless of weather
• In U.S., primarily used for recreation, focus on weekend fun.
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Standardize or adapt advertising?• Standardize?
• Reduce costs• Accelerates product launches• Consumers preferences and product references
may becoming more similar• Increases control, especially where local resources
are questionable
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Barriers to Standardization• Communication infrastructure
• Agencies might not serve a particular market
• Consumer literacy
• Legal restrictions and self-regulation
• Differing values and purchase motivations
• Attitudes toward product country of origin
• Promotional mix elements
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Budgeting Decisions• Objective-and-Task Method
1. Identify advertising goals
2. Conduct research
3. Determine cost of achieving goals
4. Allocate the necessary sum
• Percent-of-Sales Method Base budget on past or projected sales
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Budgeting Decisions, continued• Historical Method
Base budget on past expenditures giving more weight to recent expenditures
• Competitive Parity Use international competitors’ budgets as benchmark
• Executive-judgment method Use collective executive opinion
• All-you-can-afford Best suits small and medium firms
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Chapter Summary• Addressed the international promotional mix and the
international communication process
• Explored international advertising formats and practices around the world
• Described international advertising and media infrastructure, and infrastructure-related challenges in different markets
• Addressed advertising strategies and budgeting decisions