ABSTRACT

This book is a basic text for international marketing courses. It introduces the different elements of the international marketing mix and sets these in context. It discusses the firm’s strategic position: how it is orientated at present to take advantage of international marketing opportunities and how its strategy is developing. It:

  • Stresses the wide differences between different overseas markets and the importance of handling sensitively particular local features.
  • Examines the need to structure the whole business organisation in the right way and make international marketing effective
  • Discusses the importance of communication and control

Throughout case studies are used to highlight particular issues.

part |23 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|22 pages

The Growth of International Business

part one|64 pages

The International Marketing Environment and Approaches to Opportunity Analysis

part two|53 pages

Market Entry Decisions and Approaches to International Marketing Planning

chapter 4|26 pages

Market Entry Strategies

chapter 5|26 pages

International Marketing Planning

part three|155 pages

Developing, Implementing and Controlling the International Marketing Mix

chapter 7|39 pages

International Pricing Decisions

chapter 8|22 pages

International Promotional Decisions

chapter 10|30 pages

Organising for International Marketing