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Chapter 10Product and
Brand Decisions
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I ntroduction: What to Sell ?
The international marketer needs to
determine what the market offering should
be in a foreign market :
Defining the product offering
Products versus Services/Rights
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The Product Offer ing
Core Benefit
Generic Product
Expected Product
Augmented Product
Potential Product
Source : Adapted from: P. Kotler, Marketing Management, 1994
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Basic Product Concepts
A product is a good, service, or idea
Tangible Attributes
Intangible AttributesProduct classification
Consumer goods
Industrial goods
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Product Warranty and Service
Product Warranty :
Should a company keep the same warranty for
all markets or adapt it country by country ?
Should the firm use warranty as a competitiveweapon ?
Product Service :
Service capability to accredit the firm withforeign suppliers
high investment in facilities, staffing, training,
and distribution network
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Goods versus Services/Rights
Instead of marketing a product abroad, the
company may also sell rights or services in
a foreign market:
- rights : brand / trademark / patent
- services : management skills (hotel chain)
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Sales of Rights - Examples
Franchising business :
- Coca-Cola : use of its name to licensedbottlers around the world.
- Pilkington: licensing of the process of
float glass.- Other : Manpower, McDonald's, etc.
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Sales of Rights - Examples
Management Contracts :
- Sheraton Hotels : Management contract for hotels abroad Sale of consulting and management contracts
Little equity invested : Sheraton manages almost
400 hotels worldwide but has equity in only 40 ofthem.
Advantages : minimum risk & strong competitive
position.
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Sales of Rights - Examples
Turn-Key operations :
The firm is selling technical and engineering skills.The firm is training foreign nationals to run a plant.
The firm is supplying material and equipment.
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I nternational Product Strategies
StraightExtension
Product ProductAdaptation Innovation
The firm adopts the
same policy used inits home market.
The company caters
to the needs and wantsof its foreign customers.
The firm designs a
product from scratchfor foreign customers.
Source: W.J. Keegan, Multinational Product Planning: Strategic Alternatives,
Journal of Marketing, 33, 1969, pp.58-62
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Extend, Adapt, Create: Strategic
Alternatives in Global Marketing
Extensionoffering product virtuallyunchanged in markets outside of homecountry
Adaptationchanging elements of design,function, and packaging according to needsof different country markets
Creationdeveloping new products for theworld market
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Standardization versus
Customization
Although the products sold abroad
generally are not identical to their domestic
counterparts, there is always a core ofexpertise that the firm can carry abroad.
Principle " All Business is local."
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Reasons for Product Standardization
Economies of scale : Production, R&D, Marketing
Common Consumer
needs : Drinking patterns, car sizes
Consumer Mobility : Customer retention & Loyalty
American Express, Kodak, ...
Home Country Image : US jeans, French Perfumes,...
Impact of technology : B to B Markets
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Convergence in Drinking Patterns
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Convergence of Car Sizes
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Reasons for Product Adaptation
Climate: US Air-conditioning equipment
Skill level of users : Computers in Africa
National consumer habits :- front-loading/top-loading washing machines
- car models : four-door (F) - two-door
(Germ.)
Government regulations on products,
packaging, and labels.
Company history and operations (subsidiaries)
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Drivers of Product Adaptation
Example COLGATE Toothpaste(1) Differences in National Regulations
Triclosan forbidden in Germany
High fluorine content in local water (UK)
Obligation to sell high fluorine content
toothpaste in pharmacy (France)
Stringent clinical tests in France
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Drivers of Product Adaptation
Example COLGATE ToothpastePackaging:
Ecological Stand-up tubes in Germany
Failure in France (Carrefour)
Distribution:
Role of pharmacy in Italy and Spain
Role of drugstore in UK
Communication:
Medical in Italy and Spain (recommended by
dentist)
Non-medical in UK
managing I t ti l M k ti Mi D i i
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managing
marketing
2005 Dr.Gerard Ryan, Universitat Rovira i Virgili.
International Marketing Mix DecisionsStrategic Alternatives in international and
global marketing mix decisions. Managerial issues
What aspects of Product can be modified?
Attributes
Brand (Global vs. Local)
Packaging
Quality
Services (after-sale services, support)
Positioning
managing I t ti l M k ti Mi D i i
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managing
marketing
2005 Dr.Gerard Ryan, Universitat Rovira i Virgili.
International Marketing Mix DecisionsStrategic Alternatives in international and
global marketing mix decisions. Managerial issues
Advantages and Disadvantages of International Brands
Strong customer recognition/reassurance
Economies of scale and scope
Leverages power with retailers
Consolidates efforts across countries
Potential for extension
Not locally responsive Demotivating for country managers
Difficult to manage
Need to maintain consistency across
countries and product-lines
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Product Types
Buyer orientation
Amount of effort expended on purchase
ConveniencePreference
Shopping
Specialty
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Brands
Bundle of images and experiences in thecustomers mind
A promise made by a particular companyabout a particular product
A quality certification
Differentiation between competing products
The sum of impressions about a brand is theBrand Image
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Brands
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Brands
The added value that accrues to a product as
a result of investments in the marketing of
the brand
An asset that represents the value created by
the relationship between the brand and
customer over time
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Brands
We have to shift to high value-
added products, and to do that we
need to improve our brand.- Noboru Fujimoto, President Sharp Electronics
Corporation
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Local Products and Brands
Brands that have achieved success in a
single national market
Represent the lifeblood of domesticcompanies
Entrenched local products/brands can be a
significant competitive hurdle to globalcompanies
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International Products and Brands
Offered in several markets in a particular
region
Euro-brands
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Naming your product
Alu-Fanny: French Foil wrap
Crapsy Frui t: French cereal
Kum Onit: German pencil sharpeners
Plopp: Scandinavian chocolate
Pschit t: French lemonade
Atum Bom: Portuguese tuna
Kack: Danish sweets
Mukk: Italian yogurt
Pocari Sweat: Japanese sport drink
Poo: Argentine curry powder
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Naming your product
Phonetic Problems with Brand Names
- Bardok (Sounds like Brothel in Russian)
- Misair (Sounds like Misery in French)
Translations
Intent Translation
- Stepping Stone - Stumbling Block
- Car Wash - Car Enema
- Highly Rated - Over Rated
Symbols
- Owl - Bad Luck in India
Other Countries make mistakes too
- Zit (Chocolate from Germany)
- Koff (Beer)
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Global Products and Brands
Global products meet the wants and needs
of a global market and is offered in all
world regions
Global brands have the same name and
similar image and positioning throughout
the world
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Global Products and Brands
A multinational has operations in different countries.
A global company views the world as a single
country. We know Argentina and France are
different, but we treat them the same. We sell themthe same products, we use the same production
methods, we have the same corporate policies. We
even use the same advertisingin a different
language, of course.
- Alfred Zeien Former Gillette CEO
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Family Brands
Family Brand
Volkswagen
USA Europe Mexico
" Rabbit" " Golf" " Caribe"
-> lightness -> prestige -> avoid negative
connotation
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Private Label Branding
Large retailers are moving increasingly into
their own brand, i. e. Marks &Spencer.
They try to obtain greater control and highermargins.
Private branding can be an effective way to
break into foreign markets.(Asian TV manufacturers)
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European Consumer Preferences
Regarding Private Labels
Product Category Fr. All. It. Es. GB
Edible Oils
Pasta
Yoghurt
Frozen Vegetables
Fresh Pasta
Breakfast Cereals
Instant Soups
Icecream
Whiskey
Smoked Salmon
Champagne
19
16
14
5
3
4
3
6
3
3
3
20
24
14
11
7
8
9
10
1
4
4
10
12
6
5
4
2
0
4
2
1
2
11
12
6
6
3
2
2
2
1
1
3
27
24
12
34
5
18
14
21
4
2
6
Private labels per product category (% of sales in qunqtities in hypermarkets and supermarkets)Source: Secodip International, 1998
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European Households Judging
Credibility of Private Labels
Private labels per product category (% of sales in qunqtities in hypermarkets and supermarkets)
Source: Secodip International, 1998
Europe Germ. Spain France Italy UKCriteria3
19
78
3
12
85
3
26
72
3
29
68
1
13
86
More expensive
Same
Less expensive
2
16
835
78
17
2
90
8
3
78
19
7
71
22
4
77
18
Higher quality
Same
Lower quality
6
73
21
6
74
21
3
84
12
4
73
23
10
66
24
5
74
21
More confidence
Same
Less confidence
7
71
22
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Country of Origin effect
Country-of-Origin (COO) Influences on Consumers For many products, the made in label matters a
great deal to consumers.
Key research findings of
COO effects:COO effects are not stable
Consumers prefer domestic
products over imports
Both the country of design
and the country of
manufacturing/assembly play
a role in consumer attraction.
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Branding Strategies
Combination or tiered branding: allows marketers
to leverage a companys reputation while
developing a distinctive identity for a line of
products Sony Walkman
Co-branding features two or more company or
product brands
NutraSweet and Coca-Cola
Intel Inside
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Branding Strategies
Brand acts as an umbrella for new products
Example: The Virgin Group
Virgin Entertainment: Virgin Mega-stores and MGM Cinemas
Virgin Trading: Virgin Cola and Virgin Vodka Virgin Radio
Virgin Media Group: Virgin Publishing, Virgin Television,
Virgin Net
Virgin Hotels
Virgin Travel Group: Virgin Atlantic Airways, Virgin
Holidays
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Global Brand Development
Questions to ask when management seeks
to build a global brand:
Will anticipated scale economies materialize?
How difficult will it be to develop a global
brand team?
Can a single brand be imposed on all markets
successfully?
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Global Brand Development
Global Brand Leadership
Using organizational structures, processes, and
cultures to allocate brand-building resources
globally, to create global synergies, and to
develop a global brand strategy that coordinates
and leverages country brand strategies
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Global Brand Development
Create a compelling value proposition
Think about all elements of brand identity and
select names, marks, and symbols that have the
potential for globalization
Research the alternatives of extending a national
brand versus adopting a new brand identity
globallyDevelop a company-wide communication system
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Global Brand Development
Develop a consistent planning process
Assign specific responsibility for managing
branding issuesExecute brand-building strategies
Harmonize, unravel confusion, and
eliminate complexity
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Local versus Global Products and
Brands: A Needs-Based Approach
Physiological
Safety
Social
External/InternalEsteem
Self-actualization
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Country of Origin as Brand Element
Perceptions about and attitudes toward
particular countries often extend to products
and brands known to originate in those
countries
Japan
Germany
France
Italy
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Packaging
Consumer Packaged Goods when thepackaging is designed to protect or containthe product during shipping
Eco-Packaging because package designersmust address environmental issues
Offers communication cues that provide
consumers with a basis for making apurchase decision
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Product Packaging and Labeling
Protection
Legal ConstraintsPromotion
ClimateTransport & Handling
Buyer's slow usage rate
Lack of storage facilites
Merchandising ( income level, shopping habits)
Minimum breakage / theft
Ease of handling
Multilingual Labels to Convey an International
Image (Zara, Hollywood Chewing Gum)
Recycling of Packaging
(Duales System, Eco-Emballage)
Regulations on consumer info.
(Origin, weight, ingredients)
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POM brand
Pomegranate
juice used a
distinctively
shaped bottle to
gain attention on
the grocery shelf
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Labeling
Provides consumers with various types of
information
Regulations differ by country regarding various
products
Health warnings on tobacco products
American Automobile Labeling Act clarifies the
country of origin, and final assembly point
European Union requires labels on all food products
that include ingredients from genetically modified crops
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As Americans become
increasingly concerned
about cholesterol, the
FDA (Food and Drug
Administration) has
responded by requiring
food manufacturers to
list trans fat (i.e., trans
fatty acids) on theNutrition Facts portion
of product labels,
effective 1/1/06.
Labeling
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Aesthetics
Global marketers must understand the
importance of visual aesthetics
Aesthetic Styles (degree of complexityfound on a label) differ around the world
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Product Warranties
Express Warranty is a written guarantee that
assures the buyer is getting what they paid
for or provides a remedy in case of a
product failure
Warranties can be used as a competitive
tool
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New Products in Global Marketing
Pursue opportunities in competitive arenasof global marketplace
Focus on one or only a few businesses
Active involvement from seniormanagement
Ability to recruit and retain best employees
Understand the importance of speed inbringing product to market
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Identifying New Product Ideas
What is a new Product?
New to those who use it or buy it
New to the organization
New to a market
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The International New Product
Department
How big is the market for this product at variousprices?
What are the likely competitive moves in response
to our activity?Can we market the product through existingstructure?
Can we source the product at a cost that will yield
an adequate profit?Does product fit our strategic development plan
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Testing New Products
When do you test a new product?
Whenever a product interacts with human,
mechanical, or chemical elements because there
is the potential for a surprising and unexpected
incompatibility
Test could simply be observing the product
being used within the market
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Looking Ahead
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