Creating Products for Consumers in Global Markets Developing

Creating Products for Consumers in Global Markets

Developing an international marketing strategy F Segmenting F Targeting F Positioning

Properties of a Market Segment F Properties – – – Measurable Sizable Accessible Actionable Competitive Intensity Growth Potential

Bases for Global Segments F Geographic F Demographic F Psychographic F Behavior F Benefits

Average Monthly Expenditures for Chinese Households National and Urban Areas - 1994 National Urban Areas $22. 10 $38. 00 Savings 11. 40 17. 00 Clothing 5. 60 9. 00 Child's Education 4. 70 7. 00 Home (includes Rent & Utilities) 4. 30 8. 20 Daily Goods other than Food 3. 50 4. 80 Medical Expenses & Drugs 2. 30 4. 00 Entertainment 1. 30 3. 20 Food (includes eating out) SOURCE: Gallup China.

Y&R’s Cross-Cultural Consumer Characterizations (4 Cs)

Global Scan Segmentation Study

F Life Style Exhibit : Typology of European Car Market

Roper Starch Worldwide Global Study 40, 000 consumers in 40 countries F Shopping Styles – Deal Makers (29%) - love the buying process – Price Seekers (27%) - place primary value on the product that they are buying – Brand Loyalists (23%) - purchase name brands and remain true to them – Luxury Innovators (21%) - seek new, prestigious brands

How the World Shops Source: “How the World Shops, ” Advertising Age, June 5, 1995, p. 3.

International Positioning Strategies F Global Positioning and Segmentation Strategies – Universal Segment / Uniform Positioning Theme – Universal Segment / Different Positioning Themes – Different Segment / Different Positioning Themes

Global Positioning & Segmentation Strategies

International Product Trade Cycle Model production High Income Countries consumption Q u a n ti t y 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Medium Income Countries 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Low Income Countries 1 2 3 New Product 4 5 6 7 8 Maturing Product Standardized Product Stages of Production Development Time

Products and Culture Cultural Influences Innovative Products and Adaptation Diffusion of Innovations Degree of Newness Characteristics of Innovations

Adopter Categories in Diffusion Process

Degree of Newness Congruent Innovations Continuous Innovation Dynamically Continuous Innovation Discontinuous Innovation

Characteristics of Innovations Relative Advantage Compatibility Complexity Trialability Observability

Product Components Core Component Packaging Component Support Services Component

Product Component Model SUPPORT SERVICES COMPONENT PACKAGING COMPONENT Repair and maintenance Brand name Instructions Other related services Legal Product platform Deliveries Price Quality Warranty Design features Functional features CORE COMPONENT Trademark Installation Package Legal Spare parts Styling Legal

4 Ps - Product F Product decisions are all decision which relate to the physical product and/or service offering, including its name, packaging, warranty, and availability. Product dimensions include: – – – – Size of the product Color(s) of product Scent of the product Materials/ composition of the product Design of the product Packaging materials Package colors and package design Brand name Warranty Availability of options Customizing services After-sale service offerings Inventory levels

Factors Influencing Product Adaptation vs. Standardization Stage in Product Life Cycle Legal/Standards Constraints Product Innovativeness Cultural Differences

Standardization versus Adaptation F Factors Encouraging Standardization – Economies of scale in production – Economies in product R&D – Economies in marketing – “Shrinking” of the world marketplace/ economic integration

Standardization versus Adaptation u Factors Encouraging Adaptation – Differing use conditions – Government and regulatory influences – Differing consumer behavior patterns – Local Competition – True to marketing concept

Strategic Adaptation to Foreign Markets High Degree of Cultural Grounding Need for Adaptation Low Industrial/ Technology Intensive Nature of Product Consumer

Global v. Local branding F In 1989, Mars changed the name of Kal Kan cat food to Whiskas. F Why? – Sharing of ideas in global corporation – Pet owners travel and might switch if their familiar brand was not available somewhere. – Two years earlier, Mars had created to other global brands Kan dog food Pedigree in U. S. u Mealtime dry dog food Pedigree Mealtime u Kal – High market share in U. S. – Brand associations

What is a brand? FA name, term, sign, symbol, or design, or combination of them which is intended to identify the goods and services of one seller or group of sellers and to differentiate them from those of competitors (Kotler, 1991)

What is brand equity? FA set of brand assets linked to a brand, its name and symbol, that add to or subtract from the value provided by a product or service to a firm and/or to that firm’s customers.

Brand Associations

What is customer-based brand equity? F The differential effect of brand knowledge on customer response to the marketing of the brand.

Developing A Framework For Generic Brands Based on Brand Knowledge Components of Brand Knowledge (Keller, 1992) F Brand Awareness – Recognition – Recall F Brand – – Image Type Strength Favorability Uniqueness of Brand Associations

Customer-Based Brand Equity

Decomposing Consumer Knowledge of Brands * Brand Image = Strength, uniqueness, & favorability of associations

Brand Strategies Global Brands National Brands Global/National Brand Mix Private Brands

Global v. Local Brands F Global brands provide: – Scale economies in the Development of advertising, packaging, promotion, etc. – Exploitation of: Media overlap u Exposure to customers who travel u – Associations of a global presence u of the “home” country u F Local brands provide: – Names, symbols, and associations that can be: Developed locally u Tailored to local market u Selected without the constraints of a global brand u – Reduced risk from “Buy Local” sentiments