International Marketing
COURSE OUTLINE
I.    THE INTERNATIONAL MARKETING ENVIRONMENT
         a. The Global Marketing Imperative
                  i. The International Marketplace
                 ii. What International Marketing is?
                iii. The Importance of World Trade
                iv. Opportunities and Challenges in International Marketing
         b. Trade Institutions and Trade Policy
                  i. The International Marketplace
                 ii. The Historical Dimension
                iii. Transnational Institutions Affecting World Trade
                         1. WTO
                         2. IMF
                         3. World Bank
                         4. Regional Institutions
                iv. The Impact of Trade and Investment
                 v. Policy Responses to Trade Problems
         c. The Cultural Environment
                  i. Culture Defined
                 ii. Elements of Culture
                iii. Cultural Analysis
                iv. The Training Challenge
                 v. Making Culture Work for Marketing Success
         d. The Economic Environment
                  i. Market Characteristics
                 ii. Impact of Economic Environment to Social Development
                iii. Regional Economic Integration
                iv. Emerging and Developing Markets
         e. The Political and Legal Environment
                  i. Home Country Legal and Political Environment
                 ii. Host Country Legal and Political Environment
                iii. Legal Differences and Restraints
                iv. Politics and Laws
                 v. Ethical Issues and Corporate Governance
II.   INTERNATIONAL MARKET ENTRY AND DEVELOPMENT
         a. Strategic Planning
                  i. Globalization Drivers
                 ii. The Strategic Planning Process
                iii. Global Marketing Programs and Implementation
         b. Marketing Organization, Implementation, and Control
                  i. Organizational Designs and Structures
                 ii. Implementation
                iii. Control
          c. Research
                  i. Recognizing the Need for Research
                 ii. International and Domestic Research
                iii. The Benefits of Research
                iv. Research Objectives
                 v. Research Data
                vi. The Primary Research Process
               vii. The International Information System
          d. Market Entry and Expansion
                  i. Stimuli to Internationalize
                 ii. Change Agents
                iii. E-commerce
                iv. Licensing and Franchising
                 v. Foreign Direct Investments
III.   EXPORT MARKETING MIX
          a. Product Adaptation
                   i. Product Variables
                  ii. Government Regulations
                iii. Product Characteristics
          b. Export Pricing
                   i. Price Dynamics
                  ii. Setting Export Prices
                iii. Terms of Sales and Payments
                 iv. Managing Foreign Exchange Risk
                  v. Sources of Export Financing
                 vi. Price Negotiations
          c. Marketing Communication
                   i. The Process
                  ii. Marketing Communication Strategies
                iii. Communication Tools
          d. Distribution Management
                   i. Channel Structure and Design
                  ii. Selection of Intermediaries
                iii. Channel Management
IV.    THE GLOBAL MARKETING MIX
          a. Global Product Management and Branding
          b. Global Services
          c. Global Logistics and Material Management
          d. Global Pricing
          e. Global Promotional Strategies