Global Marketing strives to reflect current issues and events while offering conceptual and analytical tools that will help readers apply the 4Ps to global marketing. Introduction to Global Marketing; The Global Economic Environment; Regional Market Characteristics and Preferential Trade Agreements; Social and Cultural Environments; The Political, Legal, and Regulatory Environments; Global Information Systems and Market Research; Segmentation, Targeting, and Positioning; Importing, Exporting, and Sourcing; Global Market Entry Strategies: Licensing, Investment, and Strategic Alliances; Brand and Product Decisions In Global Marketing; Pricing Decisions; Global Marketing Channels and Physical Distribution; Global Marketing Communications Decisions I: Advertising and Public Relations; Global Marketing Communications Decisions II: Sales Promotion, Personal Selling, Special Forms of Marketing Communication; Digital Revolution; Strategic Elements of Competitive Advantage; Leadership, Organization, and Corporate Social Responsibility

MARKET: For those entering the global job market, especially helpful for hirees of import/export departments.

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Chapter 1: Introduction to Global Marketing