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1
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Name an international brand and how it is different? Why?

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McDonalds- China VS US. International brands may have different associations abroad the home market

2
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International sourcing can lead to

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surprising supply chains like manufacturing of cars or designing apple IPhones

3
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Apple iPhones

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Designed in CA but made in China. *Watch the video

4
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Starbucks

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*Watch Video

5
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Can all international brands be successful everywhere

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No because some have a strong international appeal and some are meant to be local

6
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What is a company that has a strong international appeal?

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Nike

7
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4Ps

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Product Place Price and Promotion

8
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How do the 4P’s relate to international marketing?

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need to understand/consider the competition/consumer needs on a global and local level

9
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Our economy is

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connected globally. Any company, product, brand exists in most of the world

10
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Sourcing and supply chains encompass the globe because

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companies look to become and stay competitive

11
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The connected world economy allows for

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¥ Consumers have a larger set of options to choose from in addition to their local markets

12
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How to classify countries

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GNI, Development level, poverty level

13
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GNI stands for

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Gross national income

14
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GNI Stages

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High income countries, Upper-middle income, Lower-middle income, Low income

15
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Development level

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Developed countries, Industrializing or developing, Least developed countries, Underdeveloped (low income, civil strife, flat income, tend to be dangerous)

16
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WTO Stands for

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World Trade Organization

17
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WTO replaced

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GATT

18
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GATT stands for

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General agreements on Tariffs and Trade

19
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GATT was

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Any reduction in tariffs would have to be extended to all countries inside GATT but they didn’t take into account other non-trade barriers like quotas, custom procedures and bureaucracy

20
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WTO is meant to focus on

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free overall trade

21
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WTO has many critics on both sides. True or false

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true

22
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One side of WTO

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Small countries that are developing have little negotiation power, farm subsidies, non-dumping agreements can be favorable to some countries while others are pressured to open up markets protectionism (Like US steel industry tariffs)
Can also arbitrate conflicts – long term success is an ongoing problem

23
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PTA

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(preferential trade agreements can exits and countries notify WTO)

24
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Free trade area and integration

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High level of integration (more so than a loosely formed regional cooperation) with a goal to reduce customs duties and non-tariff barriers

25
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Free trade area only applies

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to countries that ARE part of the free trade area

26
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Free trade area allows for goods

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to come in into a low tariff country then be distributed in the FTA with no tariffs

27
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Free trade area

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Usually also have laws on Local Content Laws which means that a portion of the product has to be created in the FTA for the product to NOT be subject to tariffs

28
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NAFTA

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US, Canada, Mexico

29
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EFTA

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European Free Trade Association

30
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MERCOSUR

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¥ common market of the South – Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Unguay

31
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ASEAN

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Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, then later Brunei, Viet Nam, Lao PDR and Myanmar, and Cambodia. Informally added: Japan, China and Korea. Informally also Australia, New Zealand, India – ASEAN plus six

32
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Trade areas

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NAFTA, EFTA MERCOSUR, ASEAN

33
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Trade barriers include

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customs (bureaucracy and local cultural practices)

34
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Most signficiant trade barrier

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is tarriffs

35
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TRIPS stands for

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Trade related Aspects of Intellectual Property Right

36
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TRIPS is meant to

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give all the countries the same right to intellectual property protection as a country would for its own nationals

37
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TRIPS is not a

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international patent system

38
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Hot issues (under TRIPS) is

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licensing for pharmaceuticals if a country has no manufacturing capability

39
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A big portion of IP is on in the form of

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electronic, which makes it easy to copy and re-create which discourages creation and decreased value

40
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Avoiding copying of IP

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¥ encryption, digital signatures, hardware, software

41
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Need a system that

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¥ reward and protect creation but that the system also allows a market for content. solution - subscriptions or memberships.