You are a senior marketing consultant working for ‘Global Marketing Solutions plc.’ Your chosen global brand( SAMSUNG) has commissioned you to produce a report that answers the following questions

1. Critically analyse the extent that your chosen brand’s marketing mix is standardised and/or adapted across international markets. Conclude by providing a 2-3 paragraph summary that discusses whether you consider this to be an appropriate strategy. Remember to support your answer.

Product – Student analyses standardisation and adaptation in relation to a number of product related issues e.g. branding, design, usage, and positioning ; Price – Evidence of analysis based on standardisation and adaptation in terms of pricing strategy(s) ; Place – Ability to analyse distribution, including channels, POS, and market entry in terms of standardisation and adaptation ; Promotion – Student analyses adaptation and standardisation in relation to advertising; PR and other marketing communications tools.

2-3 paragraph summary that discusses whether their chosen brand has adopted an appropriate strategy(s); Evidence of a range of theories and case studies to support answer

65%

2. Discuss which Internationalisation Process Theory (IPT) ‘best’ describes the internationalisation process that your chosen global brand has undertaken. Again, remember to support your answer.

Review of main IP theories, Discussion which ‘best’ applies’. This may include Born Global, Uppsala, stages etc, analysis of advantages and disadvantages, Answer is well supported

30%

here are books you must refer to :

-Strategic brand management: building, measuring, and managing brand equity

Author(s)Keller, Kevin Lane 4th edition

-International marketing

Authors Ghauri, Pervez N., Cateora, Philip R. 4th edition

the brand is SAMSUNG

the work must be in a report style