Слайд 1lnternational Marketing
Chapter 4
Social and Cultural Environment
Слайд 2What is culture?
How it affect the global marketing?
Слайд 8A. Culture
Culture is defined as the system of
shared beliefs, values, customs, behaviors and artifacts that the members
of society use to cope with their world and with one another, and that are transmitted from generation to generation through learning.
What people think. what they do. the material products they produce . mental processes, beliefs, knowledge, and values.
Слайд 10B.Global cultural environment
Culture has a great impact on global marketing.
A marketer must have to study about the local
culture in-depth before offering a product to them.
Understanding cultural differences is important to achieve success in any market, let alone on the world business stage.
Слайд 11Lack of cultural considerations not only can result in a
mediocre response to product promotions, but can even impact the
company's international image.
With careful research of cultural differences you can craft the right words to maximize your message impact in the international market. you simply have to put yourself in your buyer's shoes.
Слайд 12Factors of Culture
Material culture
Language
Education
Custom
Values and Attitudes
Religion
Aesthetics
Слайд 131. Material culture
It refers to tools, artifacts
and technology. Before marketing in a foreign culture it is
important to assess the material culture like transportation, power, communications and so on.
All aspects of marketing are affected by material culture like sources of power for products, media availability and distribution.
Слайд 15CASE 2
chill-cool ?
more cool?
young more say ?
young more cool ?
me
more cool ?
Слайд 162. Language
Language reflects the nature
and values of society. A foreign language is a language
indigenous to another country. It is also a language not spoken in the native country of the person referred to.
Слайд 18A.Oral language
Learning a foreign language well does not
simply mean mastering its pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary. In fact,
the learning of a language is inseparable from the learning of its culture.
Try to use the local language of the host country.not just English!
Слайд 21AN 18-YEAR-OLD APPLYING FOR A SATURDAY JOB IN A CAMBRIDGE
SHOP WAS SURPRISED TO BE TOLD SHE NEEDED TO SPEAK
CHINESE TO SECURE THE POSITION.
"LANGUAGE SKILLS ARE AN ADVANTAGE FOR CANDIDATES APPLYING FOR RETAIL SALES POSITIONS AS WE HAVE MULTI-CULTURAL CUSTOMER APPEAL AND IT'S GREAT WHEN REQUIRED TO SPEAK TO CUSTOMERS IN THEIR OWN LANGUAGE.
Слайд 22B. Body Language
It refers to various forms of
non-verbal communication, wherein a person may reveal clues as to
some unspoken intention or feeling through their physical behaviour.
Knowing how another culture’s basic body language differs froms yours is very important.
Слайд 23CASE 1
UK/US: “Ok”
France: zero
Japan:money
Greece:Suggests homosexual/gay
Слайд 25C. Translation
Businesses to succeed overseas, they have to appeal
to their international consumer base. However, if not done correctly,
marketing to foreign customers can have disastrous outcomes.
Writing copy or coming up with brand names for international markets is a tricky business.
Слайд 26CASE 1
蝌蝌啃蜡?
狗狗?
乃基?
PIZZA HUT (必胜客)
Benz (奔驰)
LANCOME (兰蔻)
SAFE GUARD (舒肤佳)
PAMPERS (帮宝适)
DOVE (德芙)
Слайд 31CASE 3
“chicken without sexual life”
“rolling donkey”
“beancurd made by a pockmarked
woman”
Слайд 32蜜汁叉烧 Honey-Stewed BBQ Pork
糖拌西红柿 Tomato Slices with Sugar
麻婆豆腐 Mapo Tofu (Sautéed Tofu in Hot and
Spicy
Sauce)
泡椒凤爪 Chicken Feet with Pickled Peppers
凉拌黄瓜 Cucumber in Sauce
糖醋排骨 Sweet and Sour Spare Ribs
四川辣子鸡 Sautéed Diced Chicken with Chili Pepper,
Sichuan Style
土豆饼 Potato Pancake
Слайд 333. Education
Education refers to the transmission of skills,
ideas and attitudes as well as training in particular disciplines.
Слайд 34Education levels, or lack of it, affect marketers:
Advertising programmes and
labelling
Girls and women excluded from formal education (literacy rates)
Conducting market
research
Complex products with instructions
Relations with distributors
support sources - finance, advancing agencies etc.
Слайд 35 In countries with low literacy levels, advertisers would
avoid communications which depended upon written copy, and would favour
radio advertising with an audio message or visual media such as billboards. The labelling of products may also be an issue.
Слайд 364. Custom
（1）、 Festival custom
（2）、 Consumption custom
（3）、Commercial custom
Слайд 37CASE
Easter.Halloween .Thanksgiving.Christmas
Слайд 38Christmas
In UK, Christmas Day is normally spent at home, with
the family, and it is regarded as a celebration of
the family and its continuity. After dinner, everyone relaxes by going for a walk, playing games, enjoying their presents or watching television.
Many families like to attend a midnight service at church on Christmas Eve, or celebrate Christmas in church on Christmas morning.
Слайд 395. Values and Attitudes
Values and attitudes vary between
nations . if you are planning to take a product
or service overseas make sure that you have a good grasp the locality before you enter the market.
This could mean altering promotional material or subtle branding messages. There may also be an issue when managing local employees.
Слайд 40 In France workers tend to take vacations for
the whole of August, whilst in the US employees may
only take a couple of week's vacation in an entire year.
Family structures in China differ greatly from those in many other countries. Family considerations command respect in all matters, including investments and individual actions.
Слайд 426. Religion
A religion usually encompasses
a set of stories, symbols,
beliefs and practices,
often with a supernatural quality,
that give
meaning to
the practitioner's experiences
of life through reference
to an ultimate power or reality
Слайд 43Religion can affect marketing :
Religious holidays - Ramadan cannot get
access to consumers as shops are closed.
Consumption patterns - fish
for Catholics on Friday
Economic role of women – Islam
Caste systems - difficulty in getting to different costs for segmentation/niche marketing
Слайд 44Joint and extended families – Hinduism
and organizational structures;
Institution
of the church - Iran and its effect on advertising,
"Western" images
Market segments - Maylasia - Malay, Chinese and Indian cultures making market segmentation
Ensitivity is needed to be alert to religious differences.
Слайд 477. Aesthetics
Aesthetics refer to the ideas in a culture
concerning beauty and good taste as expressed in the arts
-music, art, drama and dancing and the particular appreciation of colour and form.
Aesthetic differences affect design, colours, packaging, brand names and media messages.
Слайд 51
Chinese culture ?
Which Industry ?
How to do it ?
Consider about
?
Слайд 52Summary
Culture is the system of shared beliefs, values, customs, behaviors
and artifacts.
The global cultural environment involves Material culture .Language.Education.Custom.Values and
Attitudes.Religion.Aesthetics
Слайд 53Reference
http://westsidetoastmasters.com/resources/book_of_body_language/toc.html
(Body language)
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/language_tips/
http://english.cctv.com/program/cultureexpress/01/index.shtml
