Re: international mktg notes[ppt form] -
April 10th, 2009
international mkting notes
mediumtomedium.Companiesaremovingfromthecommission systemtoa
rewardbyresultssystem,whichdetailsremunerationterm sattheoutset.If
salesrise,theagencyshouldberewardedaccordingly.Thi smethodofsharing
inthegainsorlossesofprofitsgeneratedbytheadvertisi ngisgainingin
popularityanditmaybecomethestandard.Servicesprovid edbyadvertising
agenciesalsovarygreatlybutfewforeignagenciesoffert hefullservicesfound
inU.S.agencies.
Evenasophisticatedbusinessfunctionsuchasadvertisin gmayfinditis
involvedinuniquepractices.Insomepartsoftheworld,ad vertisersoftenpay
forthepromotionwiththeproductadvertisedratherthanw ithcash.Kickbacks
onagencycommissionsareprevalentinsomepartsofthewor ldandaccountin
partforthelowprofitabilityofinternationaladvertisi ngagencies.InMexico,
India,andGreece,theadvertiserreturnshalfthemediaco mmissionstothe
agencies.Inmanyofthedevelopingcountries,long-termcreditisusedto
attractclients.
Theglobalfirmwithbranchesand/orjointventureswithlocalfirms
dominateadvertisingglobally.Overthelasttwodecadesm ostofthemajorad
agenciesintheUnitedStates,theU.K.,andJapanhaveexpa ndedgloballyand
caneasilyrepresentaglobalcompanyalmostanywhereinth eworld.Thetop
agencyintheworldin1995and1996wasaJapanesefirm,Dent su,Inc.,
followedbytheU.S.firmMcCann-EricksonWorldwide.IfyouvisittheWeb
siteofsomeoftheseagenciesyouwillseehowextensivethe irrangeis.These
companiesrepresenttheconsolidationofadvertisingage nciesthathasbeen |