Global Marketing Management System

This is the second edition of the Global Marketing Management System (GMMS). The GMMS approach (GMMS book + GMMSO4 software) provides a rigorous theoretical base and a comprehensive, systematic and integrative planning process designed to guide students and managers alike through the decision-making process of a company seeking global market opportunities. The book aims to provide a structure, platform, tools and a systematic step-by-step process designed to support the creation of a strategic and applied oriented methodology to global business planning and strategy formulation. It introduces the GMMS process as a demonstration of a successful application of using web-based tools in teaching international business. The book also facilitates the ability of students to enhance their understanding of decision making in international management and bridge the gap between theory and practice. More about GMMSO GMMSO4 Student User Guide (2 MB) What is GMMS? For Professors (2 MB) What is GMMS? For Consultants and SMEs (2 MB) Contents:The Global Marketing Management System:Introduction:Globalization and the Need for a Global Business EducationProject-based Learning and GMMSOUnderstanding the Firm's Strategic Position:Information ScanningPerforming a Firm Level Strategic AnalysisSummaryThe Search for Global Markets:The Decision Making ProcessPreliminary Screening of MarketsThe Process of Screening Countries Using Three Separate Screening Matrices Performing an in-Depth Market Analysis of the Two Best MarketsMarket and Company Sales PotentialAnalyzing Market/Country Specific Competitive AnalysisIdentification of Country-entry Conditions for the FirmAnalysis of Financial and Market Entry ConditionsCreating an Entry Strategy into a Selected Market:Selecting an Entry Mode into the Target MarketThe Business Environment of the Selected MarketCreating a Marketing Plan with Its Firm Specific Goals and ObjectivesDeveloping a Product StrategyDeveloping a Pricing StrategyCreation of a Promotional StrategyDeveloping of a Distribution StrategyCreation of a Financial StrategyCreating the Organizational Structure for the New MarketUnderstanding Exit Strategy and ScenariosSummaryThe GMMSO4 Software System:GMMSO4:What Is GMMSO?Bridge the GapBenefitsBackground to the Development of the Online Version of the GMMS MethodLearning OutcomesCase Study:Lafkiotis Winery Entry into United States: A Report Created by Using the GMMSO4 SystemLafkiotis Winery's Strategic AnalysisThe Search for Global MarketEntry Strategy into the US Market Readership: Students, instructors, researchers and professionals working in the fields of marketing management, global strategy and international business.

An indispensable resource for students of marketing, management, and international business In the newly revised ninth edition of Global Marketing Management, a decorated team of international marketing professionals delivers an authoritative discussion of the realities of global marketing in today’s economy and an insightful exploration of the future of marketing to an international audience. You’ll obtain an integrated understanding of marketing best practices on a global scale, complete with relevant historical background and descriptions of current marketing environments. The latest edition builds on four major structural changes to the global marketing environment: growing anti-globalization sentiment, the growth of information technology tools, the increasing demand for personalization, and the environmental impact of business activity. In-depth case studies offer lively discussions of real-world global marketing campaigns and are accessible online. Global Marketing Management also provides: Thoroughly updated examples and case studies with contemporary information An ongoing emphasis on the increased volatility and uncertainty of today’s global markets Updated discussions of the balance to be struck between pursuing economies of scale and respecting unique cultural sensitivities New explorations of major global environmental and ethical issues New chapters on emerging markets, internet marketing, and corporate social responsibility

'Global Marketing Management' provides comprehensive coverage of the issues which define marketing in the world today, equipping students with some of the most current knowledge and practical skills to help them make key management decisions in the dynamic and challenging global trade environment.

Global Marketing Management, Sixth Edition, continues to be one of the most widely used graduate-level case texts in international marketing and a popular reference for practitioners as well. This edition focuses on the opportunities and challenges of global markets and on the threat of global competition across a broad spectrum of industries.

Many of the technological and managerial challenges of operating in the international environment are being addressed through global IT applications at the functional level of the organization. Global Information Systems and Technology: Focus on the Organization and Its Functional Areas provides a forum for identifying the specific impacts of IT in each of these areas and for understanding how the various challenges and solutions in the functional areas are being integrated via information technology. With a total of 27 chapters, this book examines several functional areas -- marketing, financial services, accounting, manufacturing and logistics, research and development, human resources -- all within the context of today's international business enterprise.