Business paper

Assignment

2:

International

Marketing

Plan

You will use your chosen country (from the Discussions) for this Assignment. In addition to

the country, you will reference the shoe manufacturing firm (introduced in the

Discussions).

Write a

fi

ve

(

5

) page paper in which you:

1.

Identify two (2) forms of market segmentation for your shoes, and support your choices.

Then, identify two (2) target markets for each segment, and explain those choices. Note: A

market segment (generally) is the group(s) the firm wants to

market to; while the target

market(s) is the specific market (e.g., city) that the segment(s) are located in.

2.

Give examples of four (4) actionable goals for your business as you embark on your mission

to import shoes into your chosen country. Describe why

each goal is important to the firm.

3.

Select the global product marketing program that you feel best suits your firm as a strategic

alternative in your chosen country. Provide a rationale to support why you chose this

program.

4.

Choose the global pricing poli

cy that will best suit your firm and selected country. Support

your decision for choosing such a policy.

5.

Choose the marketing channel alternative that will best suit your firm and selected country.

Describe the function of each channel member.

6.

Describe the

sales promotions that will be used entice both consumers and trade channel

partners.

7.

Determine whether the firm will use salespeople or sales agents to promote and sell your

products in the chosen country.

8.

Use at least

four

(

4

) quality academic resources

for in

-

text citations in this assignment.

Note that Wikipedia and similar type websites do not qualify as academic sources.

9.

Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:

a.

This course requires use of new

Strayer

Writing

Standards

(SWS)

. The format is different

than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the

SWS

documentation for details.

b.

Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one

-

inch margins on all

sides.

c.

Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the

professor’s name, the course title, and the

date. The cover page is not included in the

required page length.

d.

Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow SWS format. The reference

page is not included in the required page length.

Assignment 2: International Marketing Plan

You will use your chosen country (from the Discussions) for this Assignment. In addition to

the country, you will reference the shoe manufacturing firm (introduced in the

Discussions).

Write a five (5) page paper in which you:

1. Identify two (2) forms of market segmentation for your shoes, and support your choices.

Then, identify two (2) target markets for each segment, and explain those choices. Note: A

market segment (generally) is the group(s) the firm wants to market to; while the target

market(s) is the specific market (e.g., city) that the segment(s) are located in.

2. Give examples of four (4) actionable goals for your business as you embark on your mission

to import shoes into your chosen country. Describe why each goal is important to the firm.

3. Select the global product marketing program that you feel best suits your firm as a strategic

alternative in your chosen country. Provide a rationale to support why you chose this

program.

4. Choose the global pricing policy that will best suit your firm and selected country. Support

your decision for choosing such a policy.

5. Choose the marketing channel alternative that will best suit your firm and selected country.

Describe the function of each channel member.

6. Describe the sales promotions that will be used entice both consumers and trade channel

partners.

7. Determine whether the firm will use salespeople or sales agents to promote and sell your

products in the chosen country.

8. Use at least four (4) quality academic resources for in-text citations in this assignment.

Note that Wikipedia and similar type websites do not qualify as academic sources.

9. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:

a. This course requires use of new Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different

than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS

documentation for details.

b. Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all

sides.

c. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the

professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the

required page length.

d. Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow SWS format. The reference

page is not included in the required page length.