Mary Kay Cosmetics: Asian Market Entry (A) In February 1993‚ Curran Dandurand‚ senior vice president of Mary Kay Cosmetics Inc.’s (MKC) global marketing group‚ was reflecting on the company’s international operations. MKC products had been sold outside the United States for over 15 years‚ but by 1992‚ international sales represented only 11% of the $1 billion total. In contrast‚ one of MKC’s U.S. competitors‚ Avon Products Inc.‚ derived over 55% of its $3.6 billion sales (at wholesale prices)
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Mary Kay Cosmetics Mid-Term Assignment 1) In regards to Mary Kay Cosmetics (MKC) decision on whether to enter Japan‚ China‚ both‚ or neither I would like to recommend that MKC should first expand their business into the Chinese market using the majority of the resources. I would then recommend that entry into the Japanese market should be at first held off but then reconsidered based on the level of success found in the Chinese venture. I feel as if MKC will find the most success within China
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difficulty of carrying out market research on a global basis. Consumer demand for value and convenience are now driving the global market‚ thanks to aggressive research. The acceleration of consumer lifestyles and a shift in power from supplier to retailer provides many companies an advantage over its competitors. One reason that global research is effective and has an advantage is because of the quality or superiority of the products or services provided by conducting the market research and how it
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Mary Kay Cosmetics: Sales Force Incentives Case Analysis Mary Kay Cosmetics is a company known for providing women with exceptional opportunities for professional achievement and economic success and rewarding women for their success. Mary Kay Cosmetics uses several programs to motivate‚ recognize‚ and develop its beauty consultants‚ which include recognition in a monthly magazine‚ annual events‚ gifts and prizes and most importantly‚ financial incentives. At the heart of the financial incentives
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Market Entry Modes There are many types of entry modes into a market‚ such as joint venture‚ franchise‚ and wholly owned subsidiary. For our business to go into Thailand‚ we considered these few options and highlighted that joint venture is a preferred entry mode. One important point is the language barrier in Thailand. Though most of the Thai understand English but the mother tongue of Thailand is Thai language. In order to reach out to the entire population‚ communication is vital as to reach
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as its European lauchpad for its MCristal mobile phone. MCristal phones use the Near Field Technology (NFC) to enable cashless money transaction. Cristal Corporation chose to do a Strategic Alliance with T-mobile to overcome some amount of foreign market hurdles. The company also needs to partner with large retail chains like Tesco‚ Aldi‚ and with the airline companies etc. to invest in NFC interface machines. The report also analyses the company’s marketing mix of product‚ price‚ promotion and
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MARKET ENTRY MODES & STRATEGIES CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction to market entry Chapter 2 Market entry modes Chapter 3 Market entry strategies Chapter 4 Risks involved in market entry Chapter 5 Market analysis Chapter 6 Suitability of different market entry modes in different markets Chapter 7 Conclusion Chapter 1 Introduction to market entry A market entry strategy is the planned method of delivering goods or services to a target market
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------------------------------------------------- COUNTRY MARKET REPORT MARY KAY TO ITALY ------------------------------------------------- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Mary Kay‚ a corporation created and run by women‚ sells cosmetics and skin care products worldwide. The impact on the skin care and cosmetic industry has proved to be impressive at US $2.5 billion on an international level in 2010. Mary Kay’s headquarters and primary manufacturing facility is located in Addison‚ Texas. The corporation
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Mary Kay Inc December 2005 List of Contents and Tables 1. INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Key Facts 1 Summary 1 Mary Kay Inc: Key Facts 1 2. CORPORATE OVERVIEW 1 2.1 Financial Performance 1 Table 1 Mary Kay Inc.: Financial Summary 2000-2004 1 2.2 Geographic Coverage 2 Table 2 Mary Kay Inc.: Sales by Region 2000-2004 2 2.3 Business Focus 3 Table 3 Mary Kay Inc.: Sales by Division 2000-2004 3 Chart 1 Mary Kay Inc.: % Sales by Division 2004 3 3. STRATEGIC OVERVIEW 3 3.1 Operational Strategies
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Thesis Advisor: Professor Svein Ulset Title: International Modes of Entry Subtitle: The Case of Disney By‚ Carlos Gonzalez Hernandez This thesis was written as a part of the master program at NHH. Neither the institution‚ the supervisor‚ nor the censors are -through the approval of this thesis- responsible for neither the theories and methods used‚ nor results and conclusions drawn in this work. International Modes of Entry: The Case of Disney 1 Abstract The case of Disney’s theme
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