Topic is Medical Equipment sales in Japan

Global marketing managers must commit to a precise global market entry continuum strategy for a selected foreign country market. More than anything, this strategy commitment relies upon partnerships with the foreign country and its economic market infrastructure entities (such as manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, retailers, utilities, media, and transportation).

The primary objective is to partner with a company capable of facilitating the desired foreign market presence for a domestic company brand. Typical partners are companies that use imported products to manufacture or merchandise brands in the foreign market.

Joint venture strategies comprise a range of partnerships, from licensing brand names and contract manufacturing of established products, to shared commitments to produce and market in the foreign country.

Direct investment strategies represent a total commitment to the foreign market and often involve partnering with suppliers, distributors, or other supportive entities for the venture.

For the product or service and host country market you selected in Week 1, do the following:

• Decide on the best global market entry strategy (export, joint venture, or direct investment) using the continuum of risk and reward tradeoffs. Define the market entry strategy objectives.
• Select a host country partner (manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, retailer, or media network) to help achieve the global market entry strategy objectives in the foreign company market. Describe the characteristics of the desired partner. You need not identify any real businesses.
• Describe how the global market entry strategy and partnership achieves the continuum tradeoff objectives of balancing risks and rewards.
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