Standardization vs Localization

Advertising is not only used to sell products, it also affects the ideas of who we are. Each and every day we are induced to believe that we must spend money to attain an ideal

One of the most important reasons that the food advertising market is so large include the following: food captures 12.5% of US consumer spending and so there is vigorous competition, food is a repeat-purchase item and consumers' views can change quickly, and food is one of the most highly branded items, which lends itself to major advertising. More than 70% of US grocery products are branded. Mcdonald’s is a household name in America and throughout the world. It is the leading global foodservice retailer with over 33,500 restaurants in 119 countries. It remains at the top of its market by delivering a remarkably consistent customer experience while still allowing for locally relevant menu and service variation. The article I would like to share with you today focused on the integrated marketing

The main aspect of advertising is to ‘get more bang for the buck’, to make it aesthetically pleasing to the eye and gain the viewer’s attention. Throughout the years, advertising has varied in many ways from catchy slogans to iconic logos. Some may say there is nothing wrong with a little healthy competition, but what if one area is gaining the benefits slightly different than the others because of their boldness? American and European advertising are very different culturally as well as aesthetically. There has always been a cultural difference in the style of

A Multicountry approach is one in which as organization’s strategies vary according to the countries in which it does business (Coulter, 2013, p.202). This approach is centered on creating an advantage through differentiation. The products, marketing, and distribution are tailored and adopted to local culture and customs. Such local responsiveness is important when significant country to country differences exist (Coulter, 2013, p.203). An example of this would be McDonald’s Corporation. To appeal to the local customers’ palates in Singapore, they added rice burgers – fried beef slices served between two pressed rice cakes, to its menu.

Everyday our lives are affected by advertising and media. Companies use advertising to take advantage of every aspect of people’s lives. As a result, a change needs to happen in advertising, for the negative impacts of advertising are hurting the cultural norms of society. Everyday companies use advertising as a tool to take advantage of the relationships of consumers.

Advertisements are everywhere and they can easily be seen if one just takes the time to open their eyes. However, one of the more prominent things that advertising does is influence their audience’s decisions, and these decisions can vary based on where the audience consumes it or even the way in which their community views it as well. The ways in which one experiences advertising can contribute to how they choose to consume and this can affect their consumer habits as well. Not only that, but advertising and popular culture can influence the views on style and gender roles, especially in males. Also, the way that social class can change when immigrating from one country to another can lead the way to new ideas of what one should strive for in society as well. That being said, in relation to the interview that was conducted, advertisements and media are definitely a major influence in how one sees the world, and depending on where you grow up and are raised, your views on society and advertising can change dramatically.

Dealing with the affects advertising starts with understanding how it works, what it does and how it intends to influence you. While many take advertising for granted, it does seek to sway what you spend your money on. It can be incredibly effective and powerful in promoting what you spend your money on, while at the same time be negative for forcing ideals on to consumers.

The advertisements proposed in a given time-span are an interesting glimpse into the culture of the people that the ad was meant to effect. Two advertisements that share a common goal, (to effectively sell or increase sales) may be visually and contextualy different. Advertisements must evolve to effectively appeal to many different types of people, from different cultures, regions, ages, genders, but more importantly from different times. The need for this is simple, advertisements must change with their viewing audience in order to be effective. For example, take two advertisements from the popular soft-drink corporation Coca Cola, the first, an ad that appeared in a 1963 Newspaper,( titled "So refreshing...so welcome...anywhere" )And

Advertising has had a major impact on society. Some may be considered positive and some negative. Take a look around, advertisements are placed everywhere, television commercials, billboards, newspapers, and even on the sides of buses. Advertising is the basic form of marketing and trading throughout the world. Today’s society knows it as marketers trying to influence or persuade consumers into buying something. It also serves as a medium for services and businesses. There are many advertising strategies, but television commercials will always remain the number one strategy. Think about it, how much television is watched a day, probably a lot. What better way to advertise a product or service? Advertising has a positive effect on our economy. It does not only influence and persuade consumers, but it also benefits them in many ways. It also benefits manufacturers and their company, and the world as a whole.

Advertising broadens the knowledge of the consumers. With the aid of advertising, consumers find and buy necessary products without much waste of time. This speeds up the sales of commodities, increases the efficiency of labor in distribution, and diminishes the costs of selling.

Advertising is a persuasive communication attempt to change or reinforce one’s prior attitude that is predictable of future behavior. We are not born with the attitudes for which we hold toward various things in our environment. Instead, we learn our feelings of favorability or unfavorability through information about the object through advertising or direct experience with the object, or some combination of the two. Furthermore, the main aim of advertising is to ‘persuade’ to consumer in order to generate new markets for production.

Each orientation utilizes standardization or adaptation, or both, in its DNA. Ethnocentrism uses standardization, polycentrism uses adaptation, and geocentricism exercises both standardization and adaptation. How does standardization and adaptation affect the marketing mix? A comparison of the dichotomies is illustrated.

Standardization does have some barriers as wellif we go through 4p’s of marketing ,such as

Thus, the content of service is standardized but the standard elements can be combined in many ways when delivered”. Modulisation therefore combines the advantages of customization, by offering personalized services that increase the customer satisfaction, together with the advantages of standardization that focus upon increasing the productivity. In this way, the company has control over the costs and the customer is satisfied because he feels he receives an individual service (Sundbo, 2002). In addition, through modulisation, a service provider profits from large-scale manufacturing, while the production is “specialized and modulised, and yet is simultaneously flexible” (Sundbo,

The aim of this literary review is to look over the knowledge and ideas that have been established on the topic of what makes advertising effective, and to discuss their strengths and weaknesses, using a critical approach of it.