Table of Content
Introduction 3
History and Philosophy 4
Product 5
Yakult Hong Kong 5
Global Marketing Environment 6
Industry and Competitive Analysis 7
PEST analysis 8
Generic competitive strategy 11
SWOT-Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd 13
Strengths 13
Weaknesses 16
Opportunities 17
Threats 18
Entry Strategy 20
Introduction of Entry Strategies 20
Entry Strategy of YAKULT HONSHA CO. LTD. 24
Advantages of Entry with Wholly Owned Subsidiary in HONG KONG 25
Disadvantages of Entry with Wholly Owned Subsidiary in Hong Kong 27
Global Promotion Strategies 29
Standardization versus Adaptation 31
Conclusion 37
Reference 38
Introduction
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The strategy also focuses on the best promotion and distribution techniques to use when selling products to a multicultural clientele. Companies often hire international advertising agencies to help develop a global marketing strategy, according to BNET, an online business content provider.” (eHow 2013)
While Yakult was first created the probiotic drink in Japan, it was also introduced in local and Taiwan region only. Nowadays, Yakult operates its business for over 80 years in 31 countries (Wikipedia 2013). Yakult’s global marketing strategy is to be flexible in goods and services offer in order to fulfill the needs and requirements of every market, and respect local culture and traditions. Despite that Yakult is successful in local Japan Market, environmental differences can be a threat that force the company to make unexpected cost in responding to local need and market requirement (Gillespie 2011). Currently, Yakult is using franchising as their marketing strategies while in its international expansion. In Hong Kong, there is no retailing store for Yakult but its product has been franchised to other conveniences store and supermarket such as 7-Eleven and Taste. This is realized as a way to reach customer base quickly in local market.
Industry and Competitive Analysis
As a participant of Food and Beverage industry, Yakult introduces its healthy probiotic drinks as its major competitive product. According to the
Tassal is the worldwide known company, they are always persisting the quality of the salmon and other product innovations. Tassal has been recognizing that only the company has put great amount of efforts in the research and development then the Tassal is able to gain the future successes. Every years, Investment in research and development at Tassal is centred on better understanding of fish health and the environment in which we farm our fish, mitigating the impact of Tassal’s operations on the environment and continual improvement of fish health (TASSAL Sustainability Report, 2014). However, Tassal research for products invested too much financial and material resources, so that the taste of some products is not very delicious, just very healthy, Today, many young customers’ first choice for the products are delicious and looks good, then they will think about the products are health or not. Therefore, if Tassal company want to attract more young customers buy their products, they need change the taste better.
Global marketing strategist considers the geographical scale, cultural differences, language, and overall perspective needs; more particular decision criterion should focus specifically on the country, type of industry, the company and the
Creating marketing aimed at a specific set of races and cultures gives a marketer an advantage over competitors who are ignoring that market. Adapting marketing campaigns and translating ads that have proven successful for a company can be challenging for companies that do not prepare properly. For example, the California Milk Processor Board (CMPB) failed when they used their traditional “Got Milk?”
When trying to determine which promotional strategy a company should use many factors need to be taken into consideration. The company must to decide who their target market is and what message they wish to deliver to the target market. Once this has been decided, the company should research their target market in order to determine which promotional strategy will work best to reach their target audience.
Marketing strategies vary greatly. Although there is no strategy that will fit every business’s needs, there are some guidelines to follow. Before doing anything, make a set of goals within a timeframe. Here is an example:
Developing strategies in relation to any application of marketing suggest a marketer’s ability to comprehend and align business practices with the need of the consumer and business simultaneously. Strategies present challenges whether domestic or international markets are the emphasis. The ability to set customary prices, have market presence, encouraging advertisements and publicity, understand the competition, develop accurate communication, a complete SWOT analysis including domestic and international markets, and customizing the target market, present boundless opportunity that consumers appreciate and market recognition. At each stage of
Every company and/or organization starts and operates to achieve a single major goal, which is normally included in the company’s mission statement. Setting a goal, however, does not translate into success on its own; it is only the fist step. Understanding market segmentation is the second most important aspect of doing business. “Sellers and advertisers want to be able to determine what the potential market is for their product or service, as well as the best ways to reach potential consumers” (Terrell, 2013). Once a goal is set, an organization first must decide if it wants to operate locally, regionally, nationally, and/or internationally, as the size of the geographic coverage has a large
This course reviews the organization for international marketing, foreign demand analysis, product development and policies, trade channels, promotion policies, pricing, and legal aspects. Emphasis is on development of effective international marketing strategy addressing the major global market areas (Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas).
Recently, the interests in healthy diets that is believed to prevent several diseases has been increased and this makes the study and the development of new functional foods to become more essential. Probiotics and prebiotics are food additives that may have positive results on the composition of gut microbiota and this causes it to be a topic of research (Prado et al, 2008). Normally, most of the probiotic products that has been sold in the market is in the form of fermented milks and yoghurts; however, vegetarian consumers tend to be increased in number in all over the developed countries and this leads to the consumer’s demand of the vegetarian probiotic products (Venter, 1999).
“A marketing strategy employs the existing market offering to reach a new market segment, whether domestic or
When a company is creating a global marketing plan, it is important for that company to use tools in order to learn more about the global industry and to learn about the political, environmental, sociocultural, and technological environments that are included with the country’s market. The two tools that I feel are very important for a company to use are Porter’s Five Forces Analysis Tool and the SWOT analysis tool. Both of these tools are very important when it comes to finding out more in depth information about a market and an industry. These are two tools that we will want to look at when looking to move into the global market.
Marketing strategy is the fundamental goal of increasing sales and achieving a sustainable Marketing strategy includes all basic short-term and long-term activities in the field of marketing it deal with the analysis of the strategic initial situation of the company and the formulation, evaluation and selection of market-oriented strategies and therefore contribute to the goals of the company and its marketing objectives this are very helpful to the organization Growth in marketing strategies Growth of a business is critical for business success, so using strategies such as horizontal, vertical, diversification and intensification will all benefit a business’s growth, be it long term or short term. Horizontal Integration Horizontal integration
One of these is through fermented foods. These are the foods preserved through the lactose fermentation process. This process not only helps to keep the food but also creates enzymes, various strains of probiotics as well as fatty acids. Therefore, to repopulate the gut with these essential bacteria, one has to consume fermented food. These include foods like yogurt, kimchi and pickles, and fermented drinks like kombucha and kefir. Apart from the fermented foods, the researchers include supplements as sources of probiotics bacteria. A healthy gut must contain trillions of bacteria that fermented food alone cannot provide. Due to the increased focus on gut health, probiotics supplements were developed. In Tuohy, & In Del, (2014), researchers advise that if taken in the right amount, probiotics can help reduce many body ailments in humans as well as animals. The researchers, however, warn patients against consuming just any probiotics supplements. They should know what is important for them as these supplements are not created
Marketing strategy is a method of focusing an organization's energies and resources on a course of action which can lead to increased sales and dominance of a targeted market niche. A marketing strategy combines product development, promotion, distribution, pricing, relationship management and other elements; identifies the firm's marketing goals, and explains how they will be achieved, ideally within a stated timeframe. Marketing strategy determines the choice of target market segments, positioning, marketing mix, and allocation of resources. It is most effective when it is an integral component of overall firm strategy, defining how the organization will successfully engage customers, prospects, and competitors in
Indian food industry, with a net market value of around US$ 300 billion, is one of the major food markets in the world. Looking at the contribution of the beverage sector in these statistics, we have soft drink (carbonated and juices) market estimated at US$ 1 billion a year and health beverages estimated at US$ 230 million, which is on a continuous verge of exponential growth.