Global Marketing and International Business Strategy
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Global Marketing and International Business Strategy
This course is part of Retail Management and Supply Chain Strategy Specialization
Instructor: EDUCBA
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What you'll learn
Analyze international markets, cultural influences, and global consumer behavior patterns.
Evaluate market entry, branding, pricing, and promotion strategies for global expansion.
Apply international marketing frameworks to assess real-world global business scenarios.
Skills you'll gain
- Research
- Consumer Behaviour
- Business
- Strategic Marketing
- Operations Management
- Promotional Strategies
- Environment
- Organizational Structure
- Marketing Effectiveness
- Culture
- Brand Strategy
- Marketing Management
- Marketing Planning
- Global Marketing
- Growth Strategies
- Planning
- Marketing
- Branding
- Product Strategy
- Marketing Strategies
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June 2026
39 assignments
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There are 10 modules in this course
Master international marketing strategies and develop the skills needed to compete in today's global business environment. This course provides a comprehensive understanding of how organizations expand internationally, adapt marketing strategies across cultures, and build successful global brands.
The course begins with the foundations of international marketing, introducing learners to global business environments, international trade theories, and the strategic factors that influence international market selection and expansion decisions. Learners will understand the opportunities and challenges organizations face when entering global markets. As the course progresses, learners explore international market entry strategies, global marketing research, and consumer behavior across cultures. The course examines how cultural, political, legal, and economic environments influence business decisions and marketing effectiveness in different regions. Learners will develop practical skills in product strategy, international branding, market segmentation, and positioning. The course demonstrates how organizations balance global standardization with local adaptation to meet diverse customer needs while maintaining brand consistency. Additional modules focus on international pricing strategies, promotional planning, distribution channel decisions, and organizational structures required to support global operations. Learners will gain insights into the complexities of managing marketing activities across multiple countries and markets. A key highlight of the course is the in-depth Starbucks case study, which provides real-world insights into international expansion, branding decisions, cultural adaptation, and global growth strategies. Through this practical example, learners will understand how successful global brands navigate international markets and sustain competitive advantage. By the end of the course, learners will be able to analyze international markets, evaluate expansion opportunities, develop global marketing strategies, and apply proven frameworks to real-world international business challenges.
Learn core concepts, global marketing scope, and foundational trade theories shaping international business decisions.
What's included
9 videos4 assignments
9 videosβ’Total 61 minutes
- Terms In International Marketingβ’9 minutes
- Importance, Problems & International Perspectiveβ’6 minutes
- Importance, Problems & International Perspective Continueβ’7 minutes
- International Marketing Stages & Orientationsβ’8 minutes
- Domestic vs International Marketing & Conclusionβ’6 minutes
- Merchantalism Theoryβ’5 minutes
- Absolute Advantage Theoryβ’7 minutes
- Comparative Advantage Theory Factor Endowment Theoryβ’8 minutes
- Product Life Cycyle Theoryβ’4 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Graded - Foundations of International Marketingβ’30 minutes
- Marketing Scope & Orientationβ’10 minutes
- Marketing Scope & Orientationβ’10 minutes
- Classical Trade Theoriesβ’10 minutes
Explore trade barriers, economic integration, and strategic drivers behind international expansion and market selection.
What's included
9 videos4 assignments
9 videosβ’Total 67 minutes
- Competitive Advantage Of Nations Theoryβ’4 minutes
- Levels Of Economic Integration & Trade Barriers - Tariffsβ’8 minutes
- Non-Tariff Barriers & Conclusionβ’7 minutes
- Objectives Of Going International - Proactive & Reactive Factorsβ’9 minutes
- Foreign Market Selection Factorsβ’8 minutes
- International Market Selection Processβ’4 minutes
- Exporting Piggybacking & Offshore Servicesβ’8 minutes
- Licensing & Franchisingβ’10 minutes
- Turnkey Operations Management Contract Contract Manufacturingβ’8 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Graded - Trade Theories & Global Integrationβ’30 minutes
- Advanced Trade Conceptsβ’10 minutes
- International Expansion Driversβ’10 minutes
- Entry-Level International Strategiesβ’10 minutes
Analyze market entry modes and develop research-driven strategies for informed international decision-making.
What's included
9 videos4 assignments
9 videosβ’Total 69 minutes
- Strategic Alliance, Joint Venture, Wholly owned foreign subsidiaryβ’9 minutes
- Constraints To Go International And Conclusionβ’7 minutes
- Domestic VS International Research And Need For Researchβ’11 minutes
- Research Objectivesβ’7 minutes
- The Task Of Marketing Researchβ’6 minutes
- The Task Of Marketing Research Continueβ’9 minutes
- Secondary Data Sourcesβ’4 minutes
- Primary Research In Foreign Marketsβ’8 minutes
- Primary Research Processβ’8 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Graded - Global Entry Strategies & Researchβ’30 minutes
- Advanced Market Entry Modesβ’10 minutes
- Research Foundationsβ’10 minutes
- Data & Research Techniquesβ’10 minutes
Understand research challenges and cultural dynamics influencing global consumer behavior and marketing strategies.
What's included
9 videos4 assignments
9 videosβ’Total 64 minutes
- Primary Research Process Continueβ’6 minutes
- Problems In International Marketing Researchβ’10 minutes
- Researching Foreign Markets Conclusionβ’2 minutes
- Introduction To Culture And Cultural Differencesβ’10 minutes
- Elements Of Culture - Language And Religionβ’9 minutes
- Values & Attitudes, Manners & Customs, Aesthetics And Mate.β’8 minutes
- Elements Of Culture - Education & Social Institutionsβ’5 minutes
- Sources Of Cultural Knowledgeβ’5 minutes
- Cultural Analysisβ’9 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Graded - International Marketing Research Deep Diveβ’30 minutes
- Research Executionβ’10 minutes
- Cultural Foundationsβ’10 minutes
- Cultural Understandingβ’10 minutes
Evaluate how cultural, political, legal, and financial factors impact global marketing decisions.
What's included
9 videos4 assignments
9 videosβ’Total 77 minutes
- Training And Cross-Cultural Training Methodsβ’7 minutes
- Consumer Behaviour And Culture With Conclusionβ’5 minutes
- Home Country & Host Country Political Environment And Regulationβ’10 minutes
- Political Risksβ’9 minutes
- The Legal Environmentβ’6 minutes
- Jurisdictional Clause Settlement Of Disputesβ’11 minutes
- Exchange Rates & Financial Instrumentsβ’9 minutes
- Exchange Rate Implications & Exchange Controlsβ’8 minutes
- Exchange Rate Implications & Exchange Controls Continuesβ’10 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Graded - Culture & Consumer Behaviorβ’30 minutes
- Cross-Cultural Strategyβ’10 minutes
- Political & Legal Systemsβ’10 minutes
- Financial Environmentβ’10 minutes
Learn organizational structures, HR challenges, and international distribution channel strategies.
What's included
9 videos4 assignments
9 videosβ’Total 66 minutes
- Introduction & Unique Problems Of International Organizationsβ’9 minutes
- Factors Influencing International Marketingβ’8 minutes
- Organisational Structure Alternativesβ’9 minutes
- Human Resource Implications & Conclusionβ’5 minutes
- International Distribution Channels & Levels Of Distributionβ’3 minutes
- Levels Of Distributionβ’9 minutes
- Factors Influencing Channel Decisions And Distribution Coverageβ’7 minutes
- Types Of Foreign Intermediaries & Channel Selection Decisionβ’8 minutes
- International Logistics, Warehousing In International Marketing & Conclusionβ’8 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Graded - Organizational & Structural Decisionsβ’30 minutes
- Global Organization Challengesβ’10 minutes
- HR & Global Operationsβ’10 minutes
- Channel Strategyβ’10 minutes
Design product strategies, packaging, and lifecycle management approaches for international markets.
What's included
9 videos4 assignments
9 videosβ’Total 73 minutes
- Product Planning - Its Need And Importanceβ’11 minutes
- Product Planning Strategiesβ’8 minutes
- New Product Development Processβ’7 minutes
- International Product Life Cycleβ’9 minutes
- Packing And Packaging & Their Functionsβ’9 minutes
- Factors Influencing Packaging Decisionsβ’7 minutes
- Marking, Its Types & Labelling In International Marketβ’5 minutes
- Market Segmentation And Its ImportanceNeedβ’10 minutes
- Bases For Market Segmentation & Conlcusion Part 1β’7 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Graded - Product Strategy in Global Marketsβ’30 minutes
- Product Planningβ’10 minutes
- Product Lifecycle & Packagingβ’10 minutes
- Branding & Labellingβ’10 minutes
Develop segmentation and branding strategies to build strong global brand identity and positioning.
What's included
9 videos4 assignments
9 videosβ’Total 67 minutes
- Bases For Market Segmentation & Conlcusion Part 2β’7 minutes
- Branding And Its Role In The International Marketβ’8 minutes
- Brand Drivers In The International Marketβ’8 minutes
- Brand Drivers In The International Market Continueβ’8 minutes
- Branding Decision Making Process & International Branding Decisionsβ’9 minutes
- Brand Category And Brand Strategy Mixβ’6 minutes
- Brand Piracy, Its Forms, Remedies & Conclusionβ’7 minutes
- Pricing Factors Affecting Price Decisions Internationally & Its Importanceβ’9 minutes
- Costing Methodsβ’6 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Graded - Branding & Market Segmentationβ’30 minutes
- Advanced Segmentationβ’10 minutes
- Branding Strategyβ’10 minutes
- Brand Protection & Pricing Basicsβ’10 minutes
Apply pricing techniques and promotional strategies tailored for international markets.
What's included
9 videos4 assignments
9 videosβ’Total 68 minutes
- Costing Methods Continueβ’7 minutes
- Pricing Strategiesβ’5 minutes
- Break-Even Analysis How Japanese Keep Their Costs Low & Conclusionβ’5 minutes
- Promotion & Its Techniquesβ’6 minutes
- Factors Affecting International Promotion & Role Of Promotion Mix In Internationβ’10 minutes
- International Promotion Process & Barriers To Promotion In International Marketsβ’9 minutes
- International Advertisingβ’8 minutes
- Standardized VS Adaptation Promotion Strategyβ’8 minutes
- Budgeting Decisions, International Trade Fairs & Exhibitions And Conclusionβ’10 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Graded - Pricing & Promotion Strategyβ’30 minutes
- Pricing Techniquesβ’10 minutes
- Promotion Fundamentalsβ’10 minutes
- Advertising Strategyβ’10 minutes
Integrate strategy, ethics, and real-world application through Starbucks global expansion case study.
What's included
6 videos3 assignments
6 videosβ’Total 44 minutes
- International Market Planning Process & Major Evolutionary Stages Of Planningβ’8 minutes
- Aspects Of International Marketing Planningβ’10 minutes
- Ethics In International Marketing Strategyβ’10 minutes
- Benefits Of Ethical Companies & Conclusionβ’3 minutes
- A Short Case Study On Starbucksβ’7 minutes
- A Short Case Study On Starbucks Continueβ’6 minutes
3 assignmentsβ’Total 50 minutes
- Graded - Strategy, Ethics & Starbucks Case Studyβ’30 minutes
- Strategic Planning & Ethicsβ’10 minutes
- Ethics Impact & Starbucks Caseβ’10 minutes
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