Marketing in the Emerging Markets of Latin America

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Author(s): Marin Marinov
Year: 2006

Language: English
Pages: 208

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 8
List of Figures......Page 12
List of Maps......Page 14
List of Tables......Page 15
1 Introduction: The Latin American Context......Page 18
Brief historical background......Page 19
Geographical location and features......Page 20
Economic overview......Page 24
Latin American economic integration......Page 30
Internationalization......Page 34
Intraregional investment......Page 41
Outward FDI......Page 42
Market potential......Page 43
Consumer patterns......Page 45
Retailing......Page 48
Internet marketing......Page 50
Conclusion......Page 52
Recommended reading......Page 53
Introduction......Page 55
The size of the Latin American market......Page 56
Economic insecurity......Page 59
Demographic shifts......Page 60
Increased concentration of buying power in urban centers......Page 62
Dual-income families and female-headed households work......Page 63
Unequal income distribution......Page 64
Latin American consumption patterns......Page 66
Coping with economic cycles......Page 69
Searching for value in uncertain times......Page 71
Segmenting the Latin American market......Page 74
The conventional approach: socioeconomic segmentation......Page 75
Other segmentation approaches......Page 78
Summary......Page 80
The conventional approach......Page 81
An emerging approach: convergence towards the center......Page 82
The power of global and domestic brands......Page 83
Building brand equity in uncertain times......Page 84
Telecommunications and the media......Page 86
Telecommunications......Page 87
Television......Page 89
The internet......Page 91
Self-service retailing......Page 93
Global retailers......Page 94
Retail strategies for the future......Page 96
Latin American markets in the twenty-first century......Page 98
3 Marketing in Brazil......Page 100
Brief historical background......Page 101
Population......Page 103
Economic overview......Page 105
Brazilian companies......Page 107
Foreign trade......Page 108
Foreign direct investment......Page 110
Consumer spending and buying behavior......Page 112
The industrial market......Page 114
The food market......Page 115
Retailing......Page 117
Promotion......Page 121
Conclusion......Page 123
Recommended reading......Page 124
4 Marketing in Chile......Page 125
Brief historical background......Page 126
Economic overview......Page 129
Foreign trade......Page 131
Foreign direct investment......Page 133
Market characteristics......Page 134
Consumer behavior......Page 135
Retailing......Page 137
Advertising......Page 140
Recommended reading......Page 143
Brief historical background......Page 145
Economic overview......Page 147
Foreign trade......Page 151
Foreign direct investment......Page 153
Consumer behavior......Page 154
Traditional food retailers......Page 157
Modern retail outlets and chains......Page 158
Advertising......Page 161
Internet marketing......Page 162
Conclusion......Page 163
Recommended reading......Page 164
6 Marketing in Peru......Page 165
Brief historical background......Page 166
Economic overview......Page 168
Agriculture......Page 169
The informal economy......Page 170
Foreign trade......Page 171
Foreign direct investment......Page 173
Market characteristics and consumer behavior......Page 174
Food retail......Page 176
Advertising and market research......Page 178
Conclusion......Page 180
Recommended reading......Page 181
7 Concluding Remarks......Page 182
Appendix......Page 185
Notes......Page 191
Bibliography......Page 193
B......Page 197
C......Page 198
E......Page 200
G......Page 201
I......Page 202
M......Page 203
N......Page 204
Q......Page 205
S......Page 206
U......Page 207
Y......Page 208