By, Natalie Filice, Katie Kirk, & McKenna McVicker In 2017, Interbrand named McDonalds as the twelfth most successful brand in the world. According to Interbrand, McDonald’s increased their brand value by five percent from the previous year. McDonalds has entered into 117 foreign markets and draws in millions of consumers daily. McDonald’s continued success is […]
Author: Katie Kirk
By, Natalie Filice, Katie Kirk, & McKenna McVicker Looking into the past, businesses focused on their business plan and assumed their brand would follow. They would focus on the financials and then figure out an advertisement to run on television or radio. These were simpler times. They were not concerned with building a brand. […]
By, Natalie Filice, Katie Kirk, & McKenna McVicker In the Firmex.com article, Seven Epic Fails by Businesses That Tried Expanding Into Foreign Markets, Andrew Seale outlines several mega-brands that dropped the ball when going global. The following US market giants failed entering certain international segments dues to falling victim to a common, disastrous and expensive […]
By, Natalie Filice, Katie Kirk, & McKenna McVicker Netflix has developed into a powerful presence in the global market, providing streaming services in over 190 countries. The massive success is building pressure on local media companies to think globally as Netflix continues to strive forward. David Wells, the Chief Financial Officer of Netflix, stated that […]
By, Natalie Filice, Katie Kirk, & McKenna McVicker In past decades, success in entering international markets was dominated by a few brand-giants. Major market leaders such as Coca Cola and IMB developed sustainable global brand strategies that enabled their success within markets worldwide. Today, expanding into segments abroad is not limited to just big-name market […]