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Putting Customer First in Global Marketing

This blog post is based on an article by Wall Street Journal that highlights Deloitte’s “2022 Global Marketing Trends”. It sums up Deloitte’s seven global marketing trends into “Put Customers First”. The consumer first global marketing strategy is especially important during the pandemic. Consumers now want more personalized ads while also criticizing the privacy concerns […]

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Dubbing, More Important Than Ever

In recent years, interest in Korean and other foreign language dramas has been on the rise ever since ‘Parasite’ won the Academy Awards Best Picture in 2020. Netflix is one of the few more prominent streaming services that provide viewers with Korean dramas with subtitles and dubbed versions in other languages. The company has realized […]

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Airbnb Provides Free Shelter to Refugees

As Ukrainians flee their home country, Airbnb’s co-founder and CEO, Brian Chesky, called for people to open their homes in Poland, Germany, Hungary, and Romania. Chesky wanted Airbnb to utilize its network of renters and homes to offer short-term stays to refugees seeking shelter as they flee. These efforts were funded through a special refugee […]

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B2B Social Media Marketing

Over 4.5 billion people use social media now, equating to more than half of the world. As consumers continuously increase their social media usage, it is becoming more important for brands to develop a social media presence. Despite popular belief, social media marketing isn’t just for business-to-consumer companies. Did you know that 75% of Business-to-business […]

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Walmart International. Would you recognize the brand?

Our Blog Pair 12, Mac Jones, has been tasked with writing about companies that have displayed good International Market Communications. Professor Myhur Slides have laid out five categories that companies need to work on for successful international marketing. The categories are Global Advertising and Culture, Setting the Global Advertising Budget, Creative Strategy, Global Media Decisions […]

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The “15-Minute City” Concept

Our last few blog posts have focused on the need for convenience when it comes to online media and e-commerce, due to consumer behavior shifts after the pandemic. I think now is a good time to focus on the consumer behavior shifts with physical retailers. The biggest disruptor of physical retailers was e-commerce, however, now […]

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Peloton’s Current Marketing Strategies

Peloton, a fitness company, benefited immensely when the COVID-19 pandemic began, as consumers had no choice but to consider fitness arrangements from the comfort of their own homes. But as restrictions started lifting and gyms began to reopen Peloton saw demand begin to fall. Earlier this year, CNBC reported that Peloton would temporarily halt production […]

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Consumer Behavior Shifts to Voice Commands for Purchasing

In the past blog post I posted, (you can find it here) I talked about the consumer behavior shifts due to Covid-19. Upon further reading, I realized that not only do consumers want that instant gratification feeling, but there is also a demand for easier ways to shop. Ordering online through a computer or smartphone […]