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There are 14 major shifts in marketing management that smart companies have been making in the twenty-
first century. These major themes will be examined throughout this book to help marketers and companies
sail safely through the rough but promising waters ahead. Successful companies will be those who can keep
their marketing changing with the changes in their marketplace-and marketspace.
FROM BEING LOCAL TO BEING "GLOCAL"-BOTH GLOBAL AND LOCAL Firms arc adopting
a combination of centralization and decentralization to better balance local adaptation and global
standardization. The goal is to encourage more initial and entrepreneurship" at the local level, while
preserving the necessary global guidelines and standards.