The marketing program for each foreign market must be carefully planned. Managers must first decide on the precise customer target or targets to be served. Then managers have to decide how, if at all, to adapt the firm's marketing mix to local conditions. To do this requires a good understanding of the country's market conditions as well as the cultural characteristics of customers in that market. We have already addressed the need for cultural sensitivity. This section will discuss the reasons for standardization versus adaptation for the global market before highlighting specific international marketing mix decisions. To learn more and share it with your friends through this link. https://www.egypttales.com/2022/03/developing-strategic-marketing-plan.html