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            14  Marketing strategy



                                                                  Protect consumers from
                                                                  dangerous or faulty goods



                                                                Prevent businesses from using
                                     Legal controls on marketing
                                                                 misleading advertisements


                                                                Protects consumers from being
                                                                 exploited in industries where
                                                                there is little or no competition




            Problems of entering foreign markets

                                                     Problems faced
                                                    when entering new
                                                        markets


                                 Differences in legal  Differences in
              Lack of knowledge     controls to         language       Economic differences  Social differences
              about the market   protect consumers      or culture


                                                        Some words do not
                                    Countries have their  translate into other  Differences in   Differences in the age
                The business does not  own laws to protect  languages.        consumers’        structure of the
                 know the market and                                                             population.
                 consumers often do    consumers       Colours, numbers and  average income   The different role of
                not know the business  and control business  symbols mean different  between   women and the
                                        activities      things in different   countries       importance of family
                                                            cultures












































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