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What strategy for foreign markets? The importance of the right decision

What strategy for foreign markets? The importance of the right decision

 

Strategies for entering a new market

Before making a decision, it is therefore necessary to Consider the real business needs to take one of three typical expansion paths in the foreign markets. These pathways differ in the opportunities they can offer, the level of financial commitment, and the degree of reversibility, and specifically are:

Export through trade agreements which include agents and distributors. They may be advisable for exporting to countries considered non-primary or deemed excessively risky because they involve relatively modest levels of involvement/investment;

Transfer of technology and skills: business skills are enhanced by collaborating with counterparts in the target market. These transfer activities give exporting firms the opportunity to increase their profits in foreign markets caratterizzati da significative barriere d’ingresso e per questo difficili da penetrare attraverso forme di ingresso commerciale più “tradizionali”;

Foreign Direct Investment: si attuano attraverso operazioni di joint venture e M&A, e rappresentano la forma di investimento maggiore per aziende che vogliono da subito avere un’espansione strutturata e duratura.  

 

Which strategy to choose for foreign markets?

Ultimately, therefore, it can be said that non esiste in assoluto una strategia d’ingresso in un nuovo mercato estero più efficace di un’altra.

Le tre strategie presentate possono essere complementari, oppure opposte, a seconda degli obiettivi di crescita dell’azienda, delle sue risorse finanziarie, del personale, del know-how e del proprio prodotto. Ciascuna impresa deve scegliere la migliore per sé stessa sulla base di valutazioni interne che ruotano proprio intorno alle sue caratteristiche.

In seguito, si arriverà ad avere un quadro completo, con un’analisi che tenga traccia dei costi e dei benefici che un determinato metodo d’ingresso può comportare.

Entrare in un mercato estero è una grande opportunità, un viaggio entusiasmante che porta alla crescita del proprio business e che culmina con l’aumento di fatturato e profitti.

Octagona can confirm this, having contributed to the growth of numerous businesses in 20 years of operation. If you, too, would like to penetrate a new market, but do not know which of the strategies may be the most suitable for your business, then contact us by clicking the button below: we will listen to you to propose the best solution and build a successful export project.

 

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