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Marketing Program Standardization: The Experience of TNCs in Poland

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  • Mariusz Sagan

    (Warsaw School of Economics, Poland)

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The purpose of this study is to determine the rate of standardization of marketing programs in transnational corporations in the consumer goods market in Poland, which currently is one of the fastest growing markets in the world. An important research objective was to observe how Polish consumers adopt the marketing patterns and related lifestyles from countries of Western Europe and the USA. The empirical tests and data, collected in a sample survey of 35 transnational corporations and their 140 products, and using varied methods of statistical inference, allowed to formulate the following conclusions. The analyzed TNC’s adopted a clear standardization strategy in the Polish market. Among the analyzed products, 2/3 of them have been entirely transferred from foreign markets into the Polish market. A detailed analysis has indicated that the standardization rate of product and its items in the FMCG market in Poland is high and very high, and significantly higher than the pricing and advertising strategy standardization rates. The product standardization rate in the Polish market has been slightly higher than the rate in the developed countries, yet the pricing standardization has been significantly lower. The standardization of advertising strategies showed similar features.

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  • Mariusz Sagan, 2016. "Marketing Program Standardization: The Experience of TNCs in Poland," Eurasian Journal of Business and Management, Eurasian Publications, vol. 4(1), pages 23-31.
    • Handle: RePEc:ejn:ejbmjr:v:4:y:2016:i:1:p:23-31
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