Products must be adapted to accommodate national differences arising from customer preferences and each market’s economic conditions, climate, culture, and language. Think about the following products: packaged flour, swimsuits, textbooks, and automobiles. Describe how a firm would need to adapt the marketing for each of these products to suit conditions in China, Germany, and Saudi Arabia. In particular, think about the nature of the product, its pricing and distribution, and the marketing communications associated with it. China is an emerging market whose average per-capita income is relatively low, Saudi Arabia is an emerging market with a conservative culture rooted in Islam, and Germany is an advanced economy with a liberal culture. You may wish to consult globalEDGE™

(www.globalEDGE.msu.edu) to learn more about these specific markets. LOI1