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Global marketers also use Direct Investment and Strategic Alliances to expand their global reach.
Direct investment involves a company fully owning its foreign operations, often via wholly owned subsidiaries. It involves high investment and risk but allows firms to manufacture, sell, and compete locally in overseas markets.
An example is Hyundai's one billion dollar investment in the Alabama plant to manufacture the Sonata and Santa Fe, models.
Foreign investments can be joint ventures, minority or majority stakes, or acquisitions. Companies like UPS have adopted mixed strategies, investing in and acquiring logistics, trucking, and e-commerce firms.
Strategic alliances are cooperative agreements between two or more firms, allowing companies to share resources and capabilities without direct ownership.
For example, Spotify and Uber have an alliance where customers riding Uber can listen to Spotify, enabling both brands to expand their customer reach.
The participants share benefits and control tasks while achieving specific objectives set for the alliance. For instance, the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance aims to share vehicle platforms, implement cross-brand manufacturing, and c
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