Once a company has established an extensive sales network in a foreign

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Once a company has established an extensive sales network in a foreign market and therefore has achieved substantial sales,it seems that these markets should be treated in a very similar fashion to those in one's own country.It is therefore those countries where only initial sales and represantation have been developed where marketing methods will have to differ from domestic activities.

The above statement assumes that

A. Study of marketing should consider the adaptability of advertising campaign in different countries of the world.
B. Some countries develop economically faster than others
C. Extensive sales networks are preferable to less developed ones
D. Sales networks can be the same in both foreign and domestic market
E. Large markets abroad are more adaptable to domestic marketing methods

MishalSen · Answer

Co. estb extensive sale network abroad + high sales = treat same as domestic market
Co. estb extensive sale network abroad + initial sales (no high sales) = treat different than domestic market

Author assumes - since large markets abroad can be managed with domestic strategies. Therefore large markets will also be more adaptable to domestic marketing strategies.

Answer E

Kinshook · Answer

Once a company has established an extensive sales network in a foreign market and therefore has achieved substantial sales,it seems that these markets should be treated in a very similar fashion to those in one's own country.It is therefore those countries where only initial sales and represantation have been developed where marketing methods will have to differ from domestic activities.

The above statement assumes that

A. Study of marketing should consider the adaptability of advertising campaign in different countries of the world.
B. Some countries develop economically faster than others
C. Extensive sales networks are preferable to less developed ones
D. Sales networks can be the same in both foreign and domestic market 
 E. Large markets abroad are more adaptable to domestic marketing methods

Without E, the marketing methods used in large markets abroad need to differ from domestic markets.

IMO E

Nidhibatra · Answer

Can someone explain this clearly and in detail?

Sajjad1994 · Answer

Premise:  Once a company has an extensive sales network in a foreign market and substantial sales, those markets should be treated similarly to domestic markets.

Conclusion:  Only in countries with initial sales/representation do marketing methods have to differ from domestic activities.

So the logic is: 
Extensive network + substantial sales → treat like domestic markets.
No extensive network → treat differently.

Find the assumption

The argument assumes that having an extensive sales network and substantial sales makes a foreign market similar enough to domestic markets to use the same marketing methods. But what if even with substantial sales, cultural, legal, or consumer-behavior differences require different marketing methods? The argument overlooks that possibility. So the hidden assumption is: Large/established foreign markets are adaptable to domestic marketing methods.

(A)  Not an assumption.

(B)  This is irrelevant

(C)  not about preference, but about effect on marketing methods.

(D)  No! as the argument is about marketing methods, not the networks themselves.

(E)  Yes,   this matches:  it assumes that large/established foreign markets can be treated like domestic ones in terms of marketing.

Answer: E

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