Advertising a brokerage firm in a Mexican market The marketing strategies used by organizations form their basis on the four P's. These include product, price, place and promotion. These four aspects of marketing make sure that the target audience is the focal point of marketing and that the message is being communicated effectively (Herbig 77). As capital markets develop around the world, more and more organizations tend to specialize in provision of brokerage services which has lead to an intense competition in this field and requires effective marketing to ensure that the target audience understand the message being communicated and do not misinterpret it.

It is necessary for multinational organizations and entities operating in more than one country to take into account the cultural and social aspects before marketing their products. A successful marketing strategy in one country might back fire in another due to the cultural differences that might exist between the two countries. Therefore, as far as an investment brokerage firm is concerned, the suitability and the feasibility of the...

But as the CEO has decided to translate the advertisements from Spanish to Mexican and use the same campaign, many potential differences shall be considered and tested with respect to the advertising strategies used. These differences may include differences in demographics, education and perceptions, culture and traditions and legal aspects such as consumer protection laws.
Cultural and Social Differences

Comparing the two countries the culture of Mexico drastically differs from that of Spain. Spanish people have a much more civilized and educated population, Mexico is more about people that are more under privileged as compared to the Spanish counterparts. Precisely, the reasons why a Mexican would want to invest with a particular brokerage house might differ from a reason due to which Spanish would invest. This means that a different advertising…