Entrepreneur Plus - Short White
For Subscribers

Why Global Brands Must Prioritize a Localized ExperienceAdded reach puts a wealth of opportunities on the table, it also presents new challenges.

ByBrian Byer

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.

metamorworks | Getty Images

Your company probably has a deep understanding of how to create lovable brand experiences for customers and audiences in your home market. You know which messages resonate and when the best moments to deploy them are. You know what your audience expects of you, and you are consistent in meeting those expectations.

As soon as you begin to expand your business globally, however, you will find that branding suddenly becomes infinitely more complicated. Translating your brand experience for different markets is a complex process, and anyone who's done it before can tell you that doing it well requires more than simply trying to duplicate what has been proven to work in your home market.

This is a subscriber-only article. Join Entrepreneur+today for access

Editor's Pick

Related Topics

Business Ideas

The Top 10 Home Business Ideas for 2023

Can't figure out which enterprise you should launch in 2023? Check out 10 stellar home business ideas to get inspiration.

Business Models

Tap Into Boundless Success Potential With These Remote Business Ideas

Are you tired of getting up in the morning, getting in your cold car, and driving to work? Then don't. Check out these remote business ideas.

Business News

'The Most Effed Up Thing Yet': Bethenny Frankel Slams T.J. Maxx After She Accidentally Buys Fake Designer Shoes

Frankel purchased counterfeit Manolo Blahnik shoes for a steep $868 at the retailer.

Growing a Business

We Will Inevitably Lose Skills to AI, But Do The Benefits Outweigh The Risks?

The discourse around AI has often been painted in a tone of gloom and doom, with critics suggesting that we are bound to lose essential skills to our AI counterparts, a phenomenon we can call the "ChatGPT effect." Yet the reality is that losing certain skills to AI, much like the advent of calculators and the internet, is not only inevitable but also beneficial to human progress.

Business News

Google Engineers Rake in Big Bucks with Base Salaries up to $718,000, According to a New Report

The data comes from an internal spreadsheet shared among Google employees, comprised of information from over 12,000 U.S. workers for 2022.

Business News

Say Hello to the 'Iced Pumpkin Cream Chai Tea Latte': Starbucks New Fall Menu Leaked Online

Instagram influencer exposes an alleged menu from the mega-coffee chain that has some customers delighted and depresso.