Ethnic Marketing

Multicultural Marketing Cross Cultural



People tend to live within their cultural boundaries; i.e., people have their own cultural values and norms, which influence the way they think, feel and act. People in a particular ethnic group tend to share the language, customs, values, and social views, and these influence people’s cognitive (beliefs and motives), affective (emotion and attitude) and behavioral (purchase and consumption) processes. Based on this notion of “advertising as a mirror,” cultural values and standards are implanted in ads in such a way that consumers can “see themselves” and identify with the characters in the ads and feel affinity with the brands.


Multicultural marketing can have a positive influence on "mainstream" marketing in a variety of ways:

    •    Innovation: Charting a multicultural marketing strategy goes beyond identifying communications programs and promotions tailored to these markets. Multicultural marketing is an engine for innovation.

    •    Growth: If multicultural segments are growing at higher rates than the general population, it implies that they are also consuming most products at higher rates than the rest




Multicultural marketing is also complicated by the degree of mainstream cultural assimilation within ethnic groups themselves. Some segments, such as recent immigrants, may highly prefer use of their mother tongue, have limited proficiency in the local language, and be highly geographically concentrated. Other groups, such as second-generation individuals born in the new homeland, may be bicultural but have less proficiency in their parent's mother tongue and be more geographically dispersed.


An ethnic marketing strategy is developed around the values and attitudes distinctive to a particular ethnic group, and generally includes the following aspects:

    •    Identification and collaboration with community leaders

    •    The promotion of culture, symbols and celebrations important to a precise target

    •    Enhancing and focusing on the cultural uniqueness of ethnic group


1) Understand cultural differences in communication patterns, values, and behavior in the target ethnicities. 2) Assess cultural affinity among ethnic audiences. 3) Segment the ethnic audiences based on the level of cultural affinity, 4) Evaluate the need for adjustments in strategy and tactics. 5) Explore culturally acceptable/unacceptable, sensitive/insensitive advertising messages among the identified segments, 6) Develop the most effective and efficient advertising tactics targeted to the identified segments. 7) Evaluate the effectiveness of advertising campaigns among different target segments.


This is the best way to grow market share if your business has hit a plateau or your competitors have yet to target this audience.

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