In spite of important global inroads and successes scored by international marketing, the field stagnates in the eyes of academics, practitioners, and policymakers and is harshly attacked by activists. The people defending international marketing usually point to vague theoretical and long-term goals, whereas opponents serve up facile polemics, which acquire sympathies from the uninformed public. The authors postulate that the field of international marketing has already and can continue to make major contributions to the improvement of society. They offer seven theses in support of a lively debate for the sake of a renaissance of the field: (1) remember the roots and purpose of the field, (2) resist the temptations of overspecialization, (3) work with a new paradigm and new methods, (4) look to the world, (5) maintain the dialogue with all possible constituents, (6) work also with those who place or show, and (7) profess expertise.
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