Hi$.$ My name is $[$Your Name$].$ I have been promoted to the position of $[$Title: International

Operations Manager$/$Export Manager$/$Other $<-$ Pick only one$]$ of $[$Fictional Company Name$].$ This

is a response to our rapid growth in the $[$Industry Name$]$ industry where we specialize in $[$Product

$1].$ Our annual sales is currently $[$$XX million$].$

While our company is based in $[$US State$],$ I am responsible for expanding our reach to

$[$Target Country$].$ I am evaluating whether to do it through exports or foreign direct investment

$($FDI$).$ Exports can be through the local buying agents of two major international distributors:

$[$Distributor $1$ Name$]$ and $[$Distributor $2$ Name$].$ FDI will require opening a branch office in either

the capital city, i$.$e$.,[$Capital City of the Target Country$]$ or in the commercial center, i$.$e$.,[$City $2$

of the Target Country $<-$ If capital city is the commercial center, pick a different city here$].$ My

choice will depend on which of the two channels can give me an average sale of $[$$XX million$]$

per year within the next $[$Number$]$ years. If annual sales do not change over the years, foreign sales

will be $[$Value$\%]$ of our total sales.

In the next few weeks, I will propose a plan on how the international operations will be

managed and the products will be positioned in $[$Retype Target Country$].$ I hope you will find the

discussion worthy of your attention and I look forward to your feedback on how to make the plan,

and my position, more successful.

Note: $($a$)$ Use a firm with material products $($i$.$e$.,$ products that are physical in nature and

need to be transported$)$; Do not pick a firm that sells services $($such as real estate$)$ or digital

products $($such as software$).($b$)$ Compute $[$Value$\%]$ as: $($average sale$/$annual sales$)$ x $100.$