The new international marketing faces a conundrum under the four forces. Faced with the need to adapt, marketing can ensure that the firm is reliable and accountable so that it survives (favored by selection). Yet, the need for reliability and accountability can lead to inertia and resistance to change. A key charge for the new international marketer is that the four forces inducing transformation are themselves so disruptive that they will result in wiping out the inefficient firms while at the same time rejuvenating successful firms. Marketing adaptation needs to be in the core of broader transformations so that it will take the center stage of a selective replacement process.