by carterjmrn | Feb 4, 2020 | Carter Group Viewpoints, Japan Market Entry
If you want to be big in Japan, an essential step in your market research should be learning from the most successful Japanese brands. There are all sorts of bright lenses for examining the worth and status of companies out there. Lists of the Most Successful Japanese...
by carterjmrn | Jan 17, 2020 | Carter Group Viewpoints, Japan Market Entry
Fat, fat, fat. Over three times more adults on this planet have become obese since 1975, meaning they’ve got a body-mass index (BMI) of 30 or over. The figure jumped—or maybe rolled—from...
by carterjmrn | Dec 17, 2019 | Carter Group Viewpoints
Digitalization and e-commerce have led to the dead mall phenomenon With everything available at the click of the mouse, shopping centers have been dying a slow death. Unable to offer consumers the same limitless (and often cheaper) choices as the Internet, foot...
by carterjmrn | Dec 7, 2019 | Carter Group Viewpoints
According to the 2019 Global Wellness Report, the wellness industry is one of the fastest growing global industries projected to harness 500 trillion yen. But in Japan, this is one trend that was often thought to lag behind the West. Yet, bustling around Tokyo...
by carterjmrn | Nov 21, 2019 | Carter Group Viewpoints, Market Research Methodology
You may have heard that the Japanese market, despite being the third biggest economy in the world, is past its prime. But with a more detailed analysis and segmentation of the Japanese market, massive opportunities reveal themselves in Japan. This reminds me of...
by carterjmrn | Nov 8, 2019 | Carter Group Viewpoints
Palo Alto, CA – Last week, Dominic Carter, CEO of CarterJMRN, had the honour to speak at the Global Chamber Globinar on ‘Japan Market Entry Opportunities and Success,’ which covered trends and strategies pertinent for successful entry in the Japanese...
by carterjmrn | Oct 22, 2019 | Carter Group Viewpoints
Dominic Carter of The Carter Group, a market research and strategic consulting firm based in Tokyo, is a specialist in understanding consumers. Throughout his many years studying the Japanese market, he has identified four macrotrends pervading the country: “the...
by carterjmrn | Oct 17, 2019 | Carter Group Viewpoints
The Japanese are known for their love to travel, and there is one up-and-coming market segment to watch: young Japanese women outtravel their male cohorts by far. Here is the latest market research on female Japanese travelers. Japanese women have got money to spend...
by carterjmrn | Oct 7, 2019 | Carter Group Viewpoints
Kokusaika (internationalism) was a cherished expression of Japan’s elite back in the nineties. Those worthies predicted that the Japanese would break out of their insular mindset and embrace global norms and practices. So the Japanese flocked abroad to get MBAs,...