by carterjmrn | Mar 12, 2020 | Changing World of Work, Covid-19 Related Articles, Market Research Methodology
Some might say that we (all of us in business, regardless of your industry) should have been embracing digital technologies in the workplace long before now. I’m talking about simple digital adaptations such as tele-working, eliminating airfares for meetings that can...
by carterjmrn | Jun 7, 2019 | Carter Group Viewpoints
It was already in 2010 when JMRN pointed out that Japan’s online retail market had increased by 17% annually since 2005, At that time, Japanese consumers were more hesitant than the rest of the world to embrace e-commerce. Japan’s online retail market was...
by carterjmrn | Dec 6, 2010 | Carter Group Viewpoints
Japan is without a doubt the hottest consumer laboratory in the world for consumer connectivity. Looking at “mobile” subscribers, there are some 69 million subscribers using mobile data services, making mobile Internet penetration in Japan more than twice that of the...
by carterjmrn | Jul 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
Several recently-reported successes from both U.S. and Japanese companies illustrate how rapidly Japanese consumers are adapting to the digital world. These market successes range from digital devices to social networking to online sales to electronic money; taken...