by carterjmrn | Jun 4, 2018 | Ageing and Generations, Society and Culture
When I was a kid I used to love watching the 80’s American TV show, “Family Ties”. If you’re of the same vintage as me you may well remember the character Alex P. Keaton, the uber-conservative son of the family. Alex famously said, “People who have money don’t...
by carterjmrn | Apr 12, 2018 | Carter Group Viewpoints, Society and Culture
Some of them look as though they’ve just rolled out of bed before making their YouTube upload, pausing just long enough to make a cup of coffee before hitting “record” on their camera or smartphone. Others have props and lighting, costuming, fancy graphics and their...
by carterjmrn | Apr 3, 2018 | Carter Group Viewpoints, Japan Market Entry, Research in Action
Japan is a Unique International Market The Japanese market is rich with opportunity, but it is also full of unique challenges and risks not faced in other international markets. Japan has a dense population composed of the most educated, capricious, and quality...
by carterjmrn | Mar 23, 2017 | Carter Group Viewpoints, Marketing Trends and Insights
Much has been written and spoken lately about the “Cool Japan” initiative. With the slogan having been in common use since the early 2000s, the idea of Cool Japan is not a new one. It encompasses a large range of modern Japanese cultural outputs that have struck a...
by carterjmrn | Mar 26, 2016 | Carter Group Viewpoints, Food and Lifestyle
One aspect of Japanese leisure culture to which nearly every visitor to Japan is exposed is the ubiquitous practice of karaoke — the practice of singing popular songs with recorded background music — usually involving copious libations and a modicum of...
