4th quarter 2004
In this issue:
1. Marketing in Japan: Characters Count
2. "Keeping the WA.": Japanese Thinking and Market Research
3. Wireless Callbacks: New Technology For CLTs

Marketing in Japan: Characters Count

Like the West, Japan is no stranger to the use of characters for the marketing of both companies and their products. However, that's where the similarity ends. In Japan, such characters are not only used for the more obvious categories, such as foodstuffs and products for children, but quite literally for everything else as well. From money lending to the military. From potato chips to the police. in Japan characters count!
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"Keeping the WA.": Japanese Thinking and Market Research

Japan is well known for a unique culture that is a reflection of the unique psyche of its people. In this issue, we take a closer look at the ways in which Japanese tend to think differently and how this needs to be taken into account when conducting market research in Japan.
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Wireless Callbacks: Technical Innovation For CLTs

A new piece of JMI technology allows quick follow-up surveys to be conducted after the results of a CLT have been processed. But that's just a start; the device is also being used to build mobile panels and opti-in databases for CRM
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