This is part two in a four part series of post that breaks down the recently published 2008 McKinsey Annual Chinese Consumer Survey. Click here to read Part I, “Growing Importance of Regional Differences†Who is considered middle-class in China? … Continue reading
The first part of the McKinsey survey looks at the Chinese consumer from a geographic standpoint. Traditionally the Chinese marketplace has been divided by cities, which were then classified into different tiers according to their level of relative e
I recently came across the McKinsey Annual Chinese Consumer Survey 08 presentation on SlideShare. I will break down the forty-slide presentation into a series of four posts over the next few weeks. The four topics that will be covered are:
“Whatever you do, do not add more than a little bit of water,†my Chinese friend told me while we were out to lunch last week. She had just handed me a packet of a type of traditional Chinese medicine … Continue reading
Last year I went off on a part business part pleasure trip to Japan. One of the highlights of my ten-day adventure was when I met up with Bill, an alumnus of my alma mater who has been working as … Continue reading
Chinese television programming is generally pretty terrible. Apart from a few exceptions, like Fendou, an addictive drama from last year and tuning into an occasional episode of Duihua, a great business program I rarely watch TV. When it comes to … Continue reading
The China Observer’s post about human flesh search earlier this month examined how Chinese netizens utilize enabling communication technologies for organizational purposes. We found that these manhunts begin online, but often conclude in a real world
“ç‰æˆ‘有点儿钱, 我也è¦å½“飞特æ—!†My Chinese co-worker, Tony, told me that after he saves up enough money he wants to become a freeter. Freeter is the word used to describe a
Local favorites bridge the gap for lesser-known foreign products in China “Have a taste, it’s just like stinky tofu!†the point of sale woman says to an unsuspecting fifty-something year old woman in the dairy aisle at Carre
Last week Josh left the following comment on my post, “An Introduction to Virtual Currency in Chinaâ€: “Speaking of QQ, I’m pretty interested in the company behind that brand. I’ve seen the QQ logo everywhere from ca
