Richard's Eye

Japan's Seasonal Factors
Seasonal income flow & impact on consumer spending
Arbitrage & Consumers
Law of "One Price" in consumer  product markets
Japan Viewed from the Outside
"Gai-jin,"  outsiders, views of Japan uncover new insights
Mobile phone usage habits -- Japan, China, U.S.
JMR study finds culturally influenced patterns
Richard May -- interview on iTV
Video clip -- marketing research
trends in Japan now
Software-as-a-Service
SaaS changes how you acquire software

Strategy

What  drives  consumers to certain products? What consumption patterns are emerging?
How do brands differ and why are some better?  What are the roles of the marketer and market researcher in a multi-product firm? And what are decisive factors that determine whether a product or brand becomes a big hit with consumers in a particular market?

These are some of the strategy questions JMR considers on behalf of clients.  JMR also strives to contribute to the research agenda of the marketing community by taking up research themes on our initiative that we believe will contribute to the dialog among strategic management in the private and public sectors. 

Content:

1. H. Matsuda's "Message for Strategists"


2. 100 Years of marketing


3. Multi-sided markets


4. Japan consumers - slides


5. Multi-sided markets


6. Consumption patterns


7. Japanese-style management


8. Home centers


9. Third beer in Japan


10. Onigiri - Rice balls in Japan

Mind Matters - Marketing & Advertising

Next Vision 2009
(JMR "White Paper" and Conference)

Eye movments & eye tracking
(Guide for marketers)

Eye tracking intro - Japanese
(from our local language site)

Other JMR Services

SC 100+ case studies
( domestic corporate cases -  in Japanese)

JMR Chinese language pages