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The Truth We Tend to Forget About Our Society
【The COVID struck a final blow to the world logistics】 Somewhere in countryside in early morning, a boy on a bicycle is throwing a newspaper to a front porch house-to-house. I'm sure you've watched such a scene in some Hollywood movies... -
Do You Know How Neo Came Back in the Matrix?
【The long awaited release of The Matrix Ressurections!】 "The Matrix Ressurections" was just released in Japan on 17th December, first in the world. Dodge this? No way! I will go to a theater this Sunday, the very first day of my year-e... -
How to Make Waiting Times into Fun and Enjoyable Moments
Do you know a photo-sharing app called Dispo? Humans basically dislike being kept waiting, but even such primitive human nature may be changing among the new generation people somehow. -
What Is Originality? Don’t Try to Be Unique If You Want to Be Unique
【Originality is a characteristic only of a genius】 A student in the art class challenged his teacher, saying "it's meaningless to learn art. Art is something to feel, and our originality may be stunted by learning. " The teacher answer... -
How to Communicate the Essence of a Product
【EV will drastically change car design】 The deadly battles of rebellions against authorities have just begun everywhere in the world. It's about the battles over EV market share. The famous ones of the rebellions are Google, Apple, and... -
Customers Don’t Even Know What They Really Want
【We don't know what we really want】 A lot of times, people don't know what they want until you show it to them. This is what Steve Jobs said. As the old saying goes, people don't know themselves as well as they know others. Sometimes, ... -
Good vs. Bad Products: What’s the Difference?
【Talent or hard work】 Do you believe in talent or hard work? This is the topic that has been debated since the beginning of history. I know I'm a little exaggerating, though. Making the topic even more complicated, some people say "Har... -
What Makes Sapporo the Toughest Market in Japan?
Sapporo, the capital city of Hokkaido, is famous as a place for test marketing. Many businesses test pre-release products because its age structure of population is almost the same as that of the whole country. In addition, the city has no strong characteristics or specific tendency in culture; the people are considered to like new things. Maybe it's because Hokkaido doesn't have a long history, different from other areas in the main land of Japan. -
When Fast Is Better: The Benefits of a Slapdash Approach
【New Coke, the greatest failure of the century in marketing】 Coke VS Pepsi, this was a very important issue when I was a kid with a limited budget. In the early 1980's PepsiCo launched a big marketing offensive, like aggressive compara... -
Hokkaido Is the Mecca of Wooden Furniture
Did you know Haagen-Dazs was originated in the US? I thought it came from somewhere in North Europe, which, I assume, would be exactly what the brand founder intended. Let me tell you another example. In Japan, canned coffee is one of th...