Understanding the Golden Weeks phenomenon is critical to success in China. The Golden Weeks are similar to the retail frenzy of the West's Christmas, but with fundamental cultural differences.
To address these differences, and the opportunities available to brands, Magdalena Wong, non-executive chairman at Added Value China, recently spoke at the WPP, UKTI seminar on January 14, 2013. Watch Mag's presenation here: http://youtu.be/zXFpauAdEAo
4. Chinese: New-found
Abundance
Progress is a reality for almost
everyone
Elderly to catch up with their lost years
Middle-aged work hard to make money and
provide for their family
Youngsters enjoy abundance of love, care
and material support from their parents
Consumerism
10. Chinese consumers like to do
their own research and they also
like to be serviced
Information channel in brand
choice
1) Word of mouth recommendation
2) Brands’ official websites
3) Search engines
4) TV
Attention, respect
Interactive play between Parent-Child and
Adult-Adult relationship
11. Making a deal Money can be talked about
Price is negotiable
Part of the experience